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[I hope more specimens may be taken of this very distinct species. 

 Such a conspicuous insect should not remain as a solitary specimen, 

 now a locality for it is indicated, and a few more examples would more 

 satisfactorily decide its risfht to a permanent place in our fauna ; there 

 is no reason why it should not occur in Britain, as it has been found 

 nearly all over Europe, and is, so far as I know, always more or less 

 rare, and taken only in few specimens at a time. It may be easily 

 recognised, as it somewhat resembles an Elasmostethus intcrstinctnm, 

 only the angles of the pronotum are produced into strong black 

 spines. — E. Saunders]. 



Perihalus vernalis, Wolff, in Slindon Woods, Sussex. — The right of the above 

 species to appear in our list has rested up to the present time on two records : one 

 of a specimen taken at Weston-super-Mare, which was formerly in the collection of 

 Mr. G. R. Crotch, and was given to me by him ; the other of a specimen taken at 

 Borrowdale, Cumberland, recorded by the Rev. T. A. Marshall. Lately whilst at 

 Bognor I had the pleasure of looking over the Hemiptera taken by Mr. Guermon- 

 prez, and amongst them was surprised to see an individual of the above rarity. Mr. 

 Guermonprez tells me that he took it himself, and it bears a label, " Slindon Woods 

 on hazel, Sept. 13th, 1899." The captor knows the exact locality where it occurred, 

 and recognised it as a rarity when he captured it ; he tried hard for more, but 

 without success. It is to be hoped that further captures may reward his efforts this 

 coming season. It is curious that two very rare Pentatomids should turn up in the 

 same season. — Edwaed Saunders, St. Ann's, Woking : May 3rd, 1900. 



Spring Butterflies in Dorset and Devon. — Spring Butterflies in these regions 

 have appeared about the usual dates of their first emergence. I saw Lyccena 

 .(irg'foZM* at Sturminster Newton about April 20th; and Anthocharis cardamines 

 here on May Ist ; the former is plentiful here at the present time. Of Vanessa I 

 have seen only urticce and lo hitherto. — -A. E. Eaton, Seaton, Devonshire : May 

 2nd, 1900. 



Diplodoma marginepunctella, Stph., in Dumhartonshire, N.B. — Among some 

 Lepidoptera lately received for identification from Mr. J. R. Malloch, I found an 

 exceptionally fine and perfect specimen of Diplodoma marginepunctella that was 

 taken by him at Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, in June, 1898. This capture is of special 

 interest, because, although the species has occurred in various localities in England 

 from the south coast up to Cumberland, and also in Ireland, I am not aware that it 

 has ever been recorded from, or taken, in, any part of Scotland. In my own ex- 

 perience, and that of the majority of those who have had the good fortune to meet 

 with D. marginepunctella, it is a decidedly scarce and local itisect, although so widely 

 distributed. — Eustace R. Bankes, Norden, Corfe Castle : May 5th, 1900. 



Occurrence of Xenolechia athiops, Westio., in Scotland in April. — I can find no 

 record either of the occurrence of Xenolechia ceihiops in Scotland, or of its appear- 



