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the largest number being in 1909, when four were taken. The 

 nymphs seem more in evidence than the adult insects, over a dozen 

 being seen in 1909, when they were observed towards the end of 

 June and in July — the dates for imagines being August 8th, 1904, 

 August 30th, 1909, and most recently a single male on September 

 6th, 1911. It would therefore seem that the insect, though rare, is 

 firmly established on the Essex coast, where it has probably occurred 

 for many years, since the absence of wings would, as pointed out by 

 Mr. Campion, render its dispersal by migration very difficult. — 

 Beenaed Smith Haewood ; 62, Station Eoad, Colchester. 



Eaely Appeaeance of Butterflies in 1912. — Four specimens 

 of Callophrys r'ubi were taken on April 23rd ; a female specimen of 

 Chrysophanus phlceas on May 13th, and a male Ganonymplia pam- 

 phikis on May 14th.— G. B. Olivee ; Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. 



Ageotis puta in May. — While working lamps in Cambridge on 

 May 11th I was surprised to observe a fair number of Agrotis puta. 

 I took two males in excellent condition, and saw about half a dozen 

 more. The only other Noctua taken was a venerable Gonoptera 

 libatrix, though it was barely a fortnight since the disappearance of 

 the Tseniocampids. I took A. jmta here in June, July, and August 

 last year, but have never before taken it in May. Presumably it is 

 occasionally double-brooded, and in hot seasons, when the moths 

 emerge early, the larvae pupate in the autumn instead of in the 

 spring, and so are ready to emerge some months before their normal 

 date.— (Eev.) C. E. Eaven ; 4, Park Terrace, Cambridge. 



Spring Lepidoptera, &c., in Essex, 1912. — A few dates of first 

 appearances noted here may be useful for comparison : — February 

 12th, Hybernia progemmaria ] March 11th, Anticlea badiata, AmpM- 

 dasys prodromaria; 21st, Diurnea fagella ; 27th, Breplios partkenias ; 

 April 17th, Lycana argiolus ; 21st, Euchloii cardamines, Anticlea 

 derivata; May 7th, Platypteryx hamula; 8th, Ilemerophila abruptaria, 

 Bumia cratcegata, Cilix spinula ; 9th, Ligdia adustata, Pyrausta 

 purpuralis ; 12th, Stenoyteryx hybridalis ; 13th, Heliodes arbuti, 

 Conchylis strammea ; 17th, Chrysophanus phlceas ; 18th, Euchelia 

 jacobcecB, Penthina pruniava. Finally, the cuckoo was heard on 

 April 19th, and the nightingale on April 20th. — (Eev.) W. Claxton; 

 Navestock Vicarage, Eomford. 



Gynandeous Cyanieis argiolus. — I took a gynandrous specimen 

 of C. argiolus on April 26th in Sutton Park, the right side being the 

 male. This species was plentiful on April 22nd, and even at that 

 date some of both sexes were badly worn. — G. B. Olivee ; Tettenhall, 

 Wolverhampton, May 24th, 1912. 



Speing Brood of Cyaniris argiolus. — This pretty little " blue " 

 was quite common in our garden this spring, flying over holly-trees 

 on sunny days in April and May. The first appearance noticed 

 was on April 21st, when half-a-dozen were seen at one time. — 

 Joseph Anderson ; Chichester. 



Pyrameis atalanta and p. cardui at Chichestee. — Notes on 

 the occurrence of these butterflies in May appeared in last month's 

 ' Entomologist ' (p. 182). A worn specimen of P. atalanta was taken 



