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seems worth noting. The butterflies were still flying on September 

 18th. The second brood was first recorded on July 22nd, and was 

 produced in great abundance. L. corydon. — Fairly abundant locally 

 on the North Downs on August 11th ; wasted on September 2nd. 

 L. adonis. — A worn pair near Folkestone, July 1st, and a male in the 

 same locality, July 7th. I have records of this species in every 

 month, from April to October, both inclusive, in exceptional seasons. 

 L. agestis. — I have never seen this species on these hills ; it is fairly 

 common, but local, on the North Downs. First record, May 30th. 

 L. argiolus. — First seen in Sevenoaks, April 16th ; several in Reigate, 

 April 26th ; two in Kew Gardens, May 7th. Ovipositing on dogwood, 

 near Westerham Hill, May 19th. The first brood was abundant 

 hereabouts, the second less so. The first record of the latter was on 

 August 1st ; larvae on ivy-buds, August 23rd. 



Hesperia alveolus. — iVpril 21st and subsequently ; fairly common 

 on the North Downs, less so on these hills. Still on the wing, 

 June 13th. 



Thanaos tages. — From April 29th, North Downs, and very abun- 

 dant later. (On the above date it may be here worth noting a 

 specimen of Hypocrita jacobaa was on the wing— a very early date 

 for this species.) On August 16th a fresh-looking specimen of 

 T. tages was seen on the North Downs, presumably of a second 

 brood. Though he has not the exact dates, Mr. Gillett tells me that 

 late summer specimens were observed by him thereabouts in 1911. — 

 R. M. Prideaux ; Brasted Chart, Kent, February 10th, 1915. 



Notes on Lepidoptera attracted by Lamps at Bexhill-on-Sea 

 (concluded from p. 68). — June 5th. — First appearance oi Miana fasci- 

 uncula, Leucania irnpicra, Anaitis plagiata, and other common things. 

 Also the only Bapta tevierata I have taken here. 12th. — Arctia villica, 

 Diantlmcia capsmcola. 17th, — A. villica, Boarmia consortaria (one). 

 Centra bifida (one), Acidalia marginepunctata, Petilampa arcuosa, 

 Noctua primulcB (very abundant henceforth, as were other common 

 insects, e.g. Miana strigilis). 18th. — Pterostojna palpina, Ephyrapen- 

 dularia, Cleora lichenaria, Lygris associata ; first Boarmia repandata. 

 19th. — Eurymene dolabraria, P. palpina, Pachys betularia (common). 

 21st. — Gybosia mesomella (one), A. marginepunctata, and A. sub- 

 sericeata (one), Cucullia umbratica, D. capsincola ; first Acidalia 

 imitaria, which afterwards swarmed at my window. 24th. — Cidaria 

 fulvata. 26th.— Boarmia roboraria (one). TJt\\.—Hylophila prasi- 

 nana (caution : turns bright orange in ammonia), Mesoleuca albi- 

 cillata, Cleora lichenaria, Thyatira batis, Plusia pulchrina; first 

 appearance of Nola cucullatella, Hemithea strigata, and Acidalia 

 dimidiata, which all swarmed later; also 28th, Acidalia aversata. 

 29th. — Ellopia prosapiaria, Plusia chrysitis (common after). 30th. — 

 Arctia villica (two). (N.B. — Pericallia syringaria, flying in garden 

 now, never came to light. A curious exception among " thorns ".) 



July 6th. — Habrosyne derasa (common, but only one T. batis 

 taken), Asthena sylvata {testaceata). 13th. — Palimpsestis fluctuosa, 

 Geometra papilionaria, Bryophila glandifera, Miltochrista miniata 

 (common), Lithosia complana (one), L, lurideola (this swarmed, but 

 though I examined scores I only detected one L. complana) ; first 



ENTOM. — APRIL, 1915. I 



