NOTES, CAPTURES, ETC. 243 
Mr. Carpenter’s captures is that of a male, with the apex of the right 
primary white. The var. valesina was in great abundance, and generally 
very deep in colour. I have succeeded in obtaining a large number of eggs 
from valesina ; therefore, should I succeed in rearing a good nomber: of 
imagines next season, I hope to be able to record in what proportion 
valesina reproduces valesina.—'. W. Fronaws ; Sept. 1892. 
CATOCALA NUPTA, ABERRATION.—I have pleasure in recording the cap- 
ture of an exceedingly fine form of C. nupta, taken at rest at Mitcham, 
Surrey, on August 27th last, by my friend Mr. Mark Winkley. The 
coloration of the secondaries is remarkable, having all the usual red 
colour replaced by a very delicate warm brown, and a purplish glow 
covering the entire surface of the wings; both the marginal and median 
bands are broader than usual, and finely shot with purple. The primaries 
are also considerably deeper in colour, the ground colour being of a deep 
smoky grey ; the dark markings are strongly pronounced ; the reniform is 
large and black, in strong contrast to the whitish blotch bordering the inner 
edge. Under surface: the secondaries are coloured as above, there being 
no trace of any red colouring, and all the black bands of primaries and 
secondaries are shot with purple. It is a large female, measuring 33 inches 
in expanse, and apparently freshly emerged. “_F. W. FRouaws. 
EPINEPHELE HYPERANTHUS, VARIETY.—I captured a nice example of 
the lanceolate var. of this species in Denny Wood, New Forest, on July 
18th last, the large lanceolate markings being very prominent.—JosEPH H, 
CARPENTER ; Streatham, Sept. 6, 1892. 
VANESSIDZ IN LancAsHTRE.—V. cardui and V. atalanta have both 
been common in Lancashire this year.—S. RensHaw ; Ash House, Stret- 
ford, Manchester, Sept. 9, 1892. 
VANESSA ANTIOPA IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—V. antiopa was seen in a 
garden near here a short time ago. Ihave only seen two V. polychloros 
this year. V.io, V. cardui, V. Fine V. urtice, Polyommatus alexis, 
P. alsus (in chalk pits), T’hanaos tages, Pamphila sylvanus, &c., have been 
extremely abundant here. a) MapceE A. Witson ; Guilden-Morden 
Vicarage, Royston, Cambs, Sept. 2, 1892. 
Lyczna coRypDoN In Eppine Forssr.—It may be interesting to note 
that on the 22nd inst. I captured a freshly-emerged male specimen of 
Lycena corydon at Fair Mead, Epping Forest.—J. BerNarD ARGENT; 
Woodford Wells, Aug. 23, 1892. 
Nore on ParNassius aPoLLo IN SwirzeRLanD.—Mr. Leech states 
(Entom. 218) that he has never seen P. apollo in Switzerland at a lower 
elevation than 4500 feet. I saw it this last summer, and in 1890 and in 
1891, in abundance in the road between Aigle and Sepey, the latter place 
lying at an elevation of 3700 feet. I also saw it in abundance at the 
entrance to the Val d’Anniviers in all the aforesaid years. ‘This would be 
at a height of about 3100 feet. It is also abundant in the road leading from 
Sion to Evolina, at an elevation of certainly not over 4000 feet. And, lastly, 
though this does not exhaust the places in Switzerland where it occurs at 
under 4000 feet, I saw several specimens when (in 1891) I was going up to 
Chaumont from Neuchatel. The former place lies 3850 feet above sea-level, 
—R, B, Postans; Eastbourne, Sept, 6, 1892. 
