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species is included in the county list. — C. Granville Clutterbuck ; 

 16, Clarence Street, Gloucester. 



Brephos parthenias in Surrey. — This moth was very common 

 indeed — I have never before seen such numbers — in Princes' Coverts, 

 near Oxshott, on February 23rd. Many were flying low, and often 

 settling on the ground, usually in damp spots ; they were also noticed 

 on sallow blossoms. — W. J. Lucas ; Kingston-on-Thames. 



G. rhamni was also extremely common, but most were males ; 

 probably not more than 5 per cent, of those seen were females. — 

 W. J. L. 



Early Butterflies. — On March 22nd specimens of Celastrina 

 argiolus and Pieris brassicce were seen on the wing in this town, 

 about a month earlier than is usual. On March 23rd, in a twenty- 

 mile drive north of Bedford, I counted thirty-six Gonepteryx rhamni, 

 thirty-five being males. In summer this insect is rarely seen in this 

 neighbourhood. — W. Gipford Nash ; Clavering House, De Parys 

 Avenue, Bedford. 



Pieris BRASsicai was noted on March 23rd last. — F. M. A. 

 MacKirrngie ; CoUyweston Manor, Stamford. 



Pieris rap^ was on the wing at Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, 

 on March 21st. — B. W. Neave ; 95, Queen's Eoad, Brownswood 

 Park, N. 4. 



[P. rapcB was seen flying in Cricklewood on March 21st. — Ed.] 



Early Lepidoptera. — I saw the first specimen of Tephrosia 

 biundularia on a tree trunk here on February 27th or 28th last, and 

 several others during the first week of March. The first Biston 

 hirtaria was seen on an elm-trunk on March 13th. Two years ago 

 I saw a male Notodonta dictcea on a poplar-trunk here on April 18th, 

 which,'! think, is an early date. — F. H. Lyon, F.E.S. ; Intelligence, 

 G.H.Q., B.E.F. 



Dasychira pudibunda in February. — A schoolboy brought me a 

 female of D. pudibwida on February 21st, 1918. It was found, 

 freshly emerged, on an elm tree-trunk near its cocoon. This speci- 

 men, which is deformed, has laid about ten dozen ova. The weather 

 previous to February 21st was exceptionally cold. — George H. 

 Henshall, jun. ; 19, Greenvale Eoad, Eltham, Kent. 



A Few Eecords of British Orthoptera. — It may be useful, 

 for reasons of locality, to give a list of such Orthoptera as have come 

 under my notice from time to time, notwithstanding the fact that 

 the species are very few, and are for the most part of the commonest. 

 Notices of the more interesting occurrences have appeared already, 

 and references are given in such cases. Unless otherwise stated, 

 the captures were made by my brother or myself. I have not 

 included in the list any of the rarer species which Mr. W. J. Lucas 

 has been kind enough to add to my collection, as it is understood 

 that he will publish all his own observations himself. It has not 

 been deemed necessary, either, to include the two common pests, 

 Forficula auricularia, Linn., and Blatta orientalis, Linn. Gryllus 

 domesticus, Linn., is also omitted, as no data concerning it have been 



