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They continued to resort to the shed after I left London at the end of 

 July for my holidays. — C. W. Colthkup, 141, East Dulwich Grove, S.E. 

 Latiorina orbitulus. — In his remarks on this species, p. 243 ante, 

 Mr. Muschamp appears to have overlooked a few data bearing on its 

 life-history to be found in Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud., 1911, p. 148. — T. A. 

 Chapman (M.D.), Betula, Reigate. 



:^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Aberration of Epinephele jurtina. — In the Irish Naturalist for 

 April Mr. L. H. Bonaparte- Wyse records, among other things from 

 Kerry taken last year, a remarkable aberration of Epinephele: jurtina 

 {janira). It was a female, "which has two black spots below the 

 large apical eye-spot on the forewing. These spots are also reproduced 

 on the underside." It was captured at the foot of Mangerton on July 

 16th, and on August 1st a very similar specimen was taken at 

 Glenbeigh. He also records two specimens of a Hydroecia taken on 

 Valentia Island as H. crinanensis according to the verification of Rev. 

 C. R. N. Burrows.— H.J. T. 



Occurrence of Pemphredon carinatus, Thoms., at Reigate. — On 

 September 7th last I saw, on a post near Reigate, a small black wasp, 

 that did not strike me as familiar, and captured it accordingly. I gave 

 it to Mr. Frisby, who tells me it is I'extpliredon {Ceratophoriis) carinatus, 

 Thoms. The diagnosis of the species will be found in Ent. Mo. Mar/., 

 vol. xlvi., p. 10, by Saunders. The species is perhaps uncommon 

 enough for its occurrence to be worth recording. — T. A. Chapman (M.D.) 

 Betula, Reigate. October 9th, 1913. 



CoLiAs Edusa at Hailsham and Brighton. — I had expected to find 

 reports in the magazines of many captures during 1913 of this 

 charming insect, but, so far as recorded, few appear to have seen them 

 in large numbers. I think, however, 1913 must be regarded as an 

 edusa year if my experience be any criterion. I first noticed this 

 insect in one of Brighton's busiest thoroughfares on May 27th, 

 sailing between the traftic. I had not the wherewithal to effect a 

 capture, although, by a coincidence, I had but a moment before left a 

 Naturalist's premises where I had ordered nets, etc. I saw another at 

 the Dyke near Brighton on June 15th. 



During fourteen days' entomological work at Abbots Wood near 

 Hailsham, in July and August, Isecured 21, including one&h.helice. But 

 the surprise awaited me on my return to Brighton. I found a clover 

 field of 33 acres and spent several days in securing a dozen C. edusa 

 and another ab. helice. Later, noticing boys chasing insects in an 

 adjoining field where oats were standing in sheaves, I left the clover 

 and was surprised to find the cornfield literally alive with C. edusa. In 

 15 minutes, before breakfast, I secured 20, and, having obtained 

 sufficient, I watched the insects. It is no exaggeration to state that I 

 saw hundreds, but not one C. hyale. Very few left the cornfield for 

 the clover, a fact for which I am unable to account, since the cornfield 

 last year had a potato crop and the clover field was in its second year's 

 growth. 



The last specimen I saw was on September 28th on the sea front 

 at Hove. — Louis Meaden, Melbourne, Dyke Road, Preston, Brighton. 



Hydrcecia crinanensis in Norway. — We have just returned from 



