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females. On Sept. 3rd hellargus in plenty, but not a single 

 corydon. This year is, of course, abnormal. Owing to the late 

 spring corydon larvae were being collected at the time the imago 

 should appear, but the pupal stage was short. Mr. Sabine's 

 notes and mine differ only in degree. He suggested the 

 occurrence together of the two species as normal ; I found it 

 abnormal. 



With regard to the concluding sentences of Mr. Sabine's 

 note, he does not seem to have read my note (Entom. 174) 

 carefully, as he makes one' or two misleading statements in 

 referring to it. (1), I was not at Cuxton on June 6th. (2), I 

 did not state that hellargus was not out there on June 6th ; it 

 may have been, I was not there to see. (3), I was at Cuxton on 

 June 4th, and was probably a day or two too soon. With regard 

 to my reference to June 22nd, I gave it as a late date, and more 

 nearly approximating to the earliest possible appearance of 

 L. corydon. 



I would suggest that if arguments on such matters as the 

 subject before us are to be of the least scientific value, the 

 collector who suggests or supports a theory, or proposes a 

 question, should give the readers of the ' Entomologist ' sufficient 

 information and data as to peculiarities of flora, geological 

 structure, and general environment to sift the matter out, and to 

 aid them to form a correct opinion. 



Eayleigh Villa, Westcombe Park, S.E. 



[Apology is due to Mr. Tutt for considerable reduction in 

 length of his article, which very fully replied to the remarks 

 on the subject which appeared in our last number ; but in our 

 discretion we have condensed his reply. — Ed.] 



NOTES ON LOBOPHORA VIRETATA. 



By the Rev. Chas. F. Thornewill. 



On June 2nd last I visited Sutton Park in search of Lohophora 

 viretata, and found the insects in abundance sitting on the 

 trunks of the hollies, preferring the darkest and most sheltered 

 places. They were by no means easy to take, frequently flying 

 off before I could box them ; but in all I took sixty-six specimens, 



