NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 259 



Hemaris fuciformis and tifj/iis. — Long series without aberra- 

 tion. Three specimens of fuciformis, freshly emerged, show 

 many scales on the wings. 



Dicranura hiciispis. — Series of 25. Nine from Tilgate Forest, 

 Sussex, 9 from North Staffs, taken by myself, 1 from Shifnal, 

 Salop, 5 unlabelled from Spilsbury Collection, 1 unlabelled from 

 Hope Collection. 



Stauropus fafii. — Series of 81. Five specimens taken in 1892 

 were originally melanic, but are now faded to very dark brown. 

 This also applies to a remarkably fine female labelled " Marlow," 

 bred by the late Canon Barnard Smith. 



Dri/Dioida trimactda and chaonia. — Fine series of both species. 

 One specimen of the latter from the Pogson Smith Collection, 

 bred from a larva taken in Bagley Wood, has the central band 

 entirely filled up with the dark ground-colour, and the white lines 

 bounding it are very indistinct. 



Notodonta phaihe = tritophiis. — There are two specimens with- 

 out data from the Hope Collection. Both are in perfect condition. 



Lophopteryx cuculla. — Series of 16. Ten labelled ".Marlow," 

 eight of which are from the Sellon Collection. 



Odontosia carmelita. — Series of 17. Seven from the Sellon 

 Collection, labelled " Sussex." One from the Champion Collec- 

 tion, bred April 17th, 1910, from a larva taken at Chobham in 

 September, 1909. 



Ptilophora plumigera. — Series of 27. Only six with data, 

 three of which are from Bucks, three from Kent. 



THYATIFJD.E. 



Palimpsestis diqAaris.— A long series from various localities. 

 Eleven melauic specimens from Staffs. 



Polyploca ridens. — A specimen without data from the Spils- 

 bury Collection has the basal and outer portions of the fore wing 

 white. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN BucKS. — C. edusa has been quite plentiful on the 

 Bucks Chilterns this year, the last one seen being a perfect female 

 at Casdene on September 26th. C. hyale has not come to my 

 notice, but in addition to the ab. helice I recorded last month, my 

 brother has caught one very large specimen at Ventnor, and seen 

 several others. It is quite remarkable the numbers of P. atalanta 

 there are still to be seen in this district.— Walter Pierce ; Queen's 

 Koad, High Wycombe. 



CoLiAs EDUSA IN DEVONSHIRE. — I have scen about twenty edusa 

 and one helice in this district since writing my last note {antea, p. 231). 

 — E. D. Morgan ; 27, Sanford Crescent, Chelston, Torquay, October, 

 4th, 1920. 



