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following notes from Kent might be of some use. On Aug. 25th I went 

 to a friend's house at Hothfield, near Ashford, and in his potato-fields 

 succeeded in digging up three pupae. Since then nearly twenty more have 

 been taken. I was not aware that A. atropos occurred in such numbers as 

 this. An imago emerged from one of the three pupae about Sept. 8th ; the 

 other two have died. — S. A. Blenkarn ; 8, Wood Street, Cheapside, 

 London, Nov. 10th, 1899. 



Colias edusa and C. hyale in 1899. — To the Colias records this year 

 I can add one male C. edusa, near Shorncliffe Camp, on Aug. 26th last, and 

 three G. hyale at the same place, on the same day. All were taken in 

 lucerne fields. I also took one mo^e C. hyale on Aug. 28th, in the same 

 localitv. — H. Ainslie Hill ; 9, Addison Mansions, Kensington, W., 

 Nov. 7th, 1899. 



Sesia musciformis at Swanage : a Correction. — In a former note 

 (Entom. xxx. p. Ill) I stated that I had taken Sesia musciformis at Swauage. 

 This should have been S.ichneumoniformis ; the former species I have never 

 obtained there. — J. Hy. Fowler ; Ringwood. 



Hesperia paniscus at Swanage : a Correction. — I cannot verify 

 this record (Entom. xxx. p. Ill), as I did not see the specimen at the 

 time. Would the gentleman who informed me of its capture at Swanage 

 come forward and clear up the matter? I fancy he told me that he resided 

 in the neighbourhood of Bournemouth. — J. Hy. Fowler; Ringwood. 



Lepidoptera at Swanage. — Whilst staying at Swanage in September, 

 Macroglossa stellatarum came to a flower of scabious in my wife's dress, 

 remaining some time, whilst it tried every little floret for honey, and even 

 returned a second time. During my visit I saw one Colias edusa on the 

 cliffs, and a male Lycana adonis. — John R. B. Marefield ; Rosehill, 

 Cheadle, Staffordshire. 



Dragonflies in the Chester District. — Mschna grandis has been 

 as common and as bold as ever, especially in August." I could have taken 

 many, but netted only one, which seemed to challenge my net by repeatedly 

 coming well within reach. JE.jitncea seemed again to be scarce, probably 

 through the shallow pools and marshes being dried up in the almost tropical 

 sun. I saw the species only in North Wales. On July 21st I went to 

 Oakmere to get some Lmcorrhinia dubia for a correspondent, and my surprise 

 was great to find the dragonfly entirely over; so were Libellula quadrimacu- 

 lata and Pyrrhosoma minium. This was exceptionally early, and doubtless 

 owing to the exceptionally hot summer. Lestes sponsa, however, was 

 abundant; so were Agrion puella, Enallagma cyathigerum, and Sympetrum 

 scoticum. Ischnura elegans, a beautiful graceful little dragonfly in black 

 and blue, appeared in unusual numbers, as a second brood, on Aug. 4th. 

 In North Wales, up to the end of September, I repeatedly saw a dragon- 

 fly like Oithetrum ccerulescens, only larger perhaps, flying singly among the 

 oak tops, but, of course, far beyond reach. — J. Arkle ; Chester. 



