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Vanessa polychloros in 1900. — I have not seen iu any of the maga- 

 zine notices of 1900, with the exception of the ' Entomologist,' that 

 V. polychloros has attracted any attention. This appears to me curious, 

 for although of late years it has scarcely been seen where formerly it 

 occurred pretty freely, in East Kent last season it was far from uncommon : 

 Folkestone, Dover, Shepherdswell, Wingham, Waliner and Deal, Sand- 

 wich, Margate, Canterbury, have all to my knowledge yielded specimens, 

 and iu most cases series, to net wielders ; and friends have informed me 

 that it has been common at Norwich, Surrey. Hants iNew Forest), and 

 Devonshire too. — Sydnei Webb ; 22, Waterloo Crescent. Dover, Jan. 

 3rd, 1901. 



Vanessa antiopa in Surrey, 1900. — I am able to add one more to the 

 list of captures of V. antiopa during 1900. A very poor specimen was 

 caught on a wmdow at Englelield (ireen, Surrey, about Sept. ist. It was 

 given to a boy of seven years old, who had no collection, as a " Purple 

 Emperor." When I saw it, a fortnight ago, it was indeed a pitiable sight, 

 with a large needle through it and wings on only one side : the bits of the 

 other wings had been kept — no antennae. Though in this bad state, there 

 was no mistaking it, and I, having patched it up as well as possible, have 

 it now in my cabinet. — L. M. Seth-Smith ; Alleyne, Caterham Valley, 

 Surrey, Jan. 11 th, 1901. 



Vanessa uktic.e. — A specimen of V. luticcB, in good condition, suddenly 

 appeared m the dining-room of a house here, on the evening of Dec. 26lh, 

 having probably been brought in with the evergreens used for decoration. 

 We have also one example of the same species, at present on the wall of 

 the stairwell in this house, wiiere it has been since the end of September 

 last. — A. Marshall ; Windmill Hill, Craubrook, Kent, Dec. '^Sth, 1900. 



Vanessids in 1900. — In reply to Mr. Adkiii's note (ante, p. 17) 1 give 

 the following notes of my captures. 1 took a number of pu[ 86 of V. poly- 

 chleros, suspended from tai-covered palings near Winciifield in Hants, on 

 July 6th last, the mnjority of which emerged on July 16th. I also took a 

 number of V. polychloros pujae, suspended from the round rails of iron 

 hurdles at Shoieham, Kent, on July 12th; imagos emerged on July 22nd; 

 one was ichneumoned. a large numiier of tiies emerging. 1 found V. cardui 

 plentiful at Margate, Sept. 18th, flying iu a lucerne field, at Cia\ford,on 

 railwav banks (one female full of eggs); on Sept. 7ih, at Sandwich; Sept. 

 25th, in the lanes, at Deal ; Sept. 26th, at Hythe ; Oct. 2nd, in lanes; and 

 at Worcester Park, Surrey, on July oUth. 1 have noticed that certain ot the 

 Vanessids seem to enjoy the neighbourhood ot brick-works and gas-works, 

 but cannot understand what it is that attracts them, unless it be the vile 

 smells they find there. They are very fond of se'ilmg on the cinders used 

 in brick-niaking, and when driven off will return to them, in preference to 

 settling on flowers or mother earth, and there sun themselves. V. atalanta 

 I found not so plentiful as in lt>9U, although I had been on the looK-out 

 every day in the week, right through the season. V. io : I have seen odd 

 specimens at Hyihe, Aug. :31&t, and at Margate, (Jet. 18th. — C W. 

 CoLTHRUl^; 127, Barry Road, East Dulwich, S.E. 



I did not see, in this district, a single specimen of either Vanessa 

 cardui, V. io, or V. polychloros, although V. atalanta was very common up 

 to Oct. 7th, on the over-ripe fruit iu this neighbourhood, wliere baskets of 



