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been on the Kentish coast, and then chiefly in the larval stage. I 

 also obtained by the same means a specimen of Pygara curtula on 

 August 14th, which was also a female, and from which I obtained 

 only twenty-six ova. No others of these species were seen, and it 

 is curious to note that they should both be females, thus proving 

 that it is not always safe to assume that moths caught at light are 

 necessarily males. — Geo. P. Kitchener ; 13, Birchington Eoad, 

 Crouch End, N. 



Occurrence of Acherontia atropos in Hants. — This is evi- 

 dently another atropos year. I have already had three pupae brought 

 me dug up among potatoes in three different gardens. Two years 

 ago no fewer than twenty-seven larvae were found in a kitchen garden 

 in the neighbourhood, but they were all destroyed by the gardener's 

 spade as "venomous beasts" before I heard of them. — (Kev.) J. E. 

 Tarbat ; Fareham, Hants. 



Acherontia atropos in Sussex.— Three larvae of this species 

 were brought to me the latter end of August ; two of them pupated 

 all right, but the third was unfortunately injured, and died in the 

 larval stage. This is the third year in succession in which I have 

 obtained either larvae or imagines of this species. A friend of mine at 

 Eastbourne has also obtained a specimen of the moth this week. — • 

 W. Jarvis ; 22, Leicester Eoad, Lewes, Sussex. 



Acherontia atropos in Notts. — On September 22nd a good 

 specimen of this species was brought to me, having been taken at 

 rest on an electric light standard in this town. I have no previous 

 record of the imago for this district. — E. Maude Alderson, F.E.S. ; 

 Worksop, Notts. 



CoLiAs EDUSA IN DoRSET. — On August 8th, when sitting in a 

 train which had drawn up for a few minutes outside Upwey Station, 

 between Dorchester and Weymouth, I saw a male G. edusa on the 

 flowers of the railway-bank just under the windows of the carriage. — 

 Frank E. Lowe ; Guernsey. 



This butterfly is about here this month, but very sparingly. I 

 have only seen one specimen inland ; the usual haunt of the species 

 is the under cliff", which for miles along this coast represents the 

 result of former landslips. — R. Meldola ; Lyme Regis, September 

 15th, 1908. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN Hants. — This butterfly occurred sparingly 

 around Chichester during July and August. — Joseph Anderson ; 

 September 23rd, 1908. 



CoLiAs edusa in Kent and Middlesex. — I had the pleasure of 

 capturing, after a stern chase, a somewhat ragged female of Colias 

 edusa ab. helice on 8th inst. near Deal, a clover patch being quite 

 near. I may add that C. edusa, Pyrameis cardui, and P. atalanta 

 were fairly abundant here. — F. H. Moore ; Barnet, September 

 25th, 1908. 



