222 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



P. piirpumlis were taken. After sunset I went to the sand-hills, and took 

 about fifty full-grown larvae of L. Uttoralis. They were not as plentiful as 

 usual, and no doubt the greater part had already buried. In ordinary seasons 

 they are not fit to take until nearly the end of May. On the 20th, near 

 Torrington, A. euphrosyne was well out, and EucJiloe cardamines, P.iiapi, and 

 Pararge egeria were in numbers ; one L. sinapis was taken, and L. argiolus 

 seen. On 21st, P. paJpina emerged in a breeding-cage out of doors, and 

 several S. alveolus ab. taran were taken. On the 25th, E. mi, A. plagiata, C. 

 unidentaria, L. petmria, C. pusaria, F. atomaria, M. montanata, A.candidata, 

 L. adustata, G. prop)ugnaria, and E. venosata were obtained. On 26th, 

 E. glyphica joined E. mi. On the 27th, a hot, hazy day, a party of us went 

 to some woods and marshy meadows near Torrington. Here we found 

 A. euphrosyne out in profusion, and many of them were already much worn. 

 A beautiful variety was obtained. The chief feature of the day, however, 

 was the capture of A. selene (1), M. athalia (2), and M. artemis (5), surely 

 wonderfully early for these three species. Larvae of H. elutata were in 

 great abundance upon bilberry ; A. villica was found sitting on a wall, just 

 emerged. On the 29th, a full-fed larva of G. papilionaria and a dozen half- 

 grown larvae of A. flavicornis were taken from birch. The following were 

 observed at Instow, previous to the 14th April, at the dates given : — 

 P. egetia, 23rd March ; P. rapes, 25th ; P. hrassica, 30th ; A. cardamines, 

 7th April ; P. megcRra, 11th. At Dovercourt, Essex, P. rapcB was first seen 

 on the 12th March ; and B. parthenias was common at Urabness on 21st. 

 — Gervase F. Mathew ; Lee House, Dovercourt, June 12, 1893. 



Many species of Lepidoptera having been unusually early during the 

 extremely hot weather of the last two months, a few dates may be of 

 interest: — K'^vW Q\h, Nisoniades tages ; 13th, Pararge egeria, P. megmra, 

 Lycana icarus ; i7th, Euchloe cardamines; 19th, Arctia menthastri ; 

 24th, Platyptilia gonodactyla, Leioptilus microdactyla ; 25th, Hepialus 

 lupulinus ; 29th, Argynnis euphrosyne. May 2nd, Arctia lubricipeda, 

 Acidalia marginepunctata ; 3rd, Arctia villica; 5th, Dicranura vinula ; 

 9th, DasycMra pudibunda ; 10th, Notodonta trimacula var. dodonea, 

 Grammesia trigrammica, Dianthoecia albimacula, Hadena adusta, H. genista, 

 Agrotis exclamationis, Miana strigilis, Eubolia plumbaria ; 11th, Notodonta 

 camelina, Ewplexia lucipara ; 12th, Agrotis j^lecta, Axylia putris ; 13th, 

 Leucania p aliens ; 14th, Phalera bucqjhala ; 15th, Neuria reticulata, 

 Rusina tenebrosa, Agrotis c -nigrum ; 17th, Xylophasia rurea, Melanippe 

 montanata; 19th, CamjJtogra^nma bilineata. Three insects, viz., D. pudi- 

 bunda, A. villica, and G. trigrammica, have been more than abundant. — 

 John H. Still ; Seaton, Devon, May 90, 1893. 



Gloucestershire. — I saw a male specimen of Colias edusa, in good con- 

 dition, at Bitton, on the 28th of April this year. — Chas. Bartlett ; 

 Branscombe, Woodstock Road, Redland, Bristol, June 9, 1893. 



Hants. — The following is a list of my principal captures whilst staying 

 in the New Forest : — May 18th, Macaria alternaria and Eupisteria 

 heparata (out of alder), Dasychira pudibunda, Bombyx rubi, Odontoptera 

 bidentata, and Drepanula falcula ; 19th, Notodonta dodonea, three speci- 

 mens, two male and one female, the latter laying about sixty eggs on the 

 21st, from which larvae emerged on the 1st and 2nd June ; 'iOth, Sphinx 

 ligustri (at rest on a fence) and D. pudibunda (several males assembling 

 round a newly-emerged female) ; 21st, Macroglossa fuciformis (common), 

 M. bombyliformis (one specimen rather worn), and Macaria liturata 

 22nd, M. fuciformis, Lithosia mesomella, aind. Amjjhidasys betularia ; 23rd, 



