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rapae, and a few P. napi, are also drawn, and a good many Pliisia 

 ganniia, which fairly revels in the hot sunshine. " Humble-bees " and 

 numerous Diptera add to the general liveliness of the scene, but not 

 even one "Hive-bee" — for all our honey bees are dead (of Isle of 

 "Wight disease) — and no new swarms have succeeded in filling up their 

 place. I must not forget to mention one solitary wasp — just one — for 

 wasps, which we can well do without, are also it would seem in a bad 

 way this year. I almost expected to see Sesia (Meter of/lossa) stellatarum, 

 which is a rare visitor to this neighbourhood for some unknown reason, 

 but it has not turned up. I last saw it also in 1912. — C.E.N.B. 

 September 25th, 1917. 



Abundance of Limenitis sibilla. — The abundance of Lmenitis 

 sibilla in this neighbourhood in July was remarkable. As many as 

 twenty were taken on the 7th of that month in an hour or two by our 

 friend and neighbour, Mr. Gilbert Humphrey. Most of them were 

 released. Numbers more could easily have been captured. They were 

 in company with Dryas [Aryynnu) paplvia ; also commoia. — Joseph 

 Anderson, Chichester. 



CoLiAS EDUSA AT Chichester. — Colias edu.ui has occurred here ; 

 but so far as I know only sparingly. A male was flying in our garden 

 on September 11th, when many Pyrameis (Vanessa) atalanta and Aqlah 

 urticae were to be seen, attracted by the flowers in the borders. Two 

 males of Colias edusa were taken on September 27th, in a clover field 

 in this neighbourhood ; the last captures probably, on account of the 

 change of weather, of the season. — Joseph Anderson. October 4:th 

 1917. 



Notes from the Eastern Counties. — On September 27th, during 

 a walk along the edge of the cliffs from Clacton to Walton, I noticed 

 that butterflies Avere very abundant, and especially was this the case 

 with Ptnmicia phlaeas and Pyrmiieis atalanta during the whole of the 

 distance. I also saw four Colias edusa, several P. cardui, and a good 

 many Aglais urticae, also a fair number of " whites." I don't ever 

 remember meeting with so many P. atalanta before in one day : they 

 flew past us every few yards, and Pi. phlaeas was quite the commonest 

 insect to be seen. Here, at Chelmsford, P. atalanta are more plentiful 

 than they have been for many years past. One Vanessa to was seen 

 flying at Clacton on October 2nd. — E. Miller (Miss), The Croft,, 

 Eainsford Lane, Chelmsford, Essex. October Ath, 1917. 



(CURRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 



The Transactions of the Cardiff' Naturulisfs Society for 1916 have 

 recently been received, and are a record of steadily continued local 

 activity in various branches of Natural Science. Mr. H. M. Hallett 

 F.E.S., has contributed a" List of the Hemiptera of Glamorganshire," 

 with short notes on the occurrence of well over two hundred species. 

 Hitherto only sporadic records of captures have been made, and no 

 serious attempts to investigate this section of the local fauna. The 

 writer has collated these few records with his own and added those 

 kindly furnished to him more recently by Messrs. Bacchus, David, and 

 Tomlin. Mr. Hallett has also furnished " Entomological Notes " in 

 other orders. He reports the year as being a good one for Aculeate 

 Hymenoptera and as being very free from the plagues of the garden 



