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the insect recovered, so that I have only now been able to identify it. 

 When found it was in absolutely perfect condition, and apparently just 

 emerged. Does not this look as though it had been bred on British 

 soil? — (Rev.) A. Nash; Standish Vicarage, Stonehouse, Glos. 



Arctia caia, Yellow Var. — For the last few years I have collected 

 innumerable larvre of A. caia, with the hope of breeding the yellow 

 variety, but have never been successful. To-day, however, Nature herself 

 has supplied me with the variety, which breeding in captivity failed to 

 do. I found the specimen — a female — lying upon its back on a garden 

 path, having been disabled apparently by a bat, although it is practically 

 none the worse as far as condition is concerned. It was by pure acci- 

 dent I picked it up, for I was quite unaware of the aberration of the 

 moth until I reached home some little time after. — F. G. Bellamy ; 

 Ringwood, Aug. 5th, 1903. 



Lepidoptera at Electric Light. — I thought the following list of 

 insects, taken by myself and friends in this neighbourhood (South 

 Norwood), might be of interest, being so near to London. They were 

 all taken on four visits during the first and second weeks in July last : — 

 Cossiis ligniperda (8), Zeuzera mcitli (3), Acronycta leporina (2), Earias 

 chlorana (1), Plusia f/amma (5), P. moneta (2). P. chrysitis (1), Smermthus 

 popnli (2), S. ocellatuH (1), Mamestra perncariie (20), Amphidasys betularia 

 (20), including five very fine dark specimens, closely approaching var. 

 doubledayaria ; Leucoma salicis (2), Uropteryx sambucaria (a nuisance), 

 Dicranura vinula (1), Acronycta aceris (4), A, meyacephala (in plenty), 

 Axylia putris (2), Noctua plecta (2), Spilosoma menthastri (3), Pterustoma 

 palpina (1), Kpione apiciaria (1), liiunia cratagata (in plenty), Mamestra 

 hrassiccB (3), Bryophila perla (2), Dipteryyia pinastri (scabriiiscula) (2), 

 Apamea opliiogramma (1), Cncullia umbratica (1), Eiqnthecia centaureata 

 (1), Caradrina morpheus (5), C. blanda? (2), and Mania maiira (1). I 

 have never heard of the last-named being taken quite so early before 

 (July 3rd). — A. J. Lawrence, Anerley. 



Summer Notes (1903) from the Salisbury District. — The follow- 

 ing notes date from May 20th to the beginning of August. Thanks to 

 the fickle weather and my work, I was unfortunately unable to do 

 nearly as much collecting as I should have liked, and my captures, 

 although including many interesting species, can in no way be con- 

 sidered representative of the lepidopterous fauna of the district. The 

 country around Salisbury certainly looks very promising for entomology. 

 There is so much variety — the chalk-downs, the marshes in the vicinity 

 of the River Avon, small beech-woods, and larger woods of oak and birch 

 at no very great distance. Most of my collecting was done quite near 

 Salisbury, and between Wilton and Wishford, a few miles west of 

 Salisbury. May 22nd was spent at Rhinefield, in the New Forest ; 

 July 10th, at Romsey ; and July 21st and 24th, at Stonehenge. 



Commencing with the butterflies : — Gonepteryx rhamni, seen up to 

 the end of May, and from June 23rd the larvae were found on buck- 

 thorn. P. brassiccE, P. rapi, P. napi, all abundant. Anthocharis carda- 

 mines, common till about the end of June, and a full-grown larva taken 

 in the garden, July 16th. Argynnis aglaia, common at Stonehenge; 

 and either this or A. adippe also, at Romsey. Brenthis [Argynyiis) 



