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I introduced this ? toa colony of 300 or 400 wnbratus % 8 with 
brood, and she was instantly accepted, the only sign of hostility being 
occasioned by her one remaining wing, which was soon removed. 
On March 23rd and 24th, and on April 24th, I found solitary 
deiilated @ ? of L. umbratus and of L. mixtus here. The sexes of these 
species usually fly in August and September, but some evidently return 
to the nest and leave it again later, as they cannot exist without atten- 
tion and food. On one occasion, January, 1901, | found one in the 
streets of Oxford, and have on other occasions picked up specimens at 
unusual times of the year.—W. C. Crawiey. 
ABRAXAS GROSSULARIATA AB, EXQuisita.—l have had the good 
fortune to breed an extremely beautiful and striking aberration of this 
very interesting species. It is of Lancashire and Yorkshire origin, and 
among its progenitors are varleyata, albipalliata, aind iochalcea. There 
being five specimens of this novelty, I have deemed it worthy of an 
aberfrational name, and append description herewith. 
ab. eaquisita, n. ab. Forewings with black shoulder-knot at base : 
then a broad white median band containing a conspicuous black discal 
spot: then a broad black band extending to outer margin, except that 
it is bordered outwardly with a band of large white cuneate blotches 
edged with black towards the fringes. Hindwings without black 
shoulder-knot, with base therefore white, the rest of the wings to the 
outer margin similar to the forewings. Five specimens, bred June, 
1918. Besides these I also bred two specimens entirely suffused with 
a delicate bronze (instead of white), except at base of hindwing, which 
is white. For the sake of convenience | call this form eaquisita-aenea. 
—(Rnyv.) G. H. Raynor, Hazeleigh Rectory, Maldon November 6th, 
1918. 
JOTHKS ON COLLECTING, KEtc. 
Note on Leprporrera at CHICHESTER AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.—1 cannot 
say that I find the season of 1918 a good one for Lepidoptera. Of 
butterflies Dryas (Aryynnis) paphia, Argynnis aglaia and A. cydippe 
(adippe) and Limenitis sibilla were abundant in woods here during 
July. The first L. sibilla was taken on June 25th. Apatura iris was 
_also seen in July (but not taken) on the outskirts of the woods. In 
the middle of the month Sesia (Macroglossa) stellatarum was noticed in 
the garden and a battered Pyramets cardui was flying over flower beds 
late in September.—Josmpa AnpErson, Chichester. 
Sirex e1eas at CuicHustpr.—A fine female Pawrurus (Sirex) gigas 
was taken here and brought to me by a boy on July 17th of this year. 
—JosrmpaH Anprrson, Chichester. 
Diomorvs ARMATA, CRABRO CLAVIPES AND Homatus avratus.—From 
two pierced bramble stems, collected last winter at Market Bosworth, 
I extracted in May cocoons identical with those of Crabro clavipes. In 
addition one stem contained a Chrysid cocoon. Instead of Crabro, I 
obtained, during the next two or three weeks, a series of the Chalcid, 
Diomorus armata, Boh.,'as follows :—From one stem, 5 Diomorus g 
(these appearing first), 1 @ and, in addition, a small Ichneumon ; 
from the other stem, 38 Diomorus 9 and from the Chrysid cocoon, 
