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Whitechapel — a somewhat unusual nciglibourhoocl for this briglit 

 insect — and on August 24th I saw another specimen of tlie species in 

 Marquess Road, Plackney. ]^eing confined to town for business 

 reasons tliis year it was refresliing to see these insects apparently 

 enjoying a spell of sunshine as much as though they were in tlieir 

 natural surroundings. — Ernest Crabbe ; 52, Sarsfeld Eoad, Balham 

 Park Eoad, S.W. 12. 



Pyrameis atalanta in the New Forest. — P. atalanta is very 

 common in the Forest and apparently in beautiful condition. 

 Vanessa io also occurs, but I have only seen it very occasionally. — 

 W. J. Lucas ; Brockenhurst, September 3rd, 1920. 



Limenitis SIBYLLA IN SuRREY. — An eiTor has crept into my note 

 on this subject, published in the current number of ' Tlie Ento- 

 mologist.' My capture at Byfleet was made on July 16th, and not 

 on August IGth, as incorrectly printed on p. 210. — F. W. Cami'ION ; 

 58, Ptanelagh Road, Ealing, W. 5, Septeml^er 7th, 1920. 



PoLYGONiA c-ALBUM IN Wanstead Park. — During a walk to-day 

 in a rather unfrequented part of the above park I saw a very fresh 

 specimen of this species at rest on a leaf with expanded wings. I 

 know this butterfly is not uncommon in some parts of the West, 

 Midland and Welsh counties (I used to take it near the River Wye 

 more than forty years ago), but this is the first specimen I have seen 

 near London. — W. Paskell ; 85, Second Avenue, Manor Park, E. 12, 

 September 10th, 1920. 



Tachinid Fly attacking Larva of Spilosoma lubricipeda. — 

 On August 25th I noticed a larva of this moth pursued by a fly, 

 which alighted upon it several times, and each time the caterpillar 

 appeared to try and shake it oft', and ran very fast as if to escape 

 from its enemj', finally disappearing into a crevice. I could not 

 capture the fly, but suppose it was Tacliina ccesia (see ' Entomolo- 

 gist,' vol. xi, p. 78). Another larger Tachinid, with the sides of the 

 abdomen yellow brown, is common in the garden in June and Jul3^ 

 — W. Paskell ; 85, Second Avenue, Manor Park, E. 12, September 

 10th, 1920. 



Manduca atropos and Deilephila livornica in Cornwall. — 

 On September 12th, 1920, a fine specimen of M. atropos ^ was 

 found in a house in the Falmouth district. D. livornica was found 

 by a little girl at Maenporth, near Falmouth, diu'ing May of this year 

 sitting on a hedge. ^ — Leonard P). Hopper ; Penryn, Cornwall. 



Bryophila muralis. — On July 13th I captured in North Corn- 

 wall a 3 ii'id ? I>. viuralis within a few inches of one another, 

 which I assume had paired. The (^ was worn and had evidently 

 l)een out some time. A few days later in Soutli Devon I again noted 

 another specimen spoilt by a spider. On September 5th I again 

 took a fine $ in Sussex. These divergent dates of capture are, I 

 tliink, of sufficient interest to warrant recording. — Jno. Peed ; 

 Whittlesey. 



Acronycta alni in Staffs., 1917. — I took a larva of A. alni in 

 1917 upon gooseberry. Two days later I obtained another upon 



