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Hadena airiiMciB near London. — In June last, I took a specimen of H. atrvplieis 

 at sugar, in Bishop's Wood, llampstead — rather a strange locality for the species, 

 I think.— Id. 



Captures at Folkestone. — In addition to the captures which I made last year in 

 this locality, the following may be worth mention. 



Deilephila galii. — A lovely specimen made its appearance in my bi'ceding cage 

 on the 13th June last ; the larva from which it was bred was the one referred to 

 at Vol. I., page 189 of the Magazine as having been taken at Folkestone. 



Sesia ichneumoniformis. — This species occurred in the Wan-en, hovering over 

 the grass. 



Lithosia complana. — Common on the slopes of the Undercliff. 



Acidalia strigilata. — I was fortunate enough to secure a specimen of this local 

 "Wave"; I saw another taken by a brother entomologist. I hope, some day, to be 

 more successful with this insect, now that I know its habits and locality. 



Spilodes sticticalis.— I took au example of this rai-ity on the 3rd of July : I 

 disturbed it from an ant-hill, and it flew a few yards and then settled, when it was 

 speedily pill-boxed. It proved to be a beautiful and fresh ? . She deposited some 

 eggs, but, unluckily, they were not fertile. 



Phycis omatella. — This pretty species also occuiTed in this locality. — Edward 

 Mt:EK, 5, King Street, Old Ford Road, N.E., October 31st. 



Notes on varieties. — In a former number of " The Entomologist's Monthly " 

 Mr. Llewelyn gives an account of some vai-ieties of LejAdoptera he has met with, 

 and concludes the notice with remarking that ho should be glad to hear the results 

 of the labouring of other entomologists. As no supplementary paper has appeared, 

 I am induced to send my own observations. 



Fieris napi. — It is well known that this species is very variable in size, yet a 

 specimen which I took at Croydon is worthy of notice, the alar expansion being 

 only 1" 2'". 



Polyommatus Phlieas. — Last spring I captured a very good variety, in which 

 the usual copper-coloured margin of the hind-wing is absent, being represented by 

 three short, faint reddish streaks at the extremity of the nervures, and a minute 

 spot of the same colour at the anal angle. 



LycKna Argiolus. — A female, taken at Darenth, differed from the ordinary run 

 of specimens, having the wings more suffused with black. It was,, also, rather 

 smaller, the expansion of the wings being only one inch, 



Smerintlius popidi. — An albino (or almost so) variety of the larva came under 

 my notice last autumn, feeding on aspen, and was remarkably transparent. 

 Unfortunately it died in pupa, so that I lost the opportunity of observing whether 

 the imago would possess any peculiarity. I have twice had a second variety 

 ^vhich, besides having red spiracles, was also adorned with several rather large, 

 crimson-lake spots, situated above the spiracular line. 



Biston hirtaria. — A curious male, in Mr. Edle's possession, has not the slightest 

 vestige of either fore- or hind-wings. 



