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Hakpella bbaoteella. — A specimen of this rare species was 

 brought to me for identification by Mr. J. T. Houghton, who took it 

 in this town on June 23rd of last year. — (Miss) E. Maude Aldekson ; 

 Park House, Worksop. 



Notes on the Season, 1901 : March-June. — On the whole, collect- 

 ing has, I think, been satisfactory during the past season. In the 

 immediate neighbourhood a few unusual species turned up. Colias 

 hyale was seen at Hither Green, Sept. 22nd, and others were heard of 

 from there. An example of Vanessa jwlychloros was found indoors, as 

 already reported, whilst both broods of Cyaniris argiolus were well 

 represented. A single Sphinx convolvuli was brought to me Sept. 25th, 

 which was taken at rest on some clothing in a yard near Lee station. 

 It was unfortunately in battered condition, owing to having been kept 

 alive in a cigar-box for three days. The usual species turned up, and 

 single specimens of Eupithecia succenturiata and Cosmia diffinis (Grove 

 Park) were taken. A black female Amphidasys betularia was secured, 

 171 cop. with a typical male, and was kept for eggs, of which she 

 deposited a large number. Some of the larvse fed up well, and we 

 now have a good number of pupfe. A single larva of lodis vernaria was 

 taken at Grove Park. — F. M. B. Caer ; 46, Handen Road, Lee, S.E. 



The Past Season, 1901. — The season of 1901 which has just closed 

 I have again found, with one or two exceptions, a good one for butter- 

 flies. On referring to notes, I find the first specimen observed was 

 one of Vanessa io, at Clifton, Bristol, on March 12th, no doubt tempted 

 forth from its winter quarters by a warm day. Goneptoyx rhammi 

 appeared on the 13th of same month. The weather being again colder 

 after this, Pieris rapa was not noted before April 21st, and on the 25th 

 Lycmia argiolus turned up. On the Cotswold Hills, in Gloucestershire, 

 in May, I was pleased to find several kinds in fair abundance, as Euchlo'e 

 cardanmies, Polyommatus pJdccas, hycana icarus, Thecla rubi, Argynnis 

 euphrosyne, Thanaos tages, &c., and the "whites." During June and 

 July, in North Wales, Merionethshire, Argynnis aglaia and A, adippe 

 were frequently seen in favourable situations; also A. selene and, 

 locally, MelitcBa artemis [aurinia) and Ccenonympha pampMlus were in 

 abundance amongst the coarse grass on the uplands. Vanessa urticce 

 was very frequently seen, and I was pleased to notice several specimens 

 of Polyyonia c-album, not far from Barmouth, and the " whites " were 

 very abundant. Thecla quercus, also, was continually seen flitting over 

 the oak trees, this, as is often the case, especially when the sun was 

 declining in the afternoon. On passing through Bath, the second week 

 in August, I found one evening, on one of the hill slopes, Lycana icanis 

 in greater abundance at rest than I think I have ever before noticed it. 

 Without moving, several dozens might be counted on the stems of grass 

 or plantain — so many as four specimens might be seen on a single 

 grass stem alone. In West Somerset, at the end of August and 

 through September, the butterflies then out have been generally seen, 

 as V. urticcB, Chrysophanus phlccas, L. icarus, T. quercus, &c.,but atalanta 

 I have not found so commonly as last season in Devonshire. Pararge 

 egeria was noted so late as October 17th, and a specimen each of V. io 

 and C. phlceas were the last butterflies of the season of 1901 ; these 

 were seen on October 23rd. During the whole year not a single speci- 



