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bellargus (May 5th), Cdastrina argiolus (April 14th) and Cupido 

 minima (April 26th) were all more or less common. Nomiades 

 semiargus, although not common, was often met with singly. 

 Hesperia malvcB (April 16th), Nisoniades tages (April 1st), Augiades 

 sylvanus (May 14th) and Adopcsa thaumas (June 16th) were all fairly 

 common. Another "skipper," like a very large H. malva, was met 

 with sparingly in grassy places in early June. A fine Manduca atropos 

 was taken at rest on a rock at Kukus on June 9th, 1916; a full-fed 

 iiirva was brought to us on October 9th, 1917, and a half-fed one found 

 on November 8th of last year at Dedegatch, in Bulgaria. Several 

 larvae of DeilepJiila euphorbice were taken in July, 1917, feeding on 

 E. cyparissius ; one taken on June 20th last year pupated on July 2nd. 

 Macroglossa stellatarmn was common nearly all the year round, and 

 was taken on Christmas Day, 1916. Webs of Malacosoma neiistria 

 larv£e were very common on blackthorn in April. We heard of two 

 Saturnia pyri being taken in early May, but did not meet with it 

 ourselves. A few Arctia villica (May 14th) were met with each year 

 on herbage on side of trenches, and Triphcena comes, T. orhona and 

 T. pronuba were met with in similar situations about the middle of 

 June. A few Coscinia striata were seen flying on dry, heathy hills in 

 early June. Great mullein is a very common plant in the district, 

 and the larvae of Giicullia verbasci were correspondingly numerous. 

 Phisia gamma was often kicked up from May 11th until November. 

 We were unable to recognise many of the Geometers, but Anaitis 

 plagiata (May 1st), Zanthorho'e socciata (May 16th), Caviptogramma 

 bilineata (May 4th), Cabera pusaria (May 14th), Venilia macidata 

 (May 17th), Ematurga atomaria (April 7th), Aspilates ochrearia 

 (May 3rd), and Ghiasmia clathrata (May 12th) were met with. 

 Zygoma purpuralis and Z. brizce put in a 3'early appearance early in 

 May. Z. filipendulce (May 17th) and Z. carnioUca (May 16th) were 

 both met with in small numbers each year. Two Z. ejyialtes were 

 taken near Doiran on June 14th last year. Two species of " Forester " 

 were fairly common in May and early June on dry, sunny parts of the 

 hills, but could not be identified with certainty. — F. Norton and 

 J. E. Delbanty ; 69, Whitchurch Eoad, Cardiff, April 15th, 1919. 



Nyssia lapponaria in Inverness. — It may be interesting to know 

 that Nyssia lapponaria has been this year found in Inverness-shire. 

 My friend Mr. McLachlan sent me, on April 21st, four males which 

 he had found on the heather at Invergarry a few days previously. 

 I understand that hitherto this moth has, in this country, been 

 limited to Perthshire, and is, even there, very local. — K. A. S. 

 Eedmayne, M.B. ; Claremont Lodge, Cobham, Surrey. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— i^eimari/ 27i/i, 1919.— Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., 

 President, in the Chair. — Mr. Newman exhibited a series of Gosymbia 

 vendularia var. decoraria (subroseata) bred from ova. They were 

 forced to emerge in January and were all finely developed large 

 specimens. — Mr. Bowman, a black form of Hibernia leucophaaria 



