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pleisure of taking a specimen of C. nupta at sugar. I do uot recollect 

 to have heard of this species having been previously taken iu Worcester- 

 shire. — H. Taylor ; 68-2, Coventry Road, Birmingham. 



Catocala fraxini in Kent. — I have great pleasure in recording the 

 capture of G. fraxini, male, in the neighbourhood of Folkestone, on the 

 sugar on a willow tree. It is nearly four inches across the wings, and is in 

 fair condition. — W. J. H. Simmons; 68, St. Michael's Street, Folkestone. 



Xylina semibrunnea and X. PETRiFiCATA. — Thcsc two species of 

 Xylina have occurred at sugar and ivy blossom in this neighbourhood 

 somewhat commonly for the last three years. Can any of your readers 

 inform me whether X. conformis has been taken in Great Britain since 

 1859, and if so, when and where the capture was made, and by whom? — 

 B. S. Chope ; Colyford, Devon. 



Leucania albipuncta at Folkestone. — On Sept. 7th I renewed my 

 acquaintance with L. albipuncta by the capture of a specimen, on sugar, at 

 Folkestone. In six years, 1873 — 9 (omitting '78), I took nine individuals 

 at the same place, but never more than two iu a season. — Chas. Oldham ; 

 Woodford, Oct. iOth, 1895. 



PoLiA flavicincta IN THE NoRTH. — Mr. Shepheard-Walwyn says 

 [ante, p. 281) he found this moth at Scarborough, and believes it is not 

 often met with so far north. The moth is fairly common in my garden 

 here. In most years I find several, and have also bred them from larvae 

 feeding on various garden plants. I have not observed one this year, but 

 have been from home. — G. J. Meynell; Durham. 



Deiopeia pulchella. — Mr. G. C. B. Miesille reports the capture of a 

 specimen about the middle of July, 1894, in the playground of Bedford 

 County School. Dr. F. D. Drewitt records the capture of a specimen this 

 year, which he says " settled at my feet on the golf links near Felixstowe. As 

 if to increase the effect of this startUng apparition, the wings remained for 

 a moment partly expanded. They were then closely folded together along 

 a stem of coarse grass, and so became almost invisible. Both in its 

 method of flight and of folding up its wings on a grass-stem it resembled 

 one of the Crambidse " (' Field ').— F. W. F. 



Chcerocampa celerio in Scotland. — Mr. D. Davidson, Dingwall, 

 Ross-shire, records the capture of a fine specimen (' Field,' Sept. 28th). 



Colias edusa in Britain in 1895. — 



Berkshire. — One specimen was seen in the garden here on June 4th ; 

 but I only noticed three in the neighbourhood during August, two being 

 on the Ibth and one on the 17th. — J. H. D. Beales ; West Woodhay, 

 Newbury. 



Devonshire. — One at Bartham, S.Devon, on Sept. 26th; and one at 

 the same place on the 27th. — F. W. Frohawk. 



Essex. — I saw several C. edusa on Aug. 17th, at Tilbury, flying in 

 company with Parage megcBra. I was fortunate enough to capture four 

 specimens, all males ; they were very fresh on the wing, and in beautiful 

 condition. I also captured several perfect specimens of P. megara. I should 

 like to know whether any one else has seen or captured Colias at Tilbury 

 before, as an old friend of mine (an experiened collector), has been there 

 year after year in the month of August, and has never seen a single specimen. 

 On the following Saturday, the 24th, another friend paid a visit to Tilbury, 



