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hyperanthus, and Coenonympha paxiphilua. Since writing last we have 

 added Anfynnis aglaia to our list, one being caught in Llandogo by my 

 father on August 14th. — J. H. Bird, The Nurtons, Tintern, Mon- 

 mouth. Septeviher 9th, 1905. 



Capture of a Larva of Cerura bicuspis in Norfolk. — A three-quarters 

 grown larva of ( '. bicuspid fell to the umbrella of a young friend of mine, 

 whom I introduced to my especial birch-trees near Horsford, and, try 

 as I will, I cannot scent the presence of another in the whole district. 

 The larva was taken on September 11th, and is still feeding. It is a 

 most beautiful creature, and even Mr. DoUman's illustration (antea, 

 vol. xiv., p. 197), good as it is in its attention to certain details, does 

 not do the creature justice. — (Rev.) A. Miles Moss, M.A., The Upper 

 Close, Norwich. September Mth, 1905. 



Euvanessa antiopa at Folkestone. — On September 8th, while on 

 my holidays at Folkestone, I had the pleasure of seeing a specimen of 

 the above in the warren, it was a windy day, but I had a good view of 

 it, as it was carried over a clump of bramble bushes. I waited about 

 for half-an-hour, in anticipation of seeing it again, and went over for 

 several mornings in hopes of its reappearance, but had no luck. — W. E. 

 Butler, F.E.S., Hayling House, Reading. September 2,%id, 1905. 



Plusia moneta at Reading. — On June 8th I found one larva in 

 my back garden, feeding on monkshood. It commenced spinning up 

 on the 13th, and an imago emerged July 6th. I also netted one 

 specimen on July 16th, rather worn. On August 13th I found 

 another larva and five cocoons, from which I have obtained five 

 specimens, two on August 27th, one August 28th, one August 30th, 

 one September 2nd. — Ibid. 



Notodonta dromedarius at Reading. — On July 15th I found a 

 larva of N. drouiedarins on a birch-tree in my back garden, it spun 

 up on the 20th and emerged August 4th. — Ibid. 



Distribution of Thais medesicaste. — Butterflies at Cape Town. 

 — I am inclined to make a comment on Lieut. -Colonel Manders' most 

 interesting paper "Hither and Thither." It is grievous to hear 

 concerning Hyeres, that " Thais viedesieaste is now very local, and an 

 industrious individual could exterminate it." Colonel Manders, no 

 doubt, is only speaking of the Carqueiranne terraces, for there are so 

 many other places near Hyeres where T. medesicaste was plentiful ten 

 years ago, that surely some must produce it. For example, the 

 La Luquette ridge, above the quarries near Costebelle, is surely 

 impossible of cultivation. T. medesicaste seems to occur farther north 

 than Kane, Lang or Wheeler mention, e.y., I found it in some numbers 

 on a rocky slope between Brian9on and Guillestre, in the Hautes-Alpes, 

 on June 22nd, 1908. Colonel Manders describes April 27th as " a 

 very late date " for Krebia epistyyne. I took a perfect male at Digne 

 on May 12th, 1895. May I also attempt to identify the species caught by 

 the Colonel at Cape Town ? If the Lycaena sp. really possessed the 

 characteristics of Lycaenesthes, it is no doubt Lycaenesthes Modes, which 

 is common at Cape Town during most of the year, but is the only 

 Lycaenesthes found there. The male is a very deep blue, with an 

 underside very much like Lampides boeticiis. His Hesperiid would be 

 Cyclopides metis, which occurs at Cape ToAvn almost throughout the 

 year. The Acraea would be the common Acraea horta. -(Rev.) W. H. 

 Heale, Wolstanton Vicarage, Stoke-on-Trent. September 25th, 1906. 



