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trina argiolus, May 3rd; the lace-wing fly, May 27fcli. At W, Worthing 

 in a garden, Pyrameis atalanta, June 4th ; P, carclui, June 9th ; Sesia 

 stellatarnm, July 29th. On October 2nd a " clouded yellow " {Colias 

 edusa) was observed at Putney in the afternoon, near Putney Common. 

 It flew slowly and settled many times, when I was able to examine it 

 closely, finally flying over a wall, when it was not seen again. — Id. 



Vanessids in Somerset. — Vanessa io, Pyrameis atalanta, and Aglais 

 urticae have been very, very numerous here this year, especially A. 

 urticae. I have only seen two Pyrameis cardui, and no Colias edusa ; 

 but the latter has never been plentiful here. — Waldegrave, Chewton 

 Mendip, Somerset, October 13th, 1917. 



" Somewhere abroad." — We have received a couple of letters from 

 our correspondent and friend Dr. E. A. Cockayne, who is somewhere 

 at the front, though not in France. He says he is " alive and well," 

 though having a good deal of vile weather, nevertheless in the fine 

 days in between he mentions that he has captured Aporia crataegi, but 

 no Crataegus anywhere near, Pieris 7iaj3i and P. brassicae, Erebia lap- 

 pona, a species of Brenthis, Aglais urticae, Callophrys rubi, two species 

 of A?iarta, and also of Eupithecia, Eulype hastata \a,v. hastulata, one 

 Xdnthorho'e fluctuata, and Ematurga atomaria. He describes the 

 locality as not very fertile and with a good deal of granite. He goes 

 on to say that I am to tell Mr. J. H. Durrant he had a " knot-horn " 

 and a few species of Micros, but that they are few and far between. 

 Perhaps the most noticeable thing is the cloud of mosquitoes, which are 

 so numerous and so persistent that it is impossible to deny their im- 

 portunity. In another later letter from another locality he writes as^ 

 follows : — 



" I have two flourishing colonies of Aglais urticae larvae sleeved 

 .under muslin, and at present I have about thirty pup^e from the 

 original locality, with eight from the present spot, also a large larva 

 of Papilio machaon. My list at present is Pieris brassicae, P. napi ? 

 near bryoniae, Colias palaeno, Aporia crataegi, Vacciniina optilete, Cal- 

 lophrys rubi, Brenthis pales, B. aphirape, and another Brenthis sp., twa 

 fritillaries, one of which I saw only on the wing, and thought it waa 

 Issoria lathonia, Erebia lappona, and E, disa, Eulype hastata var. hastu- 

 lata, Xanthorhoe fluctuata, Coremia (Ochyria) munitata, C. (0.) ferric- 

 gata (?), Entephria caesiata, Malenydris salicata, Ephyra [Zonosoma) 

 pendvlaria, Pygmaena fusca, Eupithecia satyrata, and Numeria 

 fulverata. 



" I have seen six species of Anarta, the commonest being A. mela- 

 leuca. There is no doubt I have missed a good deal. Some species 

 6nly lasted a few days. Papilio machaon I have only seen three times, 

 once by a signalman, and but for finding the larva myself I might 

 ■ have doubted it, though his description appeared good enough to 

 establish the butterfly's identity. Please remember me to all my 

 entomological friends." 



Dr. Cockayne goes on to give me a most interesting description of 

 the country and its flora, which, however, must be deferred until war 

 conditions have passed away. ' It is, however, good to have such 

 cheery letters written under circumstances that no one would call the 

 most comfortable. — G.T.B-B. 



