292 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Colias edusa in Sussex. — On Oct. 23rd, whilst walking on the marsh 

 here, I saw a fine male C. edusa flying in front of me. It was the first I had 

 noticed this season, and I captured it with my hat, after several attempts. 

 —J. T. Dewey; 26, Willingdon Road, Eastbourne, Oct. 23rd, 1898. 



Colias edusa at Chichester. — This species has straggled on here 

 late into the season. A fine male was taken on Oct. 28th. It flew out of 

 the box whilst I was chloroforming it, and was lost in the room. I searched 

 for it everywhere for some time without success. It may have been 

 accidental, but I am disposed to believe it an instance of the power 

 of selection on the part of iusects of protective coloration. Quite by chauce 

 I discovered the insect on a cloth, hauging from a table, of maroon ground 

 with leaves of old-gold colour. On one of these leaves the butterfly was 

 settled, with closed wings, showing the under sides, which harmonized 

 exactly with the yellow of the leaf. — Joseph Anderson; Chichester. 



Xylina semibrunnea at Chichester. — I took a splendid specimen 

 of X. semibrunnea at sugar on Oct. 10th. — Joseph Anderson ; Chichester. 



Cream-coloured Pieris rap^e at Chichester. — A female P. rapes, 

 apparently freshly emerged, was taken at Apuldram on Oct. 10th. It is of 

 a buff or cream-colour, quite as deep in shade as specimens in my cabinet 

 from Scotland and Ireland. — Joseph Anderson; Chichester. 



Deilephila livornica in Surrey. — On Oct. 15th a specimen of 

 D. livornica was taken by our servants here; it came into the house over- 

 night and was captured in the morning. I suppose this is a rarity? — 

 (Rev.) C. D. Snell; Duncroft, Kenley, Surrey, Oct. 31st, 1898. 



Plusia moneta in Surrey. — We took a specimen of P. moneta here in 

 the summer. Unfortunately it got into the gas and was much damaged. — 

 (Rev.) C. D. Snell; Duncroft, Kenley, Surrey, Nov. 3rd, 1898. 



Sphinx convolvuli, Acronycta alni, &c, in Worcestershire. — On 

 Oct. 4th last a fine example of the former insect was brought to me ; it was 

 found on some palings at Moseley. Last spring I bred an example of alni 

 from a pupa found among some wood of rotten palings at Hall Green. 

 Near Knowle I found a pupa which turned out Amphidasys betularia var. 

 doubledayaria (male), which, however, was malformed. I also met with, 

 during the summer, for the first time near Moseley, Pterostoma palpina 

 and Cucullia umbratica. — A. D. Imms ; " Liuthurst," Oxford Road, 

 Moseley, Worces. 



Deilephila livornica, Sphinx convolvuli, &c, at Portland, 1898. 

 — Of my captures here this year the following are, doubtless, worth 

 putting on record : — Deilephila livornica, one taken in my garden whilst 

 hovering over Silene pendula compacta, about 9 p.m., on June 12th, in very 

 good condition. Sphinx convolvuli, fifty-two taken between Aug. 4th and 

 Oct. 3rd. On the evening of Sept. 17th at least a dozen, I believe, were 

 hovering at one time over a bed of petunias, eight of which I secured. 

 Macroglossa stellatarum, pleutiful from Aug. 20th till the end of Septem- 

 ber ; about fifty taken. Heliophobus hispidus. one hundred and two 

 taken between Aug. 25th and Sept. 27th, on grass and at light. Aporo- 

 phyla australis, twenty-six taken at sugar and light during September. 



