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the Butterflies of Cyprus." Sixty-three species are mentioned, and 

 of these about twenty are noted as occurring also in Britain. 



The Lepidoptera op Lincolnshire. — Mr. G. W. Mason, of 

 Barton-on-Humber, has published the fourtli part of his ' Annotated 

 List of Lepidoptera of Lincolnshire.' This treats of the " Micros," of 

 which about four hundred and eighty-five species are known to occur 

 in the county. The List of Butterflies was published in the ' Lincoln- 

 shire Naturalists' Union Transactions' for 1906. Heterocera, Parts 

 i.-iii., appeared in the Transactions for 1907, 1908, and 1909 respec- 

 tively. Part iv. was published in 1910. 



Unusual dates op Occurrence and Emergence op Lepidop- 

 tera IN 1911. — The following records in this connection may be of 

 interest. Argynnis etcphrosyne, August 17th ; Porthesia similis, Sep- 

 tember 20th, two males at light ; Leucania ixtllens, September 23rd, 

 in good condition, at sugar. Dioryctria splendidella, first appeared 

 June 4th ; Dasycampa rubiginea, bred from ova on August 20th (of 

 course without artificial heat). Besides these, I may mention the 

 occurrence of a third brood of TricJioptllus paludiim. This species 

 was on the wing in fresh condition during the second week of June, 

 the first and second weeks of Angust, and again in the second week 

 of September. Specimens of the first and second broods were bred 

 from larvte found full-grown on May 21st and July 12th respectively; 

 the second brood was by far the most numerous, and the third was 

 by no means rare. Nemoria viridata also had a partial third brood. 

 Several imagines were taken on May 27th, and ova obtained from a 

 female captured then gave us larvae which pupated about July 16th ; 

 five pupae were obtained, from two of which imagines emerged on 

 August 9th and September 7th, respectively, the other three remain- 

 ing over the winter. Most of these observations are due to my 

 brother, R. J. Champion ; they all refer to localities in the south-east 

 of England, chiefly in Surrey. — H. G. Champion ; New College, 

 Oxford, October 29th, 1911. 



Acherontia atropos in Cornwall. — On September 19th a 

 very fine specimen of the above was taken by Mrs. Luke, of INIount 

 Pleasant, Camborne, settled upon her lawn. She very kindly for- 

 warded the insect as an acceptable present to me. — A. J. Spiller ; 

 Godolphin Cross, Helston. 



On September 24th two specimens of .4. atropos came to light in 

 the Lizard district. — B. Harold Smith. 



Acherontia atropos in Norfolk.— On August 4th I received a 

 full-fed larva of A. atropos from Bladeney, Norfolk. — H. M. Edelsten ; 

 The Elms, Forty Hill, Enfield. 



Acherontia atropos in Berkshire. — I should like to record 

 the capture of A. atropos at Wargrave, Berks, by my sister, Miss 

 A. Dolton. It flew to the light in the kitchen, about 7 p.m., on 

 October 6th, and was eventually secured in a cake tin. It is a fine 

 specimen and in very good condition. — H. L. Dolton; 27, Brunswick 

 Street, Reading, October 12th, 1911. 



