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j)hilus (several), Vanessa io (several), V. atalanta (several), V. urticce. 

 (several), V. jJolychloros (one), Argynnis euphrosyne (plentiful), Lyccena 

 argiolus (nine), Polyommatus phlceas (plentiful), Syrichthus malvce (plentiful), 

 Nisoniades tages (plentiful). Fifteen species. A specimen of S. malvcB that 

 I took turned out to be a very nice variet>', the upper wings being suffused 

 with white.— S. G. C. Russell ; Priory Villa, Woking, April 23, 1893. 



Melit^ea cinxia abundant in Sark. — It is with much pleasure I 

 beg to record the capture of MelitcBa cinxia in Sark. Almost the first thing 

 I saw on landing was one of these beautiful insects, and my surprise and 

 delight on finding that the whole hill-side was covered with them may be 

 better imagined than described. There were thousands flying gaily about 

 from flower to flower, especially those of the wild rose and kidney vetch. 

 The butterflies were by no means confined to that one hill, but were more 

 or less rarer right through the island, a distance of about two miles. They 

 were fairly numerous in Little Sark, a peninsula on the other side of the 

 island, rather less than a mile in extent; but nowhere were they to be seen 

 in such numbers as on the first hill, opposite the landing-place. — Stanley 

 GuiTON ; 31, Bath Street, Jersey, April 27, 1893. 



Nyssia zonabia in Lancashiee. — When I was at Blackpool, Nyssia 

 zonaria was discovered by my friend Wilfrid Stones, of Northwood, 

 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, with whom I was staying. L. Stones and 

 myself took over ninety males and sixty females, and also left many more. 

 The date of the discovery was April 22nd, and I think this is the first record 

 from Lancashire. The moths were taken on the cliffs, at the point where 

 they begin to get lower and covered with grass, seated on the tall coarse 

 grass which grows on all sand-hills. Many ova were obtained, larvae from 

 which have emerged to-day. E. jacoham was also taken plentifully on 

 the sand-hills, and a specimen of Anticlea badiata. — S. Renshaw ; Ash 

 House, Stretford, Manchester, May 14, 1893. 



Nyssia hispidaria and Aoronycta leporina in Herts. — Two speci- 

 mens of the first-named insect were taken by myself and Mr. E. Wigg on 

 February 19th, and four on March 5th, in Cassiobury Park on the oaks. 

 On July 6th, 1892, we took twelve larvae of A. leporina on the birch trees. 

 Only two of the larvae pupated; all the others died ofi" rather suddenly. The 

 first specimen emerged on April 29th, it having been kept in a temperature 

 the maximum of which was 65° and the minimum 40°, Fahr. — S. H. 

 Spencer, Jun. ; Watford, Herts. 



Colias hyale reported from Berks. — I have just seen a specimen 

 of Colias hyale, which was taken here by a lad on May 7th. It was in 

 rather bad condition, and had the appearance of having hybernated. — 

 A. H. Hamm ; 24, Hatherley Road, Reading. 



Yellow variety of Zyg^na trifolii. — There are now large numbers 

 of Zygana trifolii flying in a locality in W. Sussex, where I do not remember 

 to have seen the species in previous years. The form with confluent spots 

 is common, and I have taken several specimens with deformed wings, and 

 two examples which are destitute of wings. On the 18th, I secured four- 

 teen specimens with the spots and hind wings yellow. [Our correspondent 

 has very kindly sent us a living example of this form. — Ed.] The cocoons 

 are hidden down among the tufts and tussocks of grass. — W. M. Christt ; 

 Watergate, Emsworlh, Hants, May 20, 1893. 



