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1902., p. 57. fig.). I think symmetrical aberrations of caia are known 

 with forewings like the right one in this specimen, and it is very like 

 A. hebe. var. lii<ifns, Schultz (Berl. Ent. Zeitschv., 1888, XXXTL, Taf, 

 VII., fig. 6.). ' 



Arctia hebe, L. — Male. Both wings on the right side uniformly 

 ■dark brown, the left forewing with the basal part brown and the outer 

 part with the usual brown and ^Yhite markings, the left hindwing pink 

 with a row of brown spots. (Milliere. Iconugraphic et description dp 

 elienilles et lepidopterea Inedits. PI. LIII., p. 19.) 



A. hebe. — Both wings on the left side typical, those on the right 

 smaller, uniformly brown and semi-transparent in appearance. The 

 text states that it is a female, but the figure appears to represent a 

 male. {Bed. Ent. Zeitschv., 1888, XXXIL, Taf. VII. fig. 7.) I have 

 not seen a completely brown specim^en, but var. iiioerens, Oberth., has 

 brown hindwings and a great increase of brown in the forewings, and 

 has the sides of the abdomen pink like both these asymmetrical 

 specimens. {Etudes. Lep. Cowp., 1912, VI., p. 318.) 



AiKjeroua prunaiia, L. — -Male. Eight side ab. cnri/lario, Thnbg. 

 {surdiata, Fuessl.), left side ab. pickettaria, Prout. Bred by C. P. 

 Pickett from a cross between Essex and Raindene specimens {J'rans. 

 ('itij of London Ent. and X.H. Soc, 1905, XV., p. 14).— E. A. 

 ■Cockayne. 



J2*^0TES ON COLLECTING, etc. 



CoLiAS CROCEUS (edusa) IN SussEX. — C'oZms cvoceiis {eiliisa) was 

 somewhat abundant here and in the neighbourhood during the month 

 of August. Neither ab. helice nor C. hi/ale was seen. — Joseph Anderson, 

 Chichester. 



Celastrina argiolus. — First appearance of Spring and Autumn 

 BROODS at Chichester. — Celastrina an/iolas was first noticed on May 

 7th, when it was flying in the garden with Gonepteri/.c rhanmi and 

 Ficris brassicae. The first seen of the autumnal emergence was on 

 October 5th. The temperature on both occasions was very mild. — 

 Joseph Anderson, Chichester. 



A trip to the New Forest in End September. — On September 

 23rd I took a run down to the New Forest, making Cadnam my head- 

 quarters. On the Saturday evening I started work sugaring my 

 favourite ride with but poor results ; there was a misty rain all the 

 time. On Sunday I went beating for larvae, but only got very few, 

 and nothing of note. In the evening the luck at sugar was not much 

 better than the previous night, it being clear and rather cold. Monday 

 evening was much better, the ground being baited and the air warm, 

 and inclined to rain, which however held oft' till after midnight. I 

 came back with over 80 specimens that I wanted. Tuesday evening 

 also w^as excellent, in spite of heavy showers all the afternoon and a par- 

 ticularly heavy downpour whilst I was sugaring my trees. The result 

 of my four days trip, was as follows ; — Sarrothripns rera>/ana {iindti- 

 ianns) 1, Emunnos erosaria 1, Seiiriotldsa liturata l,Chlorocli/sta {Cidaria) 

 siderata 3, A(/rotis saucia 9, Noctua castanea race ncfilecta 4, Amathes 

 litnra 1 var., Scopelosoina satcllitia ab. brunnea 3, Xanthia fulvarjo 



