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in cop. with Ayriades coridon ? . They were left on the breeding 

 ground, and I wonder what will be the outcome next season. There 

 were very few males of A. coridon about at that date, but the females 

 were in countless numbers. — C. P. Pickett, Eoyston. 



Another Abnormal Union. — While staying at Eoyston last August 

 I met with a somewhat similar occurrence to that described by Mr. 

 Turner on page 182. I very carefully watcbed two male Coenonympha 

 pcDiijihilit^i waltzing around a female. After a time they both paired 

 up with this lady-love and the usual qniet period followed, so I did not 

 disturb them. After about half an hour I killed them, thinking they 

 would remain in this position until I returned home, but unfortunately 

 they gradually parted. But of one thing I was certain. They were 

 both in cop. I examined most carefully. — C. P. Pickett. 



r^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Cumberland. — A specimen of this moth was 

 taken in the town of Brampton, Cumberland, on September 6th. It 

 flew in at the window in the evening. Unfortunately before it was 

 brought to me it was damaged by its captor. — George B. Eoftledge. 

 [Since the above was written records of five further specimens of A. 

 convolvuli have come to hand, all taken at the end of August or the 

 beginning of September. — G.B.E.] 



Butterflies in Cumberland. — The three species of " white " 

 butterflies have been fairly common this year. Also Euchlo'e (Antho- 

 charis) cardaminea. I have heard of one Vanesna io being seen. It is 

 now very rare in the county ; about fifty years ago it was fairly com- 

 mon. I have also seen Fyrameis atalanta and one Fyraiiieis cardui on 

 August 21st. Bumicia phlaeas during August and September has 

 been common this year. — George B. Eoutledge. September 11th, 

 1917. 



Argynnis cydippe (adippe). — With reference to Mr. Turner's note 

 in the Record, this month, Itook a similar variety pi the above 

 in the Woking district this season. On each underside forewing twO' 

 of the black spots have small pearl centres, and parallel with the two 

 black spots, and just touching, are two whitish spots of equal size. — 

 S. G. Castle Eussell. , 



Agriades coridon and Plebeius iEGON. — The name nnjstonensis is a 

 misnomer for the form of gynandromophous female first noted from 

 Eoyston. I have this season taken a similar form in Wiltshire and 

 have also heard of others being taken in the Chilterns. The form is 

 not peculiar to A. coridon, as pointed out by Mr. H. Moore, and I in 

 July last took a considerable number of similar gynandromorphs of 

 Plebeius aeijon, the wings on one side being shot with blue and smaller 

 than those on the other side. It is obvious that a varietal name should 

 be given for this particular form of gynandromorph. 



It is interesting to note that the females of i'lebeim aeyon were taken 

 among colonies in which females prepondered over males at least 100 

 to 1. At Eoyston, in the season when the so called roystonensis 

 occurred in numbers, a similar excess of females occurred. Plebeius 

 aec/on has been exceedingly abundant this season, but although I have 

 examined them in Cheshire, Kent, Hants and Surrey, it was only in 



