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999 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
ABUNDANCE OF ARGYNNIS PAPHIA IN GLOUCESTERSHTRE.—On August 
10th I found A. paphia swarming at Symonds Yat, Gloucestershire, but 
saw no specimens of Colias edusa—H. Witpr; Enfield. 
ABUNDANCE OF UROPTERYX SAMBUCARIA AND TIMANDRA AMATARIA. — 
These beautiful moths have been unusually common during July about the 
hedges in the neighbourhood of Chester.—J. ArKLE; Chester. 
ABUNDANCE OF COSMIA PALEACEA (HUPERIA FULVAGO) IN SHERWOOD 
Forrst.—This year seems to have been specially favourable for the above 
insect. I have seen a good deal of Sherwood, having spent several holidays 
there, but have never before seen fulvago in such numbers. August 10th 
was our first night at sugaring ; on that night I took thirty-five, the second 
night twenty, the third thirty, besides other species. Last year I sugared 
for the same moth, but as I was at Sherwood that year fourteen days later, 
I only took four fulvago. On the last night there were more moths than 
we could carry away, some of which are unknown to me. ‘The locality is a 
good one for dAgriopis aprilina, but it is yet too early for them; I think 
they are still in the larva state. I may add that Sherwood Forest appears 
to be very poor in butterflies—W. A. B. Fmrris; St. Matthew's Vicarage, 
Nottingham. 
Notrs on LeprpoprERA NEAR GLoucEsTER.— Plusia gamma has been 
as great a nuisance here as it seems to have been elsewhere. It began to 
disappear about June 20th, about which time P. iota almost took its place 
as regards numbers, occurring in hundreds at flowers at dusk, in beautiful 
condition. Macroglossa stellatarum, after many years’ absence, has appeared 
here again, one being discovered by my wife in a flower-vase, and two more 
seen at flowers. This insect appears to be much more rare than formerly ; 
twenty or twenty-five years ago, in Ireland, I remember it occurring in con- 
siderable numbers nearly every summer. One year it was particularly 
abundant; half a dozen could be seen at any hour of the day hovering over 
a strong-smelling blue flower, the name of which I forget. Vanessa cardut 
has also been more abundant than usual here this summer, a day seldom 
passing without several been seen. V. c-album is just beginning to appear. 
V. polychloros, one only, on July 14th. On August 18th, at verbena, I 
captured a male Celena haworthii; and on the 20th, at light, another, also 
a male; both newly emerged. ‘There is no cotton-grass within a mile and 
a half, and, where it does occur, is very scanty; certainly not more than 
twenty tufts could be picked in the spot where it occurs. Is there any other 
food-plant known, and is the insect of frequent occurrence in Gloucestershire ? 
These are the first I have seen here ; and I can find no note of it having 
been taken in this county. —N. F. Searancxe; Mitcheldean, near 
Gloucester, August 19, 1892. 
CAPTURES IN THE CHELTENHAM District.—The following is a list of 
the rarer Lepidoptera that have been caught during the past term in and 
about Cheltenham, by the boys of Cheltenham College. Many more speci- 
mens have been taken, but only the first capture is noted. A prize is 
awarded to the boy who obtains the most “notices.” An entomological 
section has been instituted at the College, and the boys take a keen interest 
in the study :—May 20th, Notodonta dictea (male), College ground, by 
W. F. Buckle; 21st, N. dictea (female), College ground, by Fowler ; 
alcronycta alni, College ground, by K. A. Sanders; 29th, Vanessa cardut, 
