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a gate-post. It is in perfect condition and appears not to have flown. 

 This is the second specimen which I have taken in my garden. The 

 other was a female which tlew to my large acetylene lamp, on August 

 22nd, 1911. Three times this year I have seen Pi/iameis canhii. Two 

 specimens, much wasted, in the early summer, and the third a few 

 weeks since, in fresh condition. A lovely female Calamia latosa flew 

 in to light in my study two nights ago. — C. R. N. Burrows, Mucking 

 Vicarage. September 16f/(, 1915. 



CoLiAS EDUSA AT Chichestek. — This butterfly has occurred here 

 very sparingly this season. Three were seen on August 17th, and one 

 of them (a male) was captured on that date in a clover field at 

 Halnaker, by my friend Mr. Humphry. I'l/raineis rardiii. was flying at 

 the same time, and in September. ^.Joseph Anderson, Chichester. 

 September '10th, 1915. 



Eastbourne in Mid-September. — During the meeting of the 

 Entomological Club, on September 18th, a ramble under the clitt's and 

 over the top of Beachy Head ati'orded those on collecting bent the 

 opportunity of picking up a few odds and ends. Poh/nmmatiis icdnis, 

 Aiiriailes t/teti.s and A. cori^loii were in some numbers flying in the sun, 

 and on the undercliff were noted as early going to rest wherever the 

 sun was too low to keep them lively by its rays. Pltmia (/ammo, 

 Axpilates ochrearia [citraria) and Xnmafiliila UDctneUa {/i;/bri<lalis) were 

 continually being stirred up from the herbage. Of course I'ieris rapae 

 was about the gardens. The only Cramhns noted was C (jenicideits. 

 Belated hlpniepliele jnrtina were in some numbers, while several species 

 of ant were indulging in their marriage flights, wherever there were 

 stretches of underclift", which had been sheltered from the wind for 

 most of the afternoon. Frass on the footpaths of the roads in the 

 neighbourhood of Meads betrayed the presence of the larvse of Vipjaera 

 biirrpliala, and < elastriita (iri/ioliis was flitting around the ivy in suit- 

 able spots, while f^r/////a antiijiia could be noticed darting hither and 

 thither in the roadways. It was reported that < 'alius ediisa had been 

 seen on the front during the morning, while Mr. Adkin exhibited the 

 capture of the day, a living specimen of l^aUjijonia c-albiim, which had 

 been taken in the garden shortly previous to the meeting. — H. J. T. 



Notes on Lepidoptera in North Wales. — At Barmouth in 

 Merioneth, in September, the reigning butterfly was Pieris brassirae, 

 we saw it flying along the sea coast, on the hills above the town and 

 also half-way up Cader Idris. /'. napi was once seen, and once or 

 twice we thought we saw /'. rapae but P. bras.sicae was everywhere. 

 Vanessa in, Pi/rameis atalanta and /f//Z«t.s »>-f/ca6' were common especially 

 where there was a clump of Kujiutoriiim eannabiniim by the way-side. 

 Pararrp- meijaera accompanied us along the lanes, sunning itself on the 

 rocks or hedge banks. Here and there Ridiiicia phlaeas and Pnlipnn- 

 matiis icariis appeared as bright spots in the herbage. At Dovey 

 Junction we saw a belated ? Unjns pap/iia on September 9th. On 

 the stone walls we saw several beautiful specimens of I'<dia r/ii, they 

 were all of the whitish form. Larvse of the following species were also 

 observed : Pharetra [Aenmieta) riimieis, Sjiilosoma )iie)ithastri, S. litbri- 

 i-ipeila, and PItalera bucepJiala. 



On September 8rd, by the waterfall at Tyn-y-Groes, I found three 

 mines of Septimla septniibrella on Ih/periciim piilrlirnm. In these 

 small leaves the larva at first makes a slender gallery and afterwards 



