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linus was on the wing on May 7lh, and on the same date Pcecilocampa 

 popuK pupated ; Pericallia syringana and Geometra papilionar'ia had 

 both entered the pupa state on or before May Ist. At Ventnor Hesperia 

 sylvanus occurred on May llth. Arctia v'dlica was noted on May 11th. 

 Pupae of Vanessa urticcR were seen on May 8th in W. Sussex, and an 

 imago taken at Ventnor on the llth was so fresh that it appeared 

 to have just emerged ; Colias ediisa was captured at same time and place, 

 and several others were seen. Ova of Dicranura vinula were noticed in 

 W. Sussex on the 10th May. — W. M. Christy; Watergate, Emsworth, 

 Hants, May 13, 1893. 



Herefordshire, (Jtc. — On April 14th, I first saw Syrichthus malvcs, ExicMo'e 

 cardamines, and Nisoniades tages ; the next day I saw Polyommatus phlmas 

 taken by a friend. On April 19th we went to Moreton Jeffreys, a village of 

 three houses, eight miles from Hereford. On the 20th, I took Leucophasia 

 sinapis, Argynnis eivplirosyne, and Pararge egeria in Moreton Wood ; I saw 

 LyccBna argiolus in the garden, where it seemed to have its head-quarters 

 round a row of hollies ; it was very common in the neighbourhood. On the 

 Slst, I took Pieris napi and Pararge megara. On the 22nd, I saw a 

 Vanessa atalanta in the garden, flying about some clematis, at 10.15 a.m. 

 The next day I caught Ccenonymplia pampliilus in the wood, and Vanessa 

 c-album in the garden. On May 3rd, I missed a Vanessa c-album near the 

 hop-yards, but the next day I caught one ; the brown on the under side was a 

 uniform dull colour. The same day I caught two female Euchloe carda- 

 mines, only If inches from tip to tip. On May 5th, we went to Colvvall 

 near Malvern, and the same morning I got a fine Vanessa c-album in my 

 net, but it escaped through a hole. However, in the afternoon, I caught 

 one with a beautifully mottled under side. It is rather odd that the lane 

 where the last two specimens were flying was a long way from any hop- 

 yards. In all three specimens the green spots are not at all conspicuous. 

 On the afternoon of May 5th, I caught a Thecla rubi. — D. P. Turner; 

 14, Havelock Road, Ton bridge, May 10, 1893. 



Kent. — Colias edusa has put in an early appearance here this year. I 

 saw several on the wing yesterday under the cliffs near Dover ; and I am 

 informed that specimens were seen flying along the cliffs a week ago. 

 Those that I saw were all males, and in such good condition that they 

 might have emerged from the chrysalis this season. 1 have taken several 

 species unusually early this year, among which I may mention Scoparia 

 angustea and Eupcecilia atricapitana. — W. Purdey; 129, Sea View Terrace, 

 Folkestone, April 24, 1893. 



Having been staying at Forest Row this spring, I send you a few notes. 

 All insects on the Forest have been out over a month earlier this season. 

 On April 20th, Hesperia malva, Argynnis euphrosyne, Anthocharis carda- 

 mines, Ccenonymplia pamphilus, Polyommatus phlceas, were in abundance. 

 On April 26th, Lyccena argiolus was flying round the holly bloom, and 

 Bombyx rubi and Saturnia carpini flying over the heather, usually between 

 4 and 5 p.m. I tried sugar once, but only found Gonoptera libatrix. At 

 light I took Hypsip)etes ruberata, Cilix spinula, Rumia cratcegata, Spilosoma 

 mentkastri, Numeria pulveraria, Habrostola urticce, Melanippe montanata, 

 Panagra petraria, lodis lactearia, Cabera exanthemaria, Lomaspilis margi- 

 nata. I have noticed the very great abundance of larvse this spring. All 

 the rides in the Broadstone Warren were almost black with the " frass " 

 from the larvse feeding in the trees above. — R. A. Dallas Beechikg; 

 Tunbridge Wells, May 15, 1893. 



