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present year ; it was hovering swiftly round some flowers in the 

 hot house. When I returned to Warwick from town I found 

 that another specimen had been taken by an entomological 

 friend of mine, but not in the same gardens. 



Bay, Dec. 8, 1835. Wm. ENOCK, Jun. 



37. Papilio Podalirius. — I have heard that an authentic 

 British specimen of this insect exists in a cabinet at Warwick, 

 and that it has this year appeared in the New Forest. 



E. N. D. 



38. Capture of Colias Hi/ale.— On the 20th August, I took 

 three specimens of Colias hyale, (males,) two much torn, the 

 other in fine condition, in the same locality, near Mickleham, 

 Surrey ; and on the same day last year on which I captured a pair 

 of these, and a single specimen of Argynnis Lathonia. I was 

 down there twice before, viz. 4th and 16th, and once after- 

 wards, without seeing a specimen. Wm. Bennett. 



48, Cannon-street, 

 9th of 12th month, 1835. 



39. Capture of Sphinx Colvolvuli, eye. at Leominster. — A 

 remarkably large specimen of Sphinx convolvuli was taken, 

 about six weeks ago, on the palings of a pig-stye adjoining a 

 farmhouse at Kimbolton. Macroglossa stellatarum appeared 

 here about the third week in June, and continued for about a 

 month : its appearance and disappearance does not seem to 

 depend on the blossoming of any particular plant ; it has never 

 been observed here at any other time than as above named, 

 although I recollect reading in the Magazine, that it is common 

 near London all the year. Catocala nupta has been un- 

 usually abundant here this autumn. I never had seen but a 

 single living specimen at Leominster previously to this year ; 

 but this year you could not go into the Midsummer Meadows 

 without seeing them flying, even in the middle of the day, 

 about the pollard willows : they were also frequent on the 

 trunks and on palings in a state of repose. Mormo maura has 

 appeared in equal abundance. This insect was also formerly 

 rare. Vanessa C. album has been most abundant through out 

 the autumn. A larva of Acherontia atropos has been found 

 this year. A perfect insect was taken here three years ago. 



Leominster, Nov. 30, 1835. GEORGE NEWMAN, Jun. 



