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other collectors, at least, were equally successful. They were on the 

 wing a long time ; the first I know of was taken about the 5th or 6th of 

 July. I took them in first-rate condition myself from the 15th to the 

 26th, after which 1 was obliged, owing to other matters, to abandon 

 them, but I know of captures up to the 5th of August. They are 

 genuine dusk flyers, about half-an-hour being the time allotted one to 

 get them. I took three or four by walking about with a light after 

 dark, but dusk is undoubtedly the time. They fly quietly, look very 

 light on the wing, settle about on different flowers, Scrophuluria and 

 nettles for preference, and are very quiet in the net and easy to box. — 

 Wm. Farren, Cambridge. August x^th, 1892. 



Liverpool. — Colias edusa has been fairly abundant on the sandhills 

 on the north side of the river, and I took one at Wallasey. Agrotis 

 prcecox was somewhat more plentiful than usual ; A. cursoria and 

 A. valligera scarcer ; whilst A. tritici showed up with some nice 

 forms. Vanessa atalanta and Cyfiihia cardui have appeared in some 

 numbers. We do not usually see much of either in this neighbourhood. 

 A week ago we found about thirty larvce of Macroglossa stellatarum, 

 since then incessant rain has stopped collecting. — G. A. Harker, 

 100, Huskisson Street, Liverpool. September ^tJi, 1892. 



Hackfiey. — The enclosed specimen of Colias edusa is the third taken 

 in our garden at Hackney this season. I have not noticed it in London 

 before. I took a male of this insect on June 15th last at Walmer, 

 Kent, which had, from the freshness of its colour, only just emerged 

 from the chrysalis. Is not this very early ? — Walter Butters, 

 South Hackney, N.E. August 2(^th, 1892. [Athough fresh in colour, 

 I should say that the specimen taken on June 15th had not recently 

 emerged and was most probably an immigrant. It was just at that 

 time that specimens (presumably immigrants) were common all over 

 the southern half of England. — Ed.] 



Bournemouth., Swanage a7id New Forest. — I saw a specimen of C. edusa 

 flying over the headi at Bournemouth in the beginning of July, but in 

 spite of a long chase did not succeed in taking it, not having a net with 

 me. Soon after that several were seen at Swanage, where the species 

 was very plentiful on August 5th, but no var. helice were to be seen. 

 During August I hear that edusa was to be seen even in the gardens at 

 Bournemouth. I have noticed that Macroglossa stellatarum and 

 Uropteryx sambucata were both unusually plentiful this year ; whilst I 

 found Argynnis adippe far more common than usual during July in the 

 New Forest. With careful searching I managed to take several Nemoria 

 virtdata at the end of June at Bournemouth, where I also took Nola 

 confusalis, Amphydasis betularia, Pseudoterpna cytisaria, Afiarta myrtilli, 

 Sesia bembeciformis, Liparis salicis, Phytometra cenea, Hdiothis aipsaceus 

 (i), Nola cucullatella, besides many other common species. Out of 

 three expeditions which I made in July to the New Forest, two turned 

 out hopelessly wet. But during the three days I took Argynnis paphia and 

 Limenitis sibylla plentifully, though they did not seem quite so common 

 as last year, I was rather early for var. valezina, but we secured two 

 or three, and missed as manv more. Phytometra cenea was fairly 

 common, as was Argynnis adippe. I took a few fine specimens of 

 Argynnis aglaia, and one or two A. euphrosyne in good condition, late 

 though it was. Amongst other things I took Hepialus hcctus, Metro- 



