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I have to thank Mr. Fletcher not only for these, but many 
other bred Ichneumons, a list of which, with their hosts, I hope 
to publish later on when I have had time to examine them. 
Norwich, October, 1883. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES. &c, 
Nores rrom Surewsspury anD NortH Wates.—My record of 
this year’s work is of a very meagre nature, for our hopes of a 
good season, of which there was every promise in the early 
spring, were never realised. A fine and mild April was followed 
by several weeks of cold, with heavy gales and rain, Anthocharis 
cardamines being very scarce ; in fact all the early species were 
most conspicuous by their absence. June opened well with 
several scorching days, but only to be succeeded by an extra- 
ordinary fall of temperature early in July, fires being in use for 
several days, and overcoats a necessity. The consequence was 
that Satyrus hyperanthus, Argynnis aglaia, A. adippe, and Thecla 
quercus, were fully a month late, and then appeared only very 
sparingly. On the 18th August I started for Llandudno, and 
was favoured with ten consecutive days of brilliant sunshine, 
which, however, only helped to show the dearth of insects more 
clearly. I took a fair series of Lycena agestis in fine condition, 
including a curious variety, something between L. salmacis and 
L. artaxerzes, which I will describe in some future number. I also 
took several varieties of L. alexis having some of the spots on 
the under side conjoined, and two specimens of the variety 
Icarinus. Vanessa c-album was very rare; but Satyrus semele, as 
usual, in large numbers; and Vanessa cardui was just appearing 
when I left on September 8th. The total result falls short even 
of 1882; and it is to be hoped that we may have at last reached 
the turning-point for a series of really good seasons to follow.— 
Martin J. Harpine; Cottisbrooke, Shrewsbury, Sept. 28, 1883. 
Scarcity or LEpIpopreRA.—Seeing so many reports of the 
scarcity of Lepidoptera, I cannot help mentioning that, as far as 
the usual summer species of Diurni are concerned, it has not been 
so here; for those species usually common, such as Vanessa 1, 
V. urtice, and V. atalanta, were this year, early in September, 
quite as plentiful as in previous years, if not more so.—J. V. 
CorcrovE; Southend, Essex, October 13, 1883. 
