212 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
SPHINX CONVOLVULI IN SussEx.—On August 17th (at 7.30 p.m.) I 
took a Sphinx convolvuls (recently emerged) at rest on a cement pave- 
ment at Preston Circus, Brighton.—F. G. §. Bramwetu; 1, Dyke 
Road Drive, Brighton. 
TABANIDZ IN THE New Forest.—I was interested to see the 
note in the August number, as a friend of mine, who is staying at 
Ringwood, in the New Forest, sent me last month two flies to name : 
one was Chrysops cecutiens and the other Atylotus fuluus. I have 
never seen the latter insect alive, but certainly as a cabinet specimen 
it has a dusty faded appearance, and the eyes have none of the 
beauty that they have in life. My friend has lately sent me a few 
more flies from the same locality, among which are Tabanus bovinus, 
T. maculicorms, and Hematopota pluvialis—Herpert Bury; 
Lomber Hey, High Lane, Cheshire. 
Notes From Hast DorsEet.—Although Tuesday, July 11th last, 
was bright, there was a keen edge to the wind, and consequently 
there were few insects on the wing. In the more sheltered spots 
‘Cenonympha pamphilus was disporting itself in fair numbers in 
company with Lycena egon and L. icarus, also in a warm corner 
where gorse, honeysuckle, and bracken intermingle, Hemaris fuci- 
formis and Argynnis selene were joined in their frolics by Hpinephele 
zamra, and & solitary specimen of Zygena filipendule was clinging 
to a grass stem. Imagines of Arctia villica were few and for the 
most part undersized, and of course worn; A. caza were just emerging. 
In the marshes the pupe of 7. filzpendule were very plentiful, with 
a sprinkling of O. potatoria. Some of the former have emerged, 
among them one closely approaching ab. cytzsz ; another is asymme- 
trical, the right side being typical, and on the left fore wing the spots 
and outer margin are white, and the hind wing is pinkish, graduating 
to red in the centre (this one was bred out by my wife at Bourne- 
mouth, the others emerged here), and a third is of the pink form. 
Larve of H. fuciformis were scarce, as was the Lasiocampid, L. 
trifoli. Of the Sphingide, S. lagusirz, A. popult, and S. ocellatus 
could have been taken; D. vinula and O. antiqua were abundant. 
Imagines of Adopea acteon and Melanargia galatea were to be seen 
in their favourite haunts.—LEonARD TatTcHELL; 71, Clova Road, 
Forest Gate, E. 
LEPIDOPTERA AT THE FRontT.—The following list of Lepidoptera 
captured at the front whilst on active service between January and 
July, 1916, may be of interest to some of your readers: Papilio 
machaon, not uncommon in marshy districts; Preris brassice, 
P. napi, P. rape, all common ; Melanargia galatea, on railway em- 
bankments ; Vanessa io, A. urtice, hibernated females common on fine 
days in spring, later larve: J. lathonia, not uncommon in rough 
places near the coast; Pararge megera, Epinephele canra, Aphan- 
topus hyperanthus, very common on the dunes, where in July it is 
the commonest butterfly (surely a curious habitat for this shade- 
loving butterfly ?); Canonympha pamphilus, Chrysophanus phizas, 
common ; Polyommatus icarus, common, some fine blue varieties of 
