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town. I wonder whether the experience of other collectors is 
the same as his, as to the scarcity of the female of C. Edusa; 
but out of quite a large number of males he only succeeded 
in taking one female.—Joseph Anderson, jun.; Alresford, 
Hants. 
Lycena Arion near Kingsbridge.—The locality in this 
neighbourhood for this handsome insect was first discovered 
on the 30th of June, 1856, by Mr. H. Young and myself, at 
which time, and for many years subseqently, it was to be found 
in very large numbers; as many as three or four hundred 
specimens of a morning might be seen sporting about, 
alighting on the flowers of the wild thyme, and apparently 
sucking the nectar therefrom. If you give chase for the 
purpose of catching, it is necessary to be very quick, as they 
have a peculiar habit of darting into the thick furze, and 
creeping to its very centre ; and all your beating the bush fails 
to again get them onthe wing. Although their locality spreads 
over many miles of slopes thickly covered with furze, inter- 
spersed with wild thyme, facing the sea, I fear there is a great 
probability of their becoming almost exterminated, for at the 
present time their numbers are greatly diminished, chiefly 
attributable to the practice of the occupiers of the land 
annually burning patches of the furze for the purpose of 
destroying rabbits, and also converting it into feeding-ground 
for sheep and cattle. It seems a pity that so handsome an 
insect before long should be lost to the British fauna, at least 
in this district —H. Nicholls; Roseland, Kingsbridge, South 
Devon, September 6, 1875. 
Sphinx Convolvuli at Darlinglon.—We have taken nine- 
teen Sphinx Convolvuli, flying over honeysuckle in our 
garden, since the 12th of August. We also missed five 
others.—John Law; Elton Parade, Darlington, September 
7, 1875. 
Sphina Convolvuli in the North of Ireland.—\ caught a fair 
specimen of Sphinx Convolvuli in the village of Glenarm on 
Thursday, September 9th, the first specimen | have seen in this 
locality.— 7. Brunton ; Glenarm Castle, Larne, N. Ireland. 
Sphinaw Convolvuli at Bristol—A damaged specimen of 
Sphinx Convolvuli was brought to me this evening. It was 
captured last Saturday. It flew into an open window in 
Clifton Park; and, as is usual in such cases, was placed 
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