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Parascotia fuliginaria in Surrey. — On July 10th last I took a 

 fine specimen of this uncommon species from a black fence in this 

 locality. It seemed to be in splendid condition, and might have only 

 just emerged. — A. E. Holt (2nd Lieut., E.G. A.) ; Deepcut, Surrey. 



COLLIX SPARSATA AND BOARMIA ROBORARIA IN SuRREY. 1 obtained 



both these species at Deepcut, Surrey, the GoUix on July 5th and the 

 Boarmia on June 7th. — A. E. Holt. 



Stauropus fagi in Eastbourne. — I took a male specimen of this 

 insect on July 11th at rest on a door-post in the business part of 

 Eastbourne. It was in bred condition, except for a small chip in the 

 left hind-wing. — A. F. Bobby ; " St. Margarets," Summerdown Eoad, 

 Eastbourne. 



Somatochlora metallica in Hampshire. — In early June my 

 daughter, Mrs. T. D. Arter, was staying in North-east Hants, and with 

 her husband made some considerable captures of British insects for 

 my collection. Among these were three specimens of this rare 

 dragonfly, and the present record is, I believe, the most southern one 

 yet for the species. Mr. Campion, who saw two of the specimens, 

 advised me to publish a note on same. — W. L. Distant ; Birchanger 

 Eoad, South Norwood. 



CoLiAS EDUSA, AND Vanessids IN Spring. — On the morning of 

 June 24th whilst strolling on the Downs adjacent to this town, I 

 fell in with a specimen of CoUas edusa. I was able to watch it for 

 some minutes as it flew from flower to flower, but at no time could 

 I get it in such a position as to be sure of the sex, but from its 

 behaviour I took it to be a male, and it appeared to be in quite fresh 

 condition. I have also had it reported to me that some few others 

 had been seen in this neighbourhood and that a couple were seen 

 near Coulsdon, Surrey, about the same date. In the garden here 

 odd specimens of Aglais urticce have been seen from time to time 

 since April 22nd and in June an occasional Pyravieis atalanta 

 and P. cardui have visited us. These spring visitants suggest that 

 we may look for increased numbers in the coming autumn. Fresh 

 specimens of A. urticcB are already beginning to be met with fairly 

 commonly. — Egbert Adkin ; Hodeslea, Eastbourne, July 21st, 1917. 



The Eesting Habits or White Butterflies. — I had been 

 from home for some days, and this circumstance probably caused 

 me to notice, as I entered the garden, that the foliage of Weigela 

 shrub had lost all its fresh greenness and had assumed a sickly 

 yellow colour, and that the end of one branch towards the middle 

 of the shrub had an unwonted tuftiness at its end. Closer investi- 

 gation showed this appearance to be caused by four specimens of 

 Pieris rai^ce, having settled down for the night on the terminal leaves, 

 where, needless to say, they were particularly well concealed from 

 casual observation. — Egbert Adkin ; Eastbourne, July, 1917. 



