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influence ; and yet, on the other hand, Lycmia argiolus occurred in fair num- 

 bers as usual. Towards the end of June (28th) I noticed two specimens of 

 Colias edusa in the valley of the Tawy, Carmarthenshire; and, again, one 

 specimen in Montgomeryshire, in the Dovey Valley, on July 10th ; a 

 male specimen of Euchlo'e cardamines was taken on July 3rd in the same 

 district. During this month Arrjynnis arjlaia and adippe might frequently 

 be met with. Larvae of Vanessa io were very abundant; and later on the 

 imagines began to appear frequently. F. cardui I have seen now and again 

 throughout the summer, but never commonly ; atalanta. however, has been 

 most abundant during the autumn months. Colias edusa, I imagine the 

 first of the new brood, I again saw in Montgomeryshire on August IP.th ; 

 and during September, when in North Devon, it might frequently be turned 

 up; and I have heard of C. hyale being found in several different localities, 

 but I, personally, did not see a specimen. Lycana icarus, second brood, was 

 abundant in N. Devon ; and Polyo)ninatus phhcas fairly so. I saw a few 

 specimens of Macroylossa steUatarum at the end of July in Wales, and occa- 

 sionally later in the autumn in Devonshire, but not as it occurred last season ; 

 the last specimen noticed was on October 6th. Larvae and pupae of Ache- 

 rontia atropos have been reported not un frequently in parts of Somersetshire, 

 but I have not heard of Sphinx convolvidi. Three larvae of Deilephila 

 euphorbice were reported to have been found near Cirencester, Gloucester- 

 shire, at the end of the month of August ; two of them found by a lad 

 just below the surface of the soil. The account appeared in the ' Gloucester- 

 shire Standard.' I am making enquiries respecting this find. — T. B. 

 Jefferys ; Bath, October, 1900. 



Notes from Norfolk. — During the latter part of July and August I 

 did some collecting in Norfolk, all the following insects being seen within 

 a three-mile radius of Norwich. Sugar was fairly successful as regards the 

 number of insects that turned up ; these were : — Thyatira derasa (rather 

 worn), Dipterygia pinastri, Mamestra brassicce, X. c-niyrum, N. plecta, 

 Triphama pronuba, T. fimbria (mostly in poor condition), T. orhona, T. 

 ianthina, Ampliipyra pyramidea, A. tragopogonis, Phlogophora vieticidosa, 

 Plusia gamma, Catocala nupta (in splendid condition), Dianthcecia cucubali, 

 Agrotis s!///'usa. A. puta, Leucaiiia 2^<^^l^^^^> Xylophasia polyodon, X. 

 lithoxylea, Eitplexia lucipara, Hypeiia rostraUs, Gonopteryx libatrix, 

 Acronycta megacephala, and Xanthia citrago. Light was rather a failure, 

 only producing the following : — Smerinthus populi, Philodonta palpina, 

 Odonestis potatoria (one very dark male), Triphtena pronuba, T. fimbria, 

 Plusia gamma, Abraxas grossidariata, Lasiocampa qiiercifolia (one very 

 dissipated specimen), Lithosia complanula, Cilix spinula, and Cerigo 

 cytherea. Larvae I neglected, but somewhat casual hunting produced : — 

 Cerura vinula (of which I found over twenty caterpillars in about three days, 

 and could have probably collected more had I so wished), Acronycta aceris 

 (one), Smerinthus tilia; (one), and Sphinx ligustri. — W. T. Harris ; 17, 

 Micheldever Road, Lee. 



Notes from Eastbourne. — On June 9th I went to Eastbourne for 

 three weeks. Although I arrived somewhat late in the evening, I got out 

 my " apparatus," and started for a place called " Paradise," the only piece 

 of wooded land near Eastbourne itself. The first thing that turned up was 

 Hepialus lupulimis, a white var. of which occurred in swarms ; besides 

 these Bapta taminata was very common, Melanthia ocellata occurred spar- 

 ingly, Eupithecia vulgata was common, and single specimens of Agrotis 



