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looked for on Artemisia campestris, a much scarcer plant in this country, the chief 

 habitat of which seems to be dry sandy heaths in Norfolk and Suffolk, especially 

 in the neighbourhood of Thetford and Bury, — H. G. Knaggs, Folkestone : February, 

 1897. 



Sericoris pahistrana in Durham. — When collecting in a large wood in a 

 western portion of this county on May 25th, 1896, 1 was fortunate in meeting with 

 this species in considerable numbers ; it occurred upon a dry hill-side amongst 

 stunted fir trees, flying up from the grass — altitude probably 500 ft. above sea 

 level. It may be well to mention that, although the hill-side was dry, there was 

 marshy ground both on the top and at the bottom of it, but no specimen was found 

 on the top part, and very few on the marshy portion below. I have gone carefully 

 through the late Mr. Sang's diary (which is in my possession) and cannot find any 

 record of the species, although he had been in the habit of collecting in this part 

 of the county ; probably he had never been there at the right time. 



My friend, Mr. B. A. Bower, of Lee, identified the species for me, but at his 

 suggestion I sent specimens to Lord Walsingham, who confirmed his identification. 

 With the exception of one specimen {vide Ent. Mo. Mag., 2nd series, vol. v, p. 50), 

 it had not been recorded for England. — J. Gardner, Hartlepool : Feb. 2^th, 1897. 



Agrotis cinerea in Worcestershire. — On May 17th last, while collecting in Wyre 

 Forest, a moth came to my trap which, although obviously one of the Agrotidoe, I 

 was unable to name, and I have only recently made the interesting discovery that 

 my capture is Agrotis cinerea. It is much larger than usual English specimens, and 

 of quite a diSerent colour, which I may best describe as reddish-brown, with 

 umber-brown markings. The reniform spot is very dark and conspicuous. I may 

 mention that I have referred the specimen to Mr. Barrett, who unhesitatingly 

 pronounces it to be A. cinerea. Having no knowledge of any previous Worcester- 

 shire specimens, I venture to place the capture on record, — George W. Wynn, 

 192, Lozells Road, Birmingham : March, 1897. 



Bees in February, 1897.— On Februaiy 26th I saw a ^ Andrena Givynana in 

 my garden, and, as the next morning was particularly warm and sunny, T visited a 

 favourite sandy bank within a few minutes' walk, and secured early specimens of 

 the following bees : — A. Gwynana, both sexes (abundant), A. Clarkella, $ , A. thora- 

 cica, $ (two specimens, one exceptionally large and fine, the other exceedingly 

 small), A. minutula, $ , Halictus minutissimus, $ . Anthophora pilipes, $ , was also 

 out, and the workers of Lasius niger were running about busily in the sand. 



Six species of British bees all out together in February must surely be a 

 "record."— F. D. MoKict, Woking: ilfarcA, 1897. 



Andrena angustior, Kirby, $ , with 12-jointed antennce. — In looking over some 

 Andrenas that I took six or seven years ago in Warwickshire, I have come across a 

 very curious specimen of Andrena angustior. It is certainly a (J , for I have ex- 

 tracted the armature and the hidden ventral segments ; but the antenuEe resemble 

 those of a ? , being both r2-jointed. Mr. Saunders, as well as myself, has examined 



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