I 



304 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



quite a common thing to net fifty or more in an hour or so of the forenoon. 

 — E. Sabine ; Erith, October, 1900. 



Vanessa antiopa in Hertfordshire. — A fine specimen captured near 

 Hatfield about October lOtb.— [F. W. F.] 



Vanessa antiopa at Huntingdon. — A fine specimen taken at Hunt- 

 ingdon on August 19th — [F. W. F.] 



Vanessa antiopa in Kent. — I took a perfect specimen of this species 

 in an orchard at Beckenham, Kent, on August Slst last, at sugar. — G. 

 Herbert Thompson; Benhall Vicarage, Saxmundham, Suffolk, Sept. 

 24th, 1900. 



Vanessa antiopa in Norfolk. — One taken at sugar by Mr. Woodhall, 

 near Holt, on August 3()th.— [F. W. F.] 



Vanessa antiopa, &c., in Somersetshire. — Three V. antiopa have 

 been seen in Bridgwater, but neither of them was captured. V. atalanta 

 has been abundant and very fine. V. cardui has been more common than 

 usual ; also V. io, which had been scarce here of late years. — Henry 

 Corder ; Sunnyside, Bridgwater, October 9lh, 1900. 



Vanessa antiopa in Suffolk. — On September 4th a specimen of F. 

 antiopa was captured by Lorimer Fison at Stutton Hall, Suffolk, in an 

 outhouse, attracted by a bottle of syrup put there to catch wasps. — W. 

 Gifford Nash ; Bedford. 



Vanessa antiopa in Surrey. — One captured in a garden at Bedding- 

 ton, Surrey, on August 31st.— F. W. F. 



Vanessa polychloros in London. — On July aist my son caught a 

 very fine female V. polychloros with his cap, close to South Bermondsey 

 railway station. — D. Chittenden ; 98, Court Hill Road, Lewisham, 

 October 10th, 1900. 



Vanessa polychloros at Herne, Kent. — On August 13th we cap- 

 tured two specimens of F. polychloros, which were flying round an oak 

 tree in company with F. atalanta. They were attracted by the sap exuding 

 from a wound in the trunk. We went again on the 14th, and succeeded in 

 taking a third, which had settled on the trunk of another tree, also feeding 

 on the sap. Although we have been collecting for ten years, we have never 

 captured this insect in Bucks. — G. Ernest Peachell ; High Wycombe, 

 Bucks, August 26th, 1900. 



Vanessa io in Yorkshire. — On September 28th I caught a specimen 

 of F. io near the house. According to best authorities it is over a dozen 

 years since one was caught in this district. — Arthur Robertshaw ; 

 Ellenrayde Hall, Luddenden Foot, October, 1900. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPos IN LoNDON. — It may be of interest to record the 

 capture of a specimen of A. atropos this morning. It was taken while at 

 rest on a street lamp a few yards from our place of business in the Strand. 

 — W ATKINS & DoNCASTBR ; October 3rd, 1900. 



AoHERONTiA ATROPOS IN WORCESTERSHIRE. — This specics has been 

 more than usually abundant this season in the Malvern district, nine 

 coming to my share. — W. Edwards ; Malvern. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. — M. stellatarum, which was abundant last 

 year, has only been represented by an occasional specimen. I saw one this 



