234 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Emydia cribrum not taken in the New Forest by Mr. F. Bond. 

 —When writing his note (ante, p. 209), Mr. Sydney Webb apparently 

 forgot my very definite statement (ante, p. 102) that the exact spot 

 where the late Mr. F. Bond used to capture Emydia cribrum is well 

 known to me, and is not within the limits of the New Forest, but 

 about four miles from the western edge of it. The published description 

 of this spot in the ' Manual,' where the words " and iu the New Forest " 

 refer to it alone, is therefore inaccurate, and consequently "rather mis- 

 leading"; and the same is true in a less degree of Mr. Bond's MS. 

 description of it, as quoted by Mr. Webb, because he says " Near 

 Ringwood, in the New Forest ....," whereas neither Kingwood nor 

 the spot where he used to take cribrum is in the New Forest, and his 

 idea of the extent of the Forest was clearly a little at fault. The place 

 alluded to by Mr. Bond as "St. Lawrence" is generally known as 

 " St. Leonards." — Eustace R. Bankes ; The Close, Salisbury, August 

 8th, 1899. 



Dianthcecia cucubali in July. — Referring to the record of D. 

 cucubali taken at sugar on July 24th of the present year (ante, 

 p. 213), I see no reason why it should not be a late emergence of the 

 first brood, for I have only to-day had a specimen of the closely-allied 

 D. carpophaga emerge in my breeding-cage, and six or seven more 

 within the last fortnight ; as well as two D. capsincola. All these were 

 bred from seed-heads of Silene inflata and Lychnis collected last autumn. 

 Under ordinary circumstances D. carpophaga, D. cucubali, and D. cap- 

 sincola are generally to be taken as soon as Silene inflata is in flower, 

 about the end of May or beginning of June ; but it is evident from my 

 experience this year that carpophaga and capsincola sometimes emerge 

 later. There is nothing exceptional in the situation of my breeding- 

 cage, which is under a hedge fronting north, but gets plenty of sun in 

 the afternoon. — J. Gardner ; 6, Friar Terrace, Hartlepool, August 

 4th, 1899. 



DiANTHfficiA cucubali in July and August. — It may be of interest 

 to know that I have taken two D. cucubali lately in the house in this 

 road: one on July 25th, and one this morning; the prior one was 

 perfect, but the latter was nipped in the bedroom window. This 

 seems to bear out the fact, stated in your Journal, that the species is 

 double-brooded. — E. Sparke ; 1, Christchurch Villas, Tooting Bee 

 Road, S.W., August 12th, 1899. 



Chrysophanus (Polyommatus) phtxeas. — The number of P. phloeas 

 which have already put in their appearance during the last few days of 

 this month, suggests another copper season, such as was experienced 

 in 1893. On the afternoon of the 28th I paid a visit to a very limited 

 part of the Sussex Downs, an area of only a few hundred yards in 

 length and about one hundred in width, where I found butterflies very 

 plentiful both as regards numbers and species. On so small a space of 

 ground I noted fourteen species, including Argynnis aglaia in plenty, 

 and Pyrameis cardui. P. phla;as was abundant, but unfortunately the 

 one variety which I captured was the only specimen I found to be in 



