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Plusia ni has been recorded from Penzance and interroga- 

 tionis, above all things, from Battle (I should much like to 

 see the specimen). To wind up the Noctiice, Catocala 

 Fraxini has again occurred in the Regent's Park, this time 

 among the feroi naturce, and also in Hampshire. As for 

 *• the Crimsons," as they are called, they have been quite at 

 a discount in the New Forest. 



Among the GeometrcB a fourth example of ApJasta ono- 

 naria has been captured at Folkestone, Cidaria reticxdata 

 has been taken at Rannoch, Sterrha sacraria (but only one) 

 at Shirley, Enp. togata in Rosherville Gardens,(" a fine 

 place for collecting"), and Acidalia strigaria and Ziyihria 

 imrpuraria not far from the last-named locality — by water. 

 Besides these we have 31. alternata and Eup, irriguata at 

 Glanville's Wootton and Acidalia circellatalm Blean Woods, 

 but this last requires verifying. 



As for varieties, I am informed on the best authority that 

 they never were so numerous or fine. Two very striking 

 barred vars. of Argi/nnis Aglaia hu,Ye occurred, Gonepteryx 

 Hhamni has been taken at large with the costal margins of 

 its wings more or less unequally sufi'used with crimson, 

 a richly clouded Euperia fidvago has been secured near 

 London, Rumia cratcegata has also been taken at large with 

 the apical portion of one of its wings brown, and Cidaria 

 svffamaria of a beautiful creamy-white colour, with the 

 basal blotch and median broad band darker than usual and 

 the hind-wings creamy at their outer half. Then at the 

 annual meeting of the Haggerstone Entomological Society, 

 at which I spent a most pleasant evening, a number of 

 varieties were exhibited of which a rayed Thecla i^runi, an 

 extraordinary fritillary and a curious pale (almost albino) 

 example of X. quercifoUa most attracted my attention. To 

 crown all, my friend Mr. Bond has shown me a marvellous 



