280 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



megcera : Very oommon. Netted dozens in hope of turning up /. 

 lathonia, as megcera much resembles a medium-sized Fritillary wlien on 

 the wing. H. semele : Very abundant on the Downs. E. jurtinay 

 E. tithonus and A. hyperantkus : The first two species abundant 

 every where, the latter rather scarce. C . 2Mm'p}iilus : Abundant. C. 

 rubi : One of our commonest butterflies. Z. quercus : Abundant 

 in several of our woods. C. phloeas : First and second broods common, 

 but third brood scarce. I saw a perfect specimen flying on the 

 outskirts of the town at the end of Februarj^. As this species 

 hibernates in an early larval stage I cannot account for the occur- 

 ence of the imago at so early a date ; its markings appeared quite 

 normal. P. argus, A. medon and P. icarus : AH comparatively 

 scarce this season, but the last-mentioned species usually swarms. A. 

 hellargus : Both broods very abundant, but severely typical, for 

 although I examined upwards of 2000 I did not find more than half 

 a dozen aberrations — all very minor ones. A. corijdon : Fairly 

 common in certain parts, but not showing much variation. C. 

 minimus : Common, but exceedingly local. C. argiolus : By no meana 

 abundant. H. malvce, N. tages, A. flava, A. sylvanus : All fairly 

 common, calling for no special comment. — Ernest Cornell ; 

 " Burmah," Newport Eoad, Ventnor. 



Dorset Orthoptera. — Mr. A. W. Pickard-Cambridge writes ta 

 say that he has a fine specimen of Tettigonia verrucivora, Linn., taken 

 by his father on Bloxworth Heath about thirty years ago, and that 

 GryllotaliM gnjllotalpa, Linn., used to be abundant (and perhaps is 

 so still) in the swampy ground close to the bridge on the road between 

 Bloxworth and West Morden. — W. J. Lucas ; Kingston-on-Thames. 



KECENT LITEEATUKE. 



Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, 1918-1919. 

 Notwithstanding the difficulties of the times, this Society has 

 again produced an interesting volume of proceedings, illustrated by 

 two plates and one text-figure — a striking variety of Arctia caia. 

 The papers are less numerous than usual, the most interesting to the 

 ordinary reader being perhaps " The Variation of Epinephele tithonus, 

 Linn." (G. Wheeler, M.A.), illustrated by two excellent plates from 

 photographs by F. W. Morice, M.A. The President (S. Edwards) 

 took as the subject of the annual address, " Economic Entomology." 

 The greater part of the volume of 124 pages is devoted to a full 

 account of the proceedings at meetings and excursions, many 

 interesting natural history observations being put on record. On 

 p. 80, however, Mr. West is credited with giving the New Forest 

 as a locality for Metrioptera roeselii, Hagenb. — a statement he will 

 scarcely endorse ! It is rather a pity that the index requires so many 

 emendations. 



OBITUARY. 



We regret to hear that Mr. Eobert Lawson, of 4, Moncrieffe 

 Terrace, Craigie, died on September 24th last. 



