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a few of our small number of native Diurni ; but for all that 

 Mr. Sabine is misleading. With a cold June corydon is late out, 

 and, if followed by a hot July, hellargus is out early. Then the 

 late specimens of corydon might just be captured with the early 

 specimens of hellargus. It occurs now and again, but most 

 entomologists know ver}' well it is not normal. For example, 

 this year hellargus was out on June 22nd ; corydon will be out in 

 a week, fully by the 1st of August, and yasse long before the 

 15th or 20th of the month. Will hellargus be out then? From 

 my experience and notes I think the chances are greatly against 

 any being out; a few, however, may be. It is never out fully till 

 the 24tli to 28th of August. Strangely enough, my experience 

 has been obtained chiefly in Kent, Sussex, and the Isle of Wight. 

 If Mr. Sabine were to make written notes for a few years the 

 comparison might be useful ; but, although Mr. Sabine is 

 " astounded," Mr. South and the " entomologists of much 

 experience" are right, and Mr. Sabine is wrong, in concluding 

 that these species normally fly together. 



Blackheath, S.E., July, 1887. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



Abundance of Diurni in the Midlands. — On June 25th 

 I met with Leucophasia sinajns in abundance in North Worcester- 

 shire, and, notwithstanding the lateness of the season, they 

 appeared to be in very fair condition. A friend also reports the 

 occurrence of this insect from Stourbridge. Euchloe cardamines 

 has appeared in great abundance over the whole of North 

 Warwickshire during the present summer. On July 11th I 

 visited a locality in South Shropshire, and met with Argynnis 

 adippe in the utmost profusion. I have never seen the like 

 before ; I might have captured hundreds had I desired to do so. 

 For several years past Vanessa urticce has been comparatively 

 scarce throughout the midlands, but this year will, I think, prove 

 an exception, judging from what I have seen so far. At Tintern, 

 Monmouthshire, in June last, I found many broods of this insect. 

 On June 21st, among many other insects, I took Lycana minima, 

 L. astrarche, and a pair of C. porcellus at Cheddar, North 

 Somersetshire. — Harcourt Bath; Lady wood, Birmingham. 



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