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The imagines were just emerging and drying their wings, hanging on 

 to the heather and short herbage. Amongst them was one without 

 any trace of crimson, both upper and lower wings being entirely 

 bronzy black ; another specimen had the crimson very much reduced 

 and darkened, whilst three others were decidedly darker than is the 

 usual form. — C. F. Johnson ; Brinnington Crescent, Stockport. 



Eaphidia Larva attacked by a Fungus. — At the Oxshott Field 

 Meeting of the South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society on Sept. 6th one or two larvfe of liaphidia, a neuropterous 

 insect, were found on tree-trunks with abdomen very much distended 

 and pale in colour where the integument was soft enough to distend. 

 On the surface of the glass-tube in which one was placed I afterwards 

 found a multitude of spores, and some of them were evidently ger- 

 minating. On enquiry at Kew Gardens it was found that the larvfe 

 were attacked by Empusa lawpyridarum. In conversation with other 

 field entomologists I have heard of similar instances. Probably the 

 wet season is in a large measure responsible for this. — W. J. Lucas. 



Proposed Entomological Society in Manchester. — We are making 

 a strong effort here to form an Entomological Society, and would be 

 pleased to hear from any of your readers who are in any way interested 

 in the movement, and who could assist us in our object. — Walter E. 

 Hardy ; 52, Bedford Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Sept. 8th, 1902. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Cyaniris (Lyc^na) argiolus in Westminster. — I have lately dis- 

 covered that L. argiolus has permanently taken up its abode near 

 Westminster Abbey. During the last day or two I have seen one 

 or two specimens flying round some ivy not fifty yards from that 

 building. — L. A. Spencer; 52, Burghley Road, Highgate, N.W., 

 Aug. 29th, 1902. 



Colias edusa in Sussex.— One cloudy and very windy day about 

 August 10th, I noticed a specimen of C. edasa flying along the downs 

 not far from Brighton. This is the only specimen I have so far seen 

 this year on the wing. — A. W. Cardinall ; 18, Cromwell Road, 

 Brighton. 



Colias edusa in Wales. — On August 26th, whilst staying at 

 Pwllheli, North Wales, I saw a fine male specimen of C. edusa. It 

 was flying close to the sea-shore. — (Mrs.) M. Alderson ; Park House, 

 Worksop. 



Colias edusa near Norwich. — On August 16th I saw a male 

 C. edusa flying by the roadside about two miles from Norwich, but 

 failed to capture it. Two more were seen near this city on Sept. 6th ; 

 and a male was captured near my residence on Sept. 9th. — R. Laddi- 

 MAN ; 25, Drayton Road, Norwich, Sept. 17th, 1902. 



PoLYOMMATus ARTAXERXES, Fabr., IN Banffshire. — On July 8th last 

 my son and I found this rare butterfly in a valley among the cliffs on 

 the Banffshire coast. As the food-plant of the larva {HeliantJiemum 



