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Therefore, considering the vast numbers I saw on the same piece of ground 

 at the same time, all having eviJeiuly been bred close by, they must neces- 

 sarily have all been subjected to high temperatures during their various 

 stages, and especially while in the pupa, as the temperature both day and 

 night remained so high for weeks previous to, and at the time of, emer- 

 gence ; many were in rich condition, having evidently only just emerged. 

 How many broods there have been this season it is impossible for me to 

 say, as I have seen the species on the wing continually for the last six 

 months. I have now a great number of larvae feeding from eggs laid in 

 the middle of August, and others just hatched from eggs deposited this 

 month. — F. W. Frohawk ; Balham, S.W., September, 1893. 



Varieties of Chrysophanus (Poltommatus) phlceas in Kent. — 

 On the 7th Sept. my son captured a freshly-emerged specimen of a beautiful 

 variety on the railway embankment near Dartford. It is of a pale straw 

 colour, and intermediate between the type and var. schmidtii, I may add 

 that 0. phlceas has been extraordinarily abundant here lately, and we have 

 paid considerable attention to the species, thereby obtaining several other 

 very nice varieties, including one or two of a "streaked " form (under side), 

 approaching somewhat to that obtaining occasionally amongst the Lycaenae, 

 and which I have never before met with, although for years I have closely 

 observed this species on every possible occasion. — E. Sabine ; Erith, 



Pallid Variety of Vanessa urtic^. — On the 2nd uk. I captured, 

 at Henllys Wood, near Newport, a specimen of V. urticm in which the pre- 

 vailing colour on the upper sides of the wings, instead of the usual reddish 

 brown, is whitish buff, which colour also takes the place of the usual yellow 

 spots on the costa and inner margin of the fore wings. The usual black 

 markings and the white spots near the tips of the fore wings are present, 

 but slightly smaller than in typical specimens. The under side is normal. 

 — William E. Cox ; 25, Caeran Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, Aug. 25. 



[We have seen the very interesting aberration which our correspondent 

 accurately describes above. The only traces of the typical fulvous or red- 

 dish brown colour are seen towards base and below third costal black spot of 

 fore wing, and on the band of hind wing. Somewhat similar specimens 

 of F. urticcB have been bred occasionally, but such aberrations are probably 

 met with but rarely in the field. — Ed.] 



Pachetra LEUGOPHijiA. — Reading Mr. Hanbury's article (Entom. 274) 

 of this month reminds me that about thirty or thirty-five yeais ago I disco- 

 vered this species in the Boxhill district, and in the course of seven or 

 eight years managed to capture sixteen or eighteen specimens. It was 

 always rare ; a few I caught on the wing, flying round the privet flowers; 

 the rest at sugar ; but it was very skittish and did not take it freely, and I 

 could not get it at hght, which [ supposed from its antennae it would be 

 attracted to. I tried to find it ou trunks of trees, but never succeeded ; 

 but a few have been taken in this way by others in that neighbourhood. I 

 hioiv it occurs on the South Downs, and in the Rev. Mr. Burney's collec- 

 tion there is a nice series from there I believe. It seems to occur in the 

 chalky districts, and generally on high ground ; all my specimens were 

 taken in June and July. On the Continent I believe it is found in May, 

 and the specimens are larger and more strongly marked than any I have 

 met with. — Samuel Stevens ; " Loanda," Beulah Hill, Norwood, Sept. 4. 



A Locality for Pachetra leucoph^a. — I have taken this species 

 for twenty-five years ; some years only very few, others more plentifully. 



