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marked and distinct. I killed and preserved it, and the gardener told 

 me that when he found those two larvae in a potato patch he trod on a 

 second larva like the dark variety, and killed it. Subsequently from a 

 distant part of the island another larva with the same peculiarities was 

 brought to me. I tried to rear it, but it died. — Albert May ; Hayling 

 Island, Oct. 21st, 1901. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPOs IN CORNWALL. — I have a very fine specimen of 

 A. atropos, 5\ in. across wing-tips, found on October 16th. It was 

 taken in a street in the city, where there is considerable traffic, at rest 

 on the curbstone, and where it was attracting considerable attention. 

 When touched it several times uttered the shrill squeaking sound 

 peculiar to this insect, and repeated same when placed in a box at 

 home.— W. A. Rollason ; The White House, Truro, Oct. 19th, 1901. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPOS IN SussEx. — I havc just set a fine female 

 specimen, which was taken at rest on a fence at Worthing. I also 

 received a larva from the same town. — A. J. Lawrance ; Bromley 

 Common, Kent, Oct. 4th, 1901. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPOS IN YORKSHIRE. — On August 17th I captured a 

 full-grown larva of A. atropos in a garden near the middle of Hull. 

 Practically the only plants were nasturtiums and stocks. Can it have 

 fed on either of these ? It could not have come from a neighbouring 

 garden, as we are cut off by high walls from the nearest of them. 

 It pupated on the 27th, but the imago has not yet emerged. — 

 Geo. B. Walsh ; Borough Road New College, Spring Grove, Isle- 

 worth, Sept. 25th, 1901. 



Chcerocampa celerio in Wiltshire. — I had this morning sent me 

 by post a specimen of Chcerocampa celerio from Wylye, Wiltshire. It 

 was sent me in a cardboard box, was quite relaxed, and consequently 

 had not been long dead, but was unfortunately a good deal rubbed. I 

 may mention that I spent three weeks at Wylye in August, and that 

 it was my landlord who sent me this insect. — R. V. Solly; 40, 

 Southernhay, Exeter, Sept. 2oth, 1901. 



Butterflies in Thanet. — Acting upon the "tip" of a school-boy 

 (see ante, p. 23), I went in search of Aporia cratcBui early in July, and 

 captured six specimens, one male and five females. They were easily 

 detected from ordinary whites, and not difficult to catch, and, as they 

 were scattered as far as two miles apart from first to last, it is satis- 

 factory to find there is a possibility of this species getting commoner 

 here. On Sunday, August 18th, I had the pleasure of seeing a speci- 

 men of Pieris daplidice on the wing, close to Dane Park. Having no 

 net with me, I was obliged to use my hands, and I was lucky enough 

 to catch it, as it settled quietly on a lucerne flower. It is a male in 

 good condition. On the wing it resembled a female Euchloe cardamines, 

 but its flight was weaker, and in no way could it be mistaken for an 

 ordinary white. During the spring and early summer I have searched 

 without success for the " clouded yellows " in every stage. On August 

 9th the first specimen of Colias h;/ale appeared, a lovely male in 

 perfect condition ; on the 10th, another fresh male; 12th, two ditto ; 

 14th, seven specimens, including one female ; 16th, twelve specimens 



