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being British is my friend above mentioned, and in the interest of 

 the Science I am ready to submit a specimen for identification. — 

 (Rev.) J. S. St. John; Whatley Rectory, Frome, Oct. IG, 1885. 



[No doubt others will be found in various collections ; but 

 nevertheless to Mr. Piekard- Cambridge belongs the honour of 

 adding Lyccena argiades to the British fauna. Entomologists 

 should keep a sharp look-out for this addition next year. — J. T. C] 



Note on Lyc^na argiades. — Any information with regard to 

 Lycana argiades may be of interest at the present moment. 

 During the last week of August, 1882, I met with this species on 

 the coast, a few miles south of Biarritz, in a locality which may 

 be described as a very sandy heath. It was flying in company 

 with L. icarus and L. bcet'ica, both of which species it much 

 resembled on the wing. — A. H. Jones; Shrublands, Eltham, 

 Kent, October 3, 1885. 



Vanessa antiopa. — It may interest entomologists to know that 

 a specimen of V. antiopa was seen on the cliffs at Charmouth, 

 Dorset, on July 36th last. — A. Belt; Ealing, W., Oct. 24, 1885. 



Abundance of Colias edusa and Vanessa cardui in 

 North Kent. — Both these species have been plentiful this 

 season, some hybernated V. cardui being out, as is their wont, 

 till the new brood was appearing. C. edusa came out rather 

 early ; its abundance in 1885 is notable, as indicating that a dry 

 summer does no harm to its caterpillar. — J. R. S. Clifford. 



Colias edusa in North Devon. — On August 15th I saw one 

 specimen of Colias edusa at Morte Bay ; during a fortnight's 

 stay in the neighbourhood I saw no other. A correspondent in 

 Torrington, N. Devon, informs me that one male sj)ecimen was 

 caught there this year. I may add that, while staying in North 

 Devon in 1882, I saw none. — F. H. P. Coste ; Tottenham. 



Ch(erocampa celerio at Retford. — I have again to record 

 taking a specimen of C. celerio. It settled on a window-pane in 

 a street near my garden, and was promptly brought to me. — 

 S. Pegler; Retford, October 2, 1885. 



Chcerocampa celerio at Ealing. — I have seen a fairly good 

 specimen of Chcerocampa celerio captured here, at Ealing, on 

 September 12th, by S. P. Deane, a young friend living at 

 e36 Windsor Road, who caught it flying over Russian balsam 



