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the time of appearance of several species. Limenitis sibylla was 
out at the end of June, whereas LZ. quadra and L. monacha had 
not put in an appearance at all at the time [I left, viz., July 23rd. 
—J. EK. Tarsar; Hammersmith, W., August 30, 1883. 
Notes on Past and Present.—The following notes will 
perhaps interest some of your readers. About the year 1876 (I 
cannot remember the exact date) I noticed a number of speci- 
mens of Acontia luctuosa at Beckenham, Kent; they were 
flying in the sunshine. I have often visited the locality since, 
but have not seen any more. In 1878 I got one specimen 
of Hremobia ochroleuca at light at Margate. In 1879 I went to 
Madeira for five months. The following are a few of the insects 
noticed there :—Colias edusa, Vanessa cardw, Lycena beetica, 
Deiopeia pulchella, Macroglossa stellatarum, Deilephila euphorbie 
(the larvee were very common), Sphina convolvuli, Leucania 
(? extranea), Plusia (3 species), Pterophorus (1 species), &c. 
When returning I noticed Plusia gamma, Vanessa cardut, &c., in 
the St. George’s Channel, many miles from land. The same 
year I caught a fine specimen of Calosoma sycophanta at Margate. 
This year I have taken, during the past few weeks, the following 
species at light at Chislehurst :—Halas quercana (one specimen 
July 29), Pseudopterpna cytisaria, Scotosia dubitata, Noctua 
triangulum, Plusia chrysitis, Gyrinus natator (it seems strange 
that a water-beetle should come to light, but so it was), Platy- 
pteryx hamula (4 specimens), Hubolia mensuraria, and multitudes 
of common species, such as H. nictitans, and var. erythrostigma, 
L. auriflua, B. rhomboidaria, Crambus (5 species), &e. The day 
before yesterday I caught a specimen of L. argiolus near Hayes. 
—T. D. A. Cocxrerrett; Glen Druid, Chislehurst, Aug. 15, 1883. 
Contras EDUSA IN NorrincHAMSHIRE.—I have the pleasure to 
record the capture of a fine male Colias edusa on the 17th of this 
month. The specimen was evidently just fresh from the chrysalis. 
I may add that it is six years ago since it appeared in this neigh- 
bourhood, when we captured it in profusion.— Mrs. ALDERSON ; 
Park House, Worksop, Notts, September 19, 1883. 
CoLIAs EDUSA IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Having seen no notices 
of the occurrence of Colias edusa this season, I should lke to 
record that I met with it on Saturday last, the 15th inst., flying 
over clover, on one of our hills; the weather was gloriously fine, 
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