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larviT:; and pupa' of .S'. ciiiiijiiforDii^, and so bi'cd a nice series, which 

 was a welcome addition, as I had never ohtained the species before. 

 The spun-up leaves of the broad-leaved sallow yielded a few larva- of 

 Tctlira rctiisa and ('leoccj-is riiiiiiudiH. J>icj/cl(t no has also unexpectedly 

 turned up in some numbers ; we only know of two specimens having 

 been taken in this district before. — A. H. Hamm, 24, Hatherley Boad, 

 Reading. Sept., 1896. 



Appearances of Melanippe fluctuata.-— This species was abundant 

 again [vide, ante, p. 88) from July 15th to July 23rd (when I left 

 London), the specimens very fine and fresh. It began to appear 

 again on August 28th, and was still to be seen here and there through- 

 out this part of the S.E. district (Blackheath) vip to the middle of 

 September. — J. W. Tutt. 



Trochilium ckabroniforme in Ireland.- I have bred some half- 

 dozen specimens of this insect from larva; I found when cutting down 

 some willows. The flowers in early July swarmed with the I'lKsias and 

 Curullia U)))br((tiea. — W. B. Thornhill, Castle Cosey, Castle Belling- 

 ham, Ireland. 



Galls of Pemphisus huusakia. — On a poplar in a steep narrow 

 gully behind the village of La Grave, the galls of I'evijiliiHus Imnaria, 

 Linn., were very abundant. I broke one open, and a large number 

 of the perfect insects immediately made their escape. I am indebted 

 to Mr. Newstead for the name of the gall. — J. W. Tutt. 



Early emekcenck. — I took twelve Tiiiiamlra aiiiatcuia the last 

 week in May. — (Rev.) E. C. Dobuke Fox, M.A., Castle Moreton 

 Vicarage. 



Oporabia uilutata. — (). (Ulntata is seldom taken here before the 

 beginning of October, and is then very common in almost every wood 

 where oak trees are to be found. Some of my specimens of this 

 species are quite similar in size, colour and markings to specimens of 

 (>. filiiirammaria from the Lancashire district. — A. Adie Dalglish, 

 Poliokshields, Glasgow. Sept., 1896. 



Abundance of the first bkood of Cyanthis argiolus. — The first 

 brood of this species was common here. I never knew it common 

 before. I also hear from Worthing that it has been unusually com- 

 mon there. My impression is that the spring brood is more plentiful 

 than the August brood, but, as the insect is not usually common 

 here, I have no great experience to go by. — ^W. M. Christy, M.A., 

 F.E.S., Watergate, Emsworth, Hants. 



Second brood of Cyaniris argiolus. — This year, the first brood 

 of C. aiyioltis was abnormally abundant, and the second brood was 

 on the wing on June 28th, an unusually early date. It occun-ed in 

 about the same numbers as the first brood. The females of the 

 second brood were very scarce, only about one specimen to fifty males. 

 I find that they are very fond of the flowers of the Ceauotlms, Gloirede 

 Versailles, which is in bloom on a Avail, when the sun is shining, 

 coming to and going from the blossoms from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. 

 The colour of the flowers of this beautiful climber are, as nearly as 

 possible, that of ('. arf/iolns.—J. Mason, Clevedon Court Lodge, 

 Somerset. Sejit., 1896. 



Honeydew. — Sugar was very unproductive in June and early 

 July, owing to the vast amount of honcydcw, wliich was then 

 actually dropping from the trees. — Ibid, 



