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from Dalwhinnie, ex coll. N. H. Joy, wore all identical. An example from 

 Thurso, Caithness, taken by the Eev. A. Thornley, which had been given to 

 Commander Walker as X. distans, was also typical X. cribripennis. 



As I have not seen any mention of the very distinct male character in 

 X. crihripennis, I have made drawings of the two plates. — H. Britten, 2, Hope 

 Villas, High Street, Headington, Oxon : November 16th, 1914. 



Note on the heath-frequenting species of the genus Haltica.— Dv. Sharp, in his 

 account of the three species of this genus living upon heaths (antea, pp. 259- 

 264), states that the male of one of them, H. ericeti, AIL, is unknown to him. 

 This insect is quoted by him from Surrey, from specimens captured by myself 

 at Frensham, Esher, Woking, &c. He was not aware, however, at the time, 

 that I had five males from Frensham, found on the same day, as well as one 

 from Chobham, and another from the Lizard, all from heath. These seven 

 males are very like the only male of the northern H. britteni in my collection, 

 but differ from it in having the basal joint of the anterior and intermediate 

 tarsi a little less dilated. The ajdeagus of these two insects appears to me to 

 be precisely similar in form. — G. C. Champion, Hoi'sell : November 9th, 1914. 



Abundance of Pyrameis cardui near Sheffield. — On Sept. 7th, while on the 

 Penistone-Sheffield Moors, I was surprised and delighted to see Pyrameis cardui 

 in some numbers. In the immediate neighbourhood of Broomhead Hall it was 

 by far the commonest butterfly seen. The day was hot and sunny. Last year, 

 rather earlier (nearly a month to be exact), I saw a few of this species on the 

 Humber side of the Spurn peninsula. When settled on flowers of the 

 sea-holly, they offered a beautiful contrast in colour. — E. G. Bayford, Barnsley : 

 November 9th, 1914, 



Pyrameis cardui near London. — To-day I saw a very perfect specimen of 

 Pyrameis cardui in my garden at Putney Heath. It is interesting, I think, to 

 meet with this erratic butterfly so close to London. — G. B. Longstaff, 

 Highlands, Putney Heath, S.W. ; September 15th, 1914. 



Third brood of Pieris brassicse. — Eeferring to Commander Walker's note in 

 this Magazine for November, I should like to mention that on October 17th, 

 19th, and 24th I saw P. brassicse flying in my garden here, and on October 20th 

 a single specimen of P. rapse. — G. T. Ltle, Brock enhurst : November 7th, 1914. 



Buddleia and butterflies : an American note. — The following letter, recently 

 received by me from Mr. Fred. C. Bowditch of Brookline, Mass., U.S.A., is an 

 interesting confirmation of my note on the attraction of Bibddleia for Lepido- 

 ptera on p. 248 of the current volume of this Magazine : " Our summer residence 

 (where we have a flower garden) is at Marion, on Buzzard's Bay. Last spring 

 we set out two Buddleia variabilis, and they attained a height of about eight 

 feet, and were covered with blooms from about August 1st until we left on 



