232 THE entomologist's record. 



psestis fluctuosa in perfect condition came to light in Worth Forest on 

 June 19th. 



On June 21st I went to South Devon for a fortnight to a little 

 place near Kingsbridge, and the following is a list of the insects 

 taken : Ebulea sanibucalix, E. crncealis, Pionea forficalu, Eitrrhypara 

 urticata (urticalin) , Boti/s ruralis (^verticalu), Eiipithecia coronata, 

 Perizoma affinitata, Bapta teinerata, Acidalia promiitata, A. aversata, 

 Anticlea rnhidata, A. ciicullata [mmata), Cidaria fulvata, Xanthorhoe 

 (jaliata, Xantliorlio'e imangidata, Ih/psipetes furcata [elutata), Cosmo- 

 triche potatoria, Miltochrista miniata, Lithoaia Inrideola (coi)iplannla), 

 Mamestra albicolon, A(/rotis limii/cra, one A. t^uf'nm, and one Leucania 

 putrescens. Besides these I took a good number of larvae. 



On my return journey from Devon I stayed for three or four days 

 in the New Forest, July 16th to 18th. There I took Miltochrista 

 miniata, LitJiosia (/rixeola, Hetemnena asella, Aventia fiexida, Hypenodes 

 taenialis {albistrif/alis), H. costaeatriyalin, Tiiphaena orbona [subset] iia), 

 Af/rotis siifusa, Leucania turca, Perizoma alcheniillata, and a good 

 number of larvfe. On July 24th, at Oxshott, I took Cab/mnia 

 pyralina, Ephyra pnnctaria, and E. pendularia, while a visit to Box 

 Hill, on July 26th, produced a good series of Lithosia deplana 

 {helveola). This was my last evening's work this year, as since the 

 war began I have not been poking around with a lamp at night, for 

 people, always rather curious about a light at night, would possibly 

 take one for a spy in these days, and I dont want a hole in my skin 

 just yet. 



During the last month I have done a little beating, but have not 

 got very much for my trouble, some Xotodonta dictaeoidsH, X. plioebe 

 {dromedarius), Hylophila prasinana, and a good number of Geometers 

 which I have not yeb identified, were obtained. 



With regard to the butterflies, I have not taken a single specimen 

 that I wanted, but a month ago I had sent to me four Papilin machann 

 larvae from Norfolk. — H. Baker Sly (F.E.S.), Maplesdon, Horley, 

 Surrey. 



®^URRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 



A note in the Irisli Xat. for July reports that during the excep- 

 tional spell of calm, hot weather at Killarney in April, butterflies were 

 numerous all over the district, especially tortoishells and peacocks, and 

 that two freshly- born brimstones were seen sunning themselves on the 

 hot rocks at the water's edge near the Lower Lake. Doubtless these 

 last were hybernated specimens, as (rnuepteryx rhamni is in the larval 

 stage in the late spring, and does not emerge from the chrysalis until 

 the late summer. Has anyone seen this species sun itself on the 

 rocks ? Many species have different habits in different surroundings, 

 but G. rhamni both here and on the continent, in our experience, 

 avoids the ground at all times. 



To the Ann. Soc. Knt. Bely., M. F. J. Ball contributes a very 

 interesting and useful series of observations on the " Seasonal Dimor- 

 phism of the Androconial Scales of certain Rhopalocera." The writer 

 had tested the androconial scales of all the Ayriades thersites which were 

 in the Brussels Museum, and had fully confirmed the observations of 

 Dr. Chapman as to these differences. He wished to extend his 



