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May; the fourth pupa went mouldy. I carefully kept a look-out 

 for the species on the mulleins, Verbascum thapsus and nigrum, both 

 common on dry downs and hillsides in the district, but saw no 

 lychnitis, although verbasci occurred on them and also on Scrophularia. 

 I had never come across lychnitis before. — G. Nicholson ; 35, The 

 Avenue, Hale End, Chingford. 



Uneecorded occurrence of Anosia plexippus; Pibris dapli- 

 DiCE AND Vanessa antiopa in Buckinghamshire. — I am indebted 

 to Mr. William Crouch for the following interesting notes concerning 

 the occurrence in Bucks, of Anosia plexippus, Pieris daplidice, and 

 Vajiessa antiopa which, I think, should be placed on record. I may 

 add that this instance of A. plexippus brings up the total number to 

 thirty specimens either seen or captured in the British Islands 

 (including one captured in Guernsey by Col. A. H. CoUings on 

 October 2nd, 1886), since the appearance of the first recorded 

 example at Neath, S. Wales, on September 6th, 1876. Eespecting 

 this species Mr. Crouch states in his letter dated October 14th, 1915 : 

 " Having made no note of the date at the time I can only say that 

 it was about 1894. I was having breakfast in the verandah at my 

 old house — Eickfords Hill, Aylesbury — (my son, Capt. L. W. Grouch, 

 now at the front was with me) when this large butterfly flew across 

 the garden within a few yards of us. It could be nothing else than 

 the black-veined brown from its size and colour. The impression it 

 gave us was being like a silver- washed fritillary, only about three or 

 four times as large. My son was then quite a small boy, but neither 

 he nor I have ever forgotten the unaccustomed sight. The garden 

 being very small we had no opportunity of catching it as it did not 

 settle." This is perhaps the most interesting record we have of this 

 butterfly, as it is the only one seen in an inland county, all the other 

 examples occurred in the coast counties, and it is also one of the most 

 northern localities where this species has occurred. Pieris daplidice, 

 male, captured by Col. John Day at Stoke Mandeville, Bucks., on 

 August 2nd, 1913, while sketching in a clover field. It is fairly perfect, 

 being a little faded, and is now in Mr. Crouch's cabinet. Vanessa 

 antiopa. — A specimen seen on two consecutive days, September 15th 

 and 16th, 1915, by Mr. Crouch and his gardener in his garden at 

 Friarscroft, Aylesbury. It was first observed sitting with expanded 

 wings on a chestnut tree in the sunshine ; it then sailed about in a 

 stately manner but did not fly fast. The following day it was seen 

 by the gardener while resting on a row of sweet-peas. It was 

 evidently attracted by some rotten fruit which was lying about in the 

 adjoining orchard. — F. W. Frohawk ; October, 1915. 



Pyrameis atalanta, &c., in the Chilterns, 1915. — In my article 

 on the butterflies of the Henley district of the Chilterns (September 

 • Entomologist,' pp. 208-212) I stated that from the time of arriving 

 at Henley on August 13th till the time of writing, August 26th, I 

 had not seen a single P. atalanta. Subsequently, however, a few 

 specimens were noticed. Tlie first occasion was on August 30th, a 

 very windy day, when two were seen. After this I saw them at 

 intervals of two or three days up till my departure on September 

 20th, but never more than one or two specimens in a day except 



