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C'liri/sojihanus pJdaeas everywhere, continuing up to date. — C. Bingham 

 Newland, Llanstephan, Carmarthen. 



Lepidopteka at Tenby in 1899. — I spent a fortnight at Tenby in 

 -June last, arriving there on June 12th. The first thing that attracted 

 my attention was Anthrocera filipendiilae. Mr. Tutt wrote about this 

 species some time ago, and stated, if I remember rightly, that there 

 were two broods if not two distinct species, and that the first brood 

 was generally found inland and in fields. ='= The brood I found on 

 June 13th was confined to a small bit of the cliff, not common, but I 

 managed to capture a few flying over valerian. Insects were not so 

 common at sugar as I have known them, but they were fairly plenti- 

 ful. Mamestm alhicolon was scarce, but in fair condition, Avhilst 

 Afivoth ripae and Leitcania littoralu Avere fairly plentiful, the former in 

 poor condition, the latter just out, so that A. ripae appears to be an 

 earlier insect than L. littnmlis. I captured a few nice aberrations of 

 A. e.vdcaiintionis and A. cortieea, but little else, with the exception of 

 A. trifolii, which Avas very plentiful in a marshy field, although I only 

 secured two or three confluent aberrations. Cnpido mini ma Avas found 

 on the raihvay banks, but Avas very scarce. — (Kev.) E. C. Dobree Fox, 

 M.A., Castle Moreton Vicarage, TcAvkesbury. 



Collecting in the Chilterns. — In the Ent. Record (a'oI. xi., pp. 

 98 and 192) I gave a short account of some entomological rambles in 

 the neighbourhood of Kimble, Bucks. I revisited my particular hunting 

 ground on tAvo occasions last year (1899), and made one or tAVO additions 

 to the list of insects already enumerated. On July 8th — a splendid 

 day — I found Arm/nm^ adippe just emerging, and for the first time 

 discovered Pararf/e er/erides in the beech-AVOod glades. On August 3rd 

 — again a grand day for collecting — A. adippe Avas pretty Avell over, 

 but I found the Avoods, which I had not previously explored at this 

 time of year, tenanted by Drj/as papkia. On the chalk downs Arm/nnis 

 aijlaia, rather the Avorse for Avear, Avith PampMla comma in attendance, 

 put in a welcome appearance, while Puli/ommatus corydon simply 

 swarmed everywhere, Avith the August broods of Pieri^ napi, iionep- 

 teryx rhamni, and Polyommatiis aatrarche. Of Melanaryia yalatea, 

 hoAvever, on neither occasion did I find a trace. — H. Eowland Brown, 

 M.A., F.E.S., Oxhey Grove, HarroAV Weald. 



Autumnal collecting. — During August last Mr. BoAver paid 

 me a visit, and Ave spent most of our time (from the middle of the 

 month) after Micros, sugaring, hoAVCA^er, one or tAvo nights on 

 DaAvlish Warren. We took several Ar/iyresthia anderreyyiella and 

 (kirificiiim sulphiirellitm by beating apple-trees, Avith a fcAV Peronea 

 cristana and Harpipteryx horridella. Peronea schalleriana and P. 

 comparana SAvarmed — surely these must be one species ! Their 

 habits are entirely similar in every - way, and sometimes it is 

 hard to tell to which a particular specimen belongs, the only 

 difference seems to be in colour. Has the point ever been settled by 

 breeding ? In an oak Avood, Avhere the trees Avere half dead and much 



* This hardly states my opinion, as I certainly do not think there are tAvo 

 hraoisot A. Jili^iendulae. All I know of the subject is published in BritiaJi Lepi- 

 doptera, vol. i., pp. 526-530 and pp. 532-538. It will be seen on p. 538 that 

 MppocrepidU, St., to which Mr. Fox appears to refer as the "first brood," has 

 several coast habitats. It does not, however, appear to have been recorded from 

 Tenby.— J.W.T. 



