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has the usually bright red on all four wings replaced by pale cream 

 colour. Are there any previous records of a similar variety of this 

 species ? — Alfeed Wm. Lynn ; 37, Eodsley Avenue, Gateshead. 



Melanic Ematurga atomaria at Burnley. — On May 27th, 1911, 

 on the moors near Burnley, E. atomaria were flying freely in the 

 sunshine, and for the first time I took three or four of the dark uni- 

 colorous males, as well as some intermediate forms. — W. G. Clutten ; 

 132, Coal Clough Lane, Burnley. 



Melanic Ematurga atomaria at Oxshott.— I took a very dark 

 male of the var. unicolorata here on May 11th. — H. Worsley Wood. 



Teratological specimen of Noctua c-nigrum. — On August 11th 

 I took at sugar on the Isle of Wight a curious form of N. c-nigruvi. 

 The only markings to be observed on the fore wings are the blackish 

 marks on the costa and the narrow triangular patch just before the 

 costal end of the subterminal line. The whole of the fore wings 

 from the base almost to the subterminal line and from the costa to 

 the hind margin are sub-diaphanous. The scaling is perfect, but the 

 pigment is missing. The insect is perfectly formed. — E. Everett 

 Warrier ; 6, Lytcott Grove, East Dulwich, S.B. 



Macaria liturata ab. nigrofulvata at Oxshott. — Mr. D. F. 

 Maitland, when collecting with me in this locality on July 7th, 

 captured a fine female of the above variety. — H. Worsley Wood ; 

 31, Agate Eoad, W. 



LiMENiTis SIBYLLA IN SEPTEMBER. — On the morning of Septem- 

 ber 18th I saw, to my great surprise, a female sihylla skimming 

 across a high road between Colchester and x\rdleigh ; and on return- 

 ing home in a different direction later in the day, noticed a second 

 specimen flying over the railway and settling on some moist ground 

 beside the metals. The species was fairly common in this district at 

 the usual time of its appearance, when a good example of the black 

 variety was taken ; but I am at a loss to account for the late appear- 

 ance of these two. Could they possibly be representatives of a 

 partial second brood, or had they aestivated during the tropical heat 

 of July and August and left their retreat when temperate conditions 

 again prevailed ? Both specimens were apparently full of life and 

 vigour, and went through their customary evolutions as though it 

 were a midsummer day, for which indeed they might very well have 

 mistaken it. — W. H. Harwood ; 94, Station Eoad, Colchester. 



In reference to the note on a second brood of L. sihylla by Mr. 

 Gervase E. Mathew in the ' Entomologist ' for this month, I may 

 state that in 1891 I had larvae of this species, all of which duly 

 hybernated, except three. These fed up rapidly and produced perfect 

 insects in September of that year. — k. B. Earn ; October 7th, 1911. 



Cyaniris argiolus. — The spring brood of G. argiolus was four 

 days earlier in my garden this year than last. The first noticed was 

 on May 16th, a warm and beautiful day. I have seen and heard of 

 nine of the autumnal brood here this season — Joseph Anderson ; 

 Chichester. 



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