27B THE entomologist's record. 



three specimens have actually existed within a couple of miles of our 

 house. One day last July I happened to be calling- at Pinner Hill, 

 and noticed a faded case full of butterflies. Judge of my surprise when 

 I spotted three ( '. dispar, two males and a female, included in the col- 

 lection. My friend, Mr. Hilsham-Jones, informed me that the insects 

 had been taken in the " thirties " by his father, so far as he knew, in 

 and about Woodbridge, Suffolk, and h? was kind enough to present 

 me with the " coppers," though I regret to say the female was past 

 recognition and faded almost white. The males were in better trim, 

 being placed at the bottom of a row in the partial shade of the side of 

 the case, and, luckily, owing to the air-tight case, neither dust nor 

 mite had entered. The circumstance is, perhaps, worth recording, 

 inasmuch as Woodbridge and Benacre, a reputed locality beyond the 

 fenland, are not far apart, and possibly my two ('. disjiar (one is a 

 very decent specimen, with perfect antennte, and well-pinned) are 

 Sutfolkers, since I understand the captor filled this case only with such 

 insects as occurred in that particular part of the county. All the rest 

 were almost entirely faded white, a couple of Xo)iiiaiJ('s adx sharing the 

 general fate. — H. Eowland Brown, M.A., F.E.S., Oxhey Grove, 

 Harrow Weald. September 25th, 1899. 



Macroglossa stellatarum in 1899. — M. stdiatarutn appears still to 

 be abundant ; I saw specimens at Lewisham on August 27th, and 

 others in Chattenden Woods on September 3rd. On the latter date 

 EpiiK'jihele ianira and Coenoni/mpha pcunphilns were still Hying in good 

 condition, and Ptjramcis atalanta was in great abundance at Chat- 

 tenden. The large number of Pu'ria rapae, everywhere on the rail- 

 way banks between Lee and Strood, was very noticeable. — J. W. Tutt. 



EuvANESSA antiopa IN Kent. — I have to record the capture of a 

 very good specimen of E. antiopa on August 18th, in Kent, but had 

 the misfortune to damage one of the antennae in the joint of the col- 

 lecting-box. — F. B. Abbott, 8, Beaconsfield Road, Dover. Aiit/ust,. 

 28fA,1899. 



Euvanessa antiopa in Norfolk. — Whilst spending my holiday at 

 Horsey, Norfolk, I have been fortunate enough to catch a specimen of 

 ]\i(rancs.sa antiopa. This insect was caught on August 28th, in the 

 Staith Lane, at 12.30 j).m. I first saw it settle on an ash tree (from 

 which a resinous sap was exuding), among a crowd of Pyraincix 

 atalanta, about 10.45 a.m., and several times after, catching it at last 

 by a lucky stroke of my net, at the aforesaid time. — Dorrien Graham 

 Moon, Graham Villa, Hayter Road, Brixton Hill, S.W. September 1st, 

 1899. 



CoLiAs edusa in Herts. — I saw a female C'oliaa ediisa in my 

 garden to-day. — (Hon.) N. C. Rothschild, B.A., F.Z.S.,F.E.S., Tring 

 Park. September Srd, 1899. 



Orgyia gonostigma at Bexley, Kent. — On September 2nd I 

 found ten young larvie of 0. f/ofiostinma in the woods here. Last 

 season I also had the good fortune to turn up this species in the same 

 locality, so that it appears to be well established. — L. W. Newman, 41^ 

 Salisbury Road, Bexley, Kent. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPOS AT Castle Bellingham. — I liave fouud five 

 larv;e of Aiherontia atropox here, during this month and last. — W. B.. 

 Thorxhill, Castle Cosey, Castle Bellingham, Ireland. Sc/itember 6t/i,. 

 1899. 



