204 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Eeynolds ; Headinglea, Branksome Park, Bournemouth, July 12th, 

 1908. 



Senta mabitima in Sussex. — During the present season, together 

 with my friend Mr. W. Jarvis, of this town, I have been successful 

 in finding S. viaritima and its vars. hipunctata and loismariensis in 

 Sussex. The species is very local, and not by any means plentiful 

 among the thick reed-beds in the valley of the Cuckmere. It may 

 also be interesting to note that G. senex and L. straminea also occur 

 in the same locality. I think I am correct in saying that S. maritima 

 has never before been recorded from this county, and both senex and 

 straminea are considered very rare on our East Sussex list. — A. J. C. 

 VViGHTMAN ; Lewes. 



Lepidoptera in the Salisbury District. — Possibly the follow- 

 ing captures which I have made up to now this season may be of 

 some interest to your readers. In April last I captured one specimen 

 each of two "pugs," Eiipithecia consignata and E. irriguata. Both 

 were taken at street-lamps in the town. Three weeks ago I captured 

 a remarkable aberration of Eiipithecia rectangulata. It was black 

 on all four wings, with the veins strongly marked with silver-grey 

 metallic scales. Had it not been for the shape of the insect I could 

 not have identified it. On June 29th and 30th and July 1st I cap- 

 tured TriphcBna subsequa at dusk on the heath at Whaddon, Wilts. 

 I took altogether ten specimens, and saw several more which I could 

 not capture. I fancy this insect has not previously been recorded 

 for this county, although I took four specimens two years ago at 

 Clarendon Wood near here, which I did not record at the time. But 

 what struck me as remarkable was the fact that I had previously 

 worked the heath very assiduously for three years without seeing a 

 single specimen, and now they crop up in such large numbers. And 

 again, last Sunday I captured a specimen of Limenitis sibylla at the 

 side of the same heath, and saw others flying around the tops of the 

 oak-trees. Is not the date, July 5th, somewhat early for this insect? 

 I also took several specimens at this same locality last year, but did 

 not see the first specimen until July 19th last year ! Another fact 

 seemed to me remarkable. On July 14th this year Argyimis selene 

 was out in swarms on the heath, and A. euphrosyne was over. On 

 July 5th only two specimens of A. selene were seen there all day, and 

 they were both very badly worn. And yet last year they were only 

 just emei'ging about the middle of July ! — W. A. Bogue ; Salisbury, 

 July 7th, 1908. 



Deilephila euphorbia at Bournemouth. — On July 12th, 1908, 

 whilst taking Heliothis dipsacea at Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth, I 

 disturbed from privet (in flower) a female Deilephila euphorbia. This 

 was near the edge of cliff where I took D. livornica two seasons ago. 

 It is in good condition. — W. G. Hooker ; 125, Old Christ Church 

 Eoad, Bournemouth. 



Nonagria dissoluta var. arundineta, etc., in Sussex. — On the 

 22nd inst., when collecting Senta viaritima (uIvce) in the Cuckmere 

 Valley with my friend Mr. A. J. Wightman, of Lewes, I also took 



