THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 351 



Entomological Notes, Captures, Sfc. 



Argyniris Niohe in the New Forest. — Being upon an ento- 

 mological visit to Lyndhursl in last July, I there purchased 

 of a local entomologist an unset variety (as I supposed) of 

 Adippe, which I set to show the under side. On taking it to 

 the British Museum last week, I was informed that it had all 

 the true characters of Niobe ; and such it now appears to me 

 undoubtedly to be. I have since written to Mr. Gerrard, of 

 whom I purchased it, for particulars of its capture ; and he 

 writes me, " The specimen of Adippe purchased by you was 

 taken by me in 1868 : it was flying with Paphia and other 

 Adippe at Lyndhurst, about the middle of July." My object 

 in writing is to ascertain whether other specimens have been 

 taken of late years, and, if so, whether entomologists regard 

 Niobe as a distinct species or only a variety of Adippe. 

 I have felt half inclined to forward you my specimen for 

 examination, but, when one only possesses one specimen, 

 one hardly likes to subject it to the tender mercies of the 

 post-office. Is the variety of V. Urticae with confluent spots 

 considered very rare? I have one taken in North Hants. — 

 [Rev.) W. Hamhrougli ; Worthing, October 3, 1869. 



Yelloio Females of Colias Hyale. — In a letter which I 

 received a short time since from Colonel H. Macchio, of 

 Vienna, he says: — "I have reserved a yellow female Colias 

 Hyale for you. I believe many of these yellow females have 

 been passed over in this country for males, as among the 

 small number of specimens of this butterfly which I saw last 

 year, not more than thirty or forty, I found four of them." — 

 Henry Douhleday ; Epping. — Ent. Mo. Mag. for October. 



Colias Edusa in Lancashire. — A young collector of this 

 town captured a fine specimen of the above at Southport last 

 month : during his visit he noticed two more specimens. — 

 R. Kay ; 2, Spring Street, Bury, Lancashire, September 30. 



Sphinx Convolvuli in Greenwich Park. — This morning I 

 took a fine specimen of Sphinx Convolvuli at rest on the 

 trunk of a chesnut tree in Greenwich Park. — JV. West ; 

 6, Green Lane, Greenwich, September 13, 1869. 



Remarkable Variety of Boinbyx Qnercus. — I have bred 

 two Bon)byx Quercus, male and female : the female is trans- 

 parent, and has a brown fringe all round its wings : the male 



