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ground colour of all the wings is white, the basal half of fore wings 

 blotched with light green, and of the hind wings with grey. The 

 specimen was quite fresh, and looks as if it had been bleached. Most 

 of the E. rectangulata in the same locality have a lovely pink tinge, but 

 it is very fugitive. We noted a remarkable abundance of Acidalia sitb- 

 sericeata in the finest condition. One could hardly move a step without 

 stirring up a specimen or two. Lycana avion, at least in the early part 

 of its season, was distinctly less plentiful than in former years. Is it 

 not time that this insect should be placed on the protected list ? In 

 1903 I know that something like a thousand specimens were taken 

 away from the district, and I should imagine that not many butterflies 

 could stand much of that kind of thing. E. jasioneata occurred rather 

 sparingly, but perhaps was not fully out. Agrotis lucernea was taken 

 flying, and the form is a very dark one, considerably darker than some 

 I have from Aberdeen. All common insects seemed to be very abun- 

 dant. — W. Claxton ; Navestock, Romford. 



DlCHRORAMPHA FLAVIDORSANA, Kliaggs — D. QU^STIONANA, Zeller, AT 



Folkestone. — On the evening of July 28th, whilst being wheeled round 

 my garden, I noticed a number of little Tortrices flying over a clump 

 of tansy, and, on securing some of them, identified them as my D. 

 jlaridorsana, a decision in which Mr. Purdey subsequently agreed. 

 I believe that this once overlooked insect will prove to be an abun- 

 dant species, and also probably widely distributed. — H. G. Knaggs ; 

 Folkestone. 



OBITUARY. 



It is with much regret that I announce the death, in his ninetieth 

 year, of my venerable and valued friend Mr. W. Johnson, who passed 

 away on August 6th at his residence at Wigan. About fifty or sixty 

 years ago there existed in Lancashire and Cheshire a well-known and 

 enthusiastic band of entomologists, amongst whom were W. Johnson, 

 N. Cook, B. Cook, L. S. Gregson, N. Greening, J. B. Hodgkinson, &c. 

 Mr. Johnson was one of the eleven who met at my house on February 

 24th, 1877, when the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society 

 was founded. He always took a deep interest in the Society, and was 

 a regular attendant at the meetings, and on his removal to Wigan in 

 1889 he was honoured by being appointed an honorary member. 

 Mr. Johnson was thorough in anything he undertook. I believe he 

 was for thirty years in the engineering department of the Mersey 

 Docks and Harbour Board, from whom he was in receipt of a pen- 

 sion up to the time of his death. Mr. Johnson leaves behind him 

 a collection of Lepidoptera, which is now for sale. Amongst a number 

 of interesting specimens is one of Eromene ocellea, which is one of the 

 three recorded by Mr. Barrett as captured near Liverpool, and I 

 believe was taken by himself. 



Samuel James Capper. 



Huyton Park : August 25th, 1905. 



