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gradual increase during a series of years, the result, no doubt, of a 

 succession of seasons that have been specially favourable to the de- 

 velopment of the species. — Egbert Adkin ; Lewisham, Aug. 5th, 1901. 



Entomological Fauna of Berkshire. — Will Lepidopterists, Coleo- 

 pterists, Hymenopterists, or Hemipterists v/ho have collected in Berk- 

 shire be kind enough to communicate, as early as possible, with W. 

 Holland, or A. H. Hamm ; University Museum, Oxford. 



BuFF-coLouRED Amphidasys betularia. — I am much obliged to Mr. 

 Pierce and Mr. Mason, and also to Mr. South, that they should have 

 taken sufficient interest in my note on the buff form of Amphidasys 

 betularia to write the interesting notes they have written on the 

 subject. I may say, however, that if these buff specimens were pro- 

 duced artificially by chemical means, and were not productions of 

 nature, that fact rather detracts from their interest to me than other- 

 wise. Eeferring to Mr. South's remarks, in the current number of the 

 ' Entomologist ' (xxsiv. 228), as to the coloration of the antennae, I 

 have examined my specimen, which is a female, and I find that the 

 usual black portions are inconspicuous, and distinctly of a buff colour, 

 though perhaps hardly so pale as the coloration of the wings. — 

 H. AiNSLiE Hill. 



Insects of Malta. — I should be much obliged to any reader of 

 the 'Entomologist' who can refer me to any published information 

 on the insects, especially the Lepidoptera, of Malta. The only infor- 

 mation I can find is comprised in Messrs. G. F. Matthew's and P. dela 

 Garde's lists in Entom. vols. xxxi. and xxxii. and a few brief notes in 

 Prof. Leith Adams' book ' Notes of a Naturalist in the Nile Valley and 

 Maltese Islands.' Will anyone who can help in the matter kiudly 

 communicate with me direct, as I am desirous of making as complete 

 a list as possible? — T. B. Fletcher; H.M.S. 'Gladiator,' Malta, 

 August 16th, 1901. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Pieris daplidice at Dover. — On the 11th inst., while collecting 

 with my friend Mr. Wood, of Ashford, I had the good fortune to take 

 two very good specimens of this rare insect. Both are unfortunately 

 chipped in the left hind wing, otherwise they are in good condition. 

 This is the first time I have taken P. daplidice, and I thought when I 

 saw the first one flying that it was an old specimen of MeJanargia 

 galatea, but on closer observation it turned out to be a surprise in the 

 shape of a "Bath white." This led to further search, and I was 

 rewarded with the capture of another specimen. There is no mis- 

 taking daplidice for the other "whites" when on the wing, as their 

 flight is heavier, and they seem to keep closer to the flowers, and do 

 not fly any distance before settling. I should mention that both these 

 specimens are now in the collection of Mr. Sabine. — H. Douglas 

 Stockwell ; 2, Albert Road, Dover, August 15th, 1901. 



Pieris daplidice, Colias edusa, and C. hyale at Eastbourne. — 

 While collecting on the Downs near Eastbourne this morning I had 



