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experienced judges on this matter. In lists that are occasionally 

 sent to me I observe " Eupithecia curzoni " sometimes with, 

 sometimes without, a note of interrogation. For myself I call it 

 "iiJ. nanata var. curzoni'' — [Rev.] Joseph Greene; Rostrevor, 

 Clifton, Bristol, January 2, 1888. 



BuTALis cicadella. — In the beginning of July this year, 

 while collecting on the " breck-sands," I was lucky enough to 

 take a fine specimen of Butalis cicadella. Before I killed it, 

 and for some little time after, the markings were very distinct ; 

 they are now not nearly so plain, the cause of which I attribute 

 to the ammonia used for killing it. A peculiarity of this species 

 is the extraordinar}^ length of the tongue or trunk, which is quite 

 half an inch long. I only know of one other record of its cap- 

 ture many years ago by Mr. T. Brown. Can any one give me 

 information as to how many have been taken ? — W. Farren, Jun., 

 14, King's Parade, Cambridge, November 14, 1887. 



Agrion puella, &c., at Windermere. — During the first 

 week in August I visited the Windermere district, and met with 

 Agrion 2}uella in immense abundance on the borders of the 

 lake. Phryganea were to be seen in countless millions early 

 in the morning, dancing in clouds all round the lake. — W. Har- 

 couRT Bath, Lady wood, Birmingham. 



• Collecting in Somersetshire. — Whilst collecting Lepi- 

 doptera in the neighbourhood of Wellington, Somerset, in July last, 

 I one day saw about two dozen of Argynnis paphia at the flowers of 

 the lime. Are they usually at these trees when growing near 

 their haunts ? 1 saw no other Lepidoj^tera on the flowers. A. 

 papliia was very plentiful in an adjoining wood and other woods 

 near, as was also Leucopliasia sinapis. Thecla nibi was plentiful 

 in one of the woods, and some on the open heath, or rather hill. 

 From the year 1885 and the present year it seems that the early 

 part of July is the season for them here. I also took Thyatira 

 derasa, T. hatis, Pliisia chrysitis, Uropteryx samhiicaria, Epione 

 apiciaria, Angerona prunaria, Cleora lichenaria, Geometra papilio- 

 naria, Acidalia iviitaria, Timandra amataria, Macaria alternata, 

 Melanthia albicillata, Cidaria picata, C. priinata. I have also, 

 Pericallia syringaria, Trichiura cratcegi, Cossus ligniperda, Sphinx 

 convolvuli, S. ligustri, Smerinthus ocellatus, S. tilice, Macroglossa 

 stellatarum, &c., from that neighbourhood. Sphinx convolvuli has 



