254 THE entomoi^ogist's record. 



On June 4th, 1914, I placed a male and female Tnrtrix virulana in 

 a box. At 7.30 p.m. they were paired but at 11 p.m. they had 

 separated. June 5th at 6 p.m. they were paired again and were still 

 together at 1.15 a.m. on the 6th. They separated later and were seen 

 paired for the 3rd time at 7.30 p.m. and were still in. the same position 

 at 1.45 on the 7th. They were sitting apart later. This female did 

 not lay any ova. The moths were only given water. — Alfred Sich, 

 (F.E.S.), Corney House, Chiswick. 



:i^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Argynnis aglaia near London. — I had thought that the larger 

 Artpjnnidae had long since retired beyond the twelve mile radius from 

 London ; it was, therefore, a great surprise and pleasure to me to find 

 this species last August, at a spot well within the above named radius, 

 and in this district. The locality is a small one of five or six acres in 

 extent, that has been allowed to revert to primitive conditions during 

 the past twenty years, and here the butterfly was quite abundant. I 

 am, of course, aware that it is still to be found in various places on 

 the southern slopes of the North Downs, some eight or ten miles 

 further from London than the spot I have indicated. — W. E. Sheldon 

 (F.E.S.), Youlgreave, South Croydon. 



CoLiAS edusa. - 1 have seen two examples of this species in England 

 during the course of the present year ; the first specimen, a female, in 

 Dorsetshire, on August 2nd ; the other whilst playing golf on the 

 Parley Downs links, which are situated within a mile of this house, 

 on October 3rd. It settled quite close to where I was standing, and I 

 was able to see that it was a perfectly fresh male, presumably, from 

 the date, and its condition, an example of a third brood. — Ibid. 



Sirex gigas at Chichester. — A female Sirex (jiiiaa was taken here 

 on July 30th of this year. During a period of twenty years, or more, 

 I have only known of the occurrence of three specimens of Sirex 

 noctilin (juvenci(s), two of which are in my cabinet. It is a little 

 singular that these, as well as the Sirex ///V/o.s now recorded, were found 

 in the west part of the city. — Joseph Anderson, Aire Villa, Chichester. 



®^URRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 



Coleopterists will be interested to hear that Mr. Donisthorpe has 

 received a post card from Captain J. St. Claire Deville, it reads : — 

 " Mon cher Ami, — 



" Je suis encore bien vivant et en excellent sante, mon regi- 

 ment a encore peu travaille. Vive Tommy Atkins qui est bien 

 populaire chez nous et dont le coup d'epaule a ete decisif ! 



" Votre devoue, 



" J. St. Claire Deville." 

 The post card arrived on the 19th, but naturally no address nor 

 date is given. Round the stamp is printed " Franchise Militaire," 

 and on the back, " Oarte-Reponse expediee de la Zone des Armees," 

 and an official note, " Cette carte-reponse sera transinise iiinnediate- 

 ment a la famille a la coiuiitiou exj)resse de ne mentionner ni origine, 

 ni localite, ni mouvement passe ou futur de troupes, mais seulement 



