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Coleophora maritimella. — It was my good fortune to meet 

 with the cases of this species, from which the insects are just 

 emerging, rather freely along the Essex coast, in May, on Arte- 

 misia maritima. I hope soon to have duplicates. — Geo. Cover- 

 dale; 24, Fleming Road, Lorrimore Square, S.E., July 17, 1884. 



Elachista densicornella and other Captures. — Incurvaria 

 canariella was much more rare this year than formerly. One day 

 recently I worked seven hours and only took three specimens, 

 while another day produced fifteen examples, but nothing else 

 worth boxing; so I left Arnside and journeyed to Grange; there 

 I took two specimens of Elachista densicornella. This capture 

 induced me to revisit the locality, when I took Lampronia luzella, 

 eight E. densicornella, one Tinea semifulvella which deposited 

 ova, one T. albipunctella, Cleodora cytisella, some Pterophorus 

 osteodactylus, P. tephradactylus, Dicrorampha herbosana, D. 

 plumbana, D. plumbagana, D. consortana, which were very large 

 specimens, and evidently identical with the distinctana which 

 I saw at the late Mr. Harper's sale. While lying down searching 

 for the larvse of Depressaria capreolella, I thought I would try to 

 find ova of Leucophasia sinapis on the Lotus comiculatus, which 

 was growing in profusion. I was, however, saved the trouble, for 

 a male and female of that butterfly came flitting up and I secured 

 them. Having placed the latter with some of the food-plant on 

 my return, I now see a large number of eggs, which appear to be 

 fertile and health}'. I may remark upon the very late appearance 

 of the variety salmacis of Lyccena agestis, which was in fine con- 

 dition and plenty in the last week in June. — J. B. Hodgkinson; 

 15, Spring Bank, Preston, July 3, 1884. 



Lateness of the Season. — After every promise of a remark- 

 ably early spring, and the expectation of insects appearing at 

 least somewhere near their usual dates, the whole aspect of 

 affairs has been changed by a six weeks' spell of bitter east wind 

 during April and May, whereby the appearance of many species 

 has been greatly retarded. For instance, Anthocharis cardamines 

 was not seen here until June 3rd, a full month behind time ; and 

 the larvse of Vanessa urticee were also very late, none being found 

 until June 12th, when I took several broods only just hatched, 

 whereas on the same date last year this species had gone to pupa. 

 — Martin J. Harding; Cottisbrooke, Shrewsbury, July 3, 1884. 



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