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of those unaccountable "profusions" and "scarcities" of many species, 

 which are so constantly recorded. — E. M. Prideaux ; Reigate, Surrey. 



Knaggs's Lepidopterist's Guide. — A third edition of this exceedingly 

 useful work has just been published. We have not seen a copy, but 

 understand that it contains many additional pages and illustrations, 

 and although issued in cloth covers the price remains as heretofore, 

 i. e. one shilling. The veteran will surely find the ' Guide ' of service 

 to hini, whilst to the tyro it is simply indispensable. 



Insect Fauna of NoTTiNGHAMsmRE. — I am preparing for publication 

 a list of the insects of this county, and shall be grateful for any in- 

 formation, list of captures, &c., from entomologists who have worked 

 in the county. — J. W. Carr ; University College, Nottingham. 



Addendum. — P. 37, insert : 1889. — On the Lepidoptera of Japan 

 and Corea. Pt. iii. Noctues and Deltoides (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond- 

 1889, pp. 474-571, pis. l.-liii.). 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



CoLlAS HY.iLE IN JuNE. — Looking through back numbers of the 

 * Kiitomologist,' and seeing the numerous records of captures of C. hijaU 

 during August and September of former years, I thought it might be 

 interesting to mention that I caught an example in June, last summer, at 

 Folkestone. I believe the date was June 16th, though it possibly might 

 have been a day or two earlier or later. It was a poor specimen, but gave 

 a most " sporting run." I have been told that it was probably a con- 

 tinental specimen. Is this so? I might also add that I caught a nice 

 variety of C. ediisa in Cornwall, in September. Its colour was between 

 that of typical C. ediisa and its white variety helice. — W. G. Tueobald ; 

 Trinity College, Cambridge, March 3rd, 1901, 



Xylomioes conspicillauis jn SoMiiusETSHiRE. — I have to report thi3 

 insect from the Taunton district. From dug pupae a friend and myself 

 have procured the following:— In 1899, three; in 1900, two; and this 

 year two, up to the present time. On looking through the private collec- 

 tion of the late Curator of the Taunton Museum, I noted one specimen, 

 which he told me he took about twenty years ago, on a gas-lamp. I see 

 Newman mentions only three localities, and adds : " This insect is ex- 

 ceedingly rare in Great Britain." 1 shall be glad to know if this is still 

 the case. — Harris Doidge ; The Elms, Sherford, Taunton. 



Orthoptera from Renfrewshire. — Mr. A. M. Stewart has sent me 

 a specimen of Gryllus doinesticus, and another of Stenobothrus viridulns, 

 from Kilbarchau, together with a Blatta australasiiB, which last was 

 obtained alive, in a fruiterer's shop in Paisley. It came out of a cluster of 

 bananas from the Canary Islands, though of course it may have beeu taken 

 on board previous to the vessel's arriving there. — W. J. Lucas; Kingston- 

 on-Thames. 



Camptogramma fluviata at Rhyl, Flintshire.— On Aug. 2nd, 1900, 

 a small geometer came to window-light here ; to establish its identity it 

 was submitted to Mr. Barrett, who pronounced it to be " a beautiful female 



