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etc. I had one day's success with Macroglossa b^vfibyliforj/iis, and 

 caught seven, mostly in good condition, one hot day in a new locaUty; 

 thus filling up my cabinet series, exhausted by the urgency of corre- 

 spondents. I took nearly all on the wing, not settled as heretofore ; 

 the great heat made them swift and restless, delaying on flowers more 

 from curiosity than hunger, and their flight under such circumstances 

 is almost as rapid as that of M. siellatarum. Dianthcecia barrettii is 

 still flying at Howth I learn, and is less scarce than in former years. — 

 W. F. DE V. Kane, y^n^y, 1892. 



Grange-over-Satids. — Colias edusa are out here. Previously to last 

 week only two or three specimens had been seen, but they are now out 

 in fairly considerable numbers. My best day's capture last week was 

 9 si^ecimens — 7 males and 2 females, all newly emerged. Cynthia 

 cardui is also very abundant this year. — Geo. A. Booth, Grange-over- 

 Sands. August 2()i/i, 1892. 



Lie of IVight. — On Saturday, August 20th, whilst staying at Fresh- 

 water, I made an excursion to Compton Bay with Mr. A. J. Hodges 

 and some friends, and, as the weather was everything that could be 

 desired, all the party burned with a desire to measure their agility 

 against that of the wary and wily edusa. The locality selected was that 

 where last year Zygccna filipenduhe swarmed, and where 5 specimens of 

 the yellow variety were taken. The slopes leading down to the Bay are 

 covered, amongst other short herbage, with birdsfoot trefoil {Lotus 

 corniculatus), and as the Bay is only open to the south, one is not 

 surprised at this spot being the usual annual head-quarters of Colias 

 edusa, although in most seasons it is most sparingly represented. On 

 our way we worked the steep slopes of Afton Down, and found plenty 

 of excitement, edusa being everywhere except in the nets, as one of our 

 "amateur" friends feelingly observed. The excitement increased when 

 Mr. Hodges took a fine helice, which upon our arrival at our destina- 

 tion was quickly followed by two more, which fell to the "amateur" 

 side of the party. Entomology for a time gave way to natation, as the 

 temptation to take a refresher in the way of a dip proved stronger than 

 the hopes of a phenomenal "bag." About one o'clock we turned home- 

 wards, and met with equal success on the return journey, taking two 

 more heiice within a few minutes after starting, and a third later on, 

 together with some finely marked ? edusa, bringing up our morning's total 

 to 6 helice and about 60 edusa. Aspilates citraria were plentiful, and 

 proved a welcome catch to the older members of the party, who were 

 content to reserve their energies for helice, learing the younger and 

 more enthusiastic juniors the honours of quantity as opposed to quality. 

 — P. W. Abbott, Birmingham. August 21th, 1892. 



Bakewell. — The insects of this neighbourhood, so far as I can 

 gather, have been very little worked, and I hope to meet in course of 

 time with some instructing material for observations. So far, my chief 

 captures have been Frocris geryoii, which seems to be abundant in 

 some of the dales ; Me/anippe tristata, whicli seems to be very generally 

 distributed throughout the neighbourhood ; Habrostola urtiae, which is 

 fairly common, coming at dark to the flowers of sweetwiliiam ; Scotosia 

 certaia, which is generally supposed to feed only on the leaves of the 

 common barberry, is here found in abundance on the holly-leaved 

 JBerberis of uur gardens. The abundance of larvae, to which attention 



