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the usual form here, and a short series of xlricia medon, several 

 with distinct white discal spots. Agriades corydun was out in 

 numhers, not only on the Eoman road, but the golf links adjoining, 

 together with P. icarus, which rivalled the hareloells in abundance 

 and strict adherence to type. Other species noted were Satyriis 

 seinele (which, like A. corydon, is much conniioner further out and on 

 the Feani dyke) in twos and threes, Epinephele ianira, E. tithonus, 

 A'phantopiis hy2)eranthus, Cmnonympha pavipliilus, Vanessa io, and an 

 early specimen of Orgyia antiqua ^ . Vanessa io was all over the 

 place, though nettles were conspicuous by their absence. Other 

 common species, such as Gonepteryx rhamni, Gupido minimus , 

 second brood of which generally occurs here, and Chrysophanus 

 ■phlceas were absent, but they might have occurred further up the 

 road (which extends for miles across the chalk), or else I was too 

 early for them ; probably the latter. I kept a sharp look out for 

 Colias edusa and Pyrameis cardiu, as it seems to have been a migrant 

 year, but was unrewarded. Eowever, it was pleasant to be amongst 

 the butterflies again even for an hour (which was all the time I could 

 spare), and possibly a later visit may have better results in the last, 

 and others, named. — Hugh P. Jones ; 19, Tenison Avenue, Cambridge, 

 August 2nd, 1917. 



ScoiiioPTERYX LiBATRix IN JuLY. — I notico that, in Mr. South's 

 liandbook, ' Moths of the British Isles,' the date of the appearance, 

 of S. lihatrix is given as from August onwards. Perhaps it may be 

 of interest to note that I took a freshly emerged imago on the wing 

 at twilight on July 19tli last ; the insect is perfectly clean and fresh, 

 and apparently only emerged a few hours previously. — (Bev.) H. D. 

 Ford ; Tlmrsby Vicarage, Carlisle. 



CcENONYMPHA PAMPHiLus. — I know of two localities within a 

 mile of each other, in the Lake District, where a very distinctly 

 dwarf G. pamphilus flies, and I have heard of a third. In those 

 cases which have come under my own observation I have found them 

 flying on the mountain sides at an elevation of some 500 ft. At the 

 low levels they are flying plentifully and are of the usual size, and, 

 strangely enough, when you get to a height of say 1000 or 1200 ft., 

 they are again flying in large quantities and of the normal size 

 once more. But between these two altitudes you get a very well 

 marked dwarf race. I was on the mountains at the beginning of 

 July — on the 2nd and 4th — when they were all much worn, but 

 I took a few specimens. — (Rev.) H. D. Ford. 



Papilio machaon IN THE Eastbourne DISTRICT. — Several specimens 

 of P. machaon have been observed here on the downs during the first 

 week in August. During July I was told that allotment holders had 

 noted beautiful caterpillars feeding on the foliage of the garden 

 carrot. These no doubt were larvas of P. machaon vi\\\ch. had been turned 

 down by some collector. — J. T. Dewey ; 79, Hurst Road, Eastbourne. 



In connection with the above record the following letter, pub- 

 lished in the ' Brighton Herald,' August 11th last, may be of interest. 

 We are obliged to Mr. Louis Meaden for the " cutting : " 



On Sunday last I and my boy Armand were returning from an 

 entomological ramble via Hollingbury Camp, where he spotted a 

 large and strange butterfly flitting about on the sunny side of the 



ENTOM. SEPTEMBER, 1917. S 



