182 THE entomologist's record 



A gratis puta, A. suffusa, etc. T. pasiinum was fairly plentiful about the 

 middle of the month, and was easily beaten out just at dusk. About 

 a dozen was my largest capture in the evening, but I neglected netting 

 in favour of the sugar. The " Emeralds " are not plentiful here, but 

 my brother secured a fine Geometra papilionaria at dusk, and P- bajii- 

 latia also occurred, followed by plenty of Hemithea thymiaria. Acidalia 

 efnuiaria were early, and, as usual, very difficult to get in fine condi- 

 tion ; but by netting among the reeds in the middle of June, I managed 

 to secure a fair series. During the last few days Colias edusa has been 

 fairly plentiful, although as yet they are only locally common ; the males 

 seemed to emerge first, as out of my first day's capture (July 26th) only 

 one $ was found, the sexes seem now equally divided. Two fine 

 helice have rewarded some very warm work, but I have not seen C. 

 hyale at present, whilst CyntJiia cardui appeared with the first edusa. 

 Although personally I have not been the lucky captor of any of the 

 recorded great rarities, yet I am quite delighted at the improved reports 

 of the year as received at present, and can heartily congratulate the 

 various captors of such prizes as Deiopeia pitlchella, Deihphila livornica, 

 Cloantha perspicillaris, and Ophiodes lunaris (recorded in the columns of 

 the Record) upon their success, and trust we shall all have our turn 

 before the close of the season.— Albert J. Hodges, Freshwater Bay, 

 Isle of Wight. August \st, 1892. 



Jsle of Purbeck. — While driving to-day (July 27th) along the road 

 between Corfe and Swanage I saw two lovely specimens, evidently just 

 fresh from the chrysalis, of Colias edusa; they were apparently both 

 males, and are doubtless the earliest individuals of the brood, the 

 appearance of which we are all so anxiously awaiting. Although C. 

 edusa was common here in June, I did not see a single one fine enough 

 to take, and it was evident that they were immigrants from the 

 Continent. On June 8th I netted a worn var. helice which had not 

 previously been recorded from Purbeck. — E. R. Bankes. 



Isle of Wight. — A first visit to the Freshwater district on July 25th 

 and 26th was productive of some notes worth recording. The season 

 so far, has been a fair one, but not so good (I am informed by Mr. 

 A. J. Hodges) as 1891. The usual Noctu^ have found their way to 

 sugar, and the net captures were also fair, but facts had better be 

 chronicled in the regular way. A hot afternoon's climb up the East 

 Downs produced Aciptilia spilodactyla in plenty, for on a small patch 

 a few inches across, of Marrubiu/n, about a dozen pupae, several 

 imagines and one larva were quickly found, and more on adjoining 

 clumps. On Compton Downs a lot of Mullein ( Verbascum) was fairly 

 eaten to bits by Cucullia verbasci. The gulls had, however, found out 

 this conspicuous larva, and only half a dozen were taken on scattered 

 stems. On the chalk Gnophos obscurata, Lyccena corydon and Satyrus 

 semele occurred, but the sun was not bright enough to bring them out 

 in numbers. This (Freshwater) is the regular home of Colias edusa, 

 a stray hybernated female is seen there almost every season, and this 

 year has proved no exception, while on July 21st the first newly 

 emerged edusa v^'a.?, seen by Mr. A. J. Hodges near the Compton Downs; 

 and at Yarmouth on the 26th we captured five specimens, one being a 

 female, while two others were chased unsuccessfully — they were first 

 seen on a sandbank, near the mouth of the river Yar, while searching 



