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less lucky individual who entoraologises not. — Ernest B, Charles; 

 Shelley House, Chelsea Embanknaent, London, S.W. 



PiERis DAPLiDiCE IN Jersey. — It is with much pleasure that I record 

 the capture of P. daplidice in Jersey. The specimen taken was a male, 

 and was in perfect condition. It was caught on Monday, August 21st, at 

 about eleven o'clock in the morning, on Gronville Common. — Stanlisy 

 GuiTON ; 31, Bath Street, Jersey, Sept. 19, 1893. 



Captures in the Lake District. — While staying at Grasmere, this 

 year, I noticed that butterflies were scarce, but moths fairly abundant. Of 

 the latter the following is a list : — Epione apiciarla (I saw one), Crocallis 

 elinguaria, Gnophos ohscurata, harentia olivata (two, and saw some more), 

 Ettpithecia sobrlnata, Melanippe suhtristata (swarmed in pine woods), Core- 

 mia lyyopugnata, Cidaria russata (all three varieties), C. ribesiaria, Cymato- 

 phora diliita (two), Hydrcecia nictitans, Xylophana polyodon, Heliophobus 

 popularis, CharcBas graminis {swarmed everywhere), Tryjihcena icmthiiia and 

 T.fimhrla, Noctua glareosa, iV. depuncta (one, battered), N. xantJiographa, 

 Xanthia citrago (five), X. cerago (two) Cirrluedia xerampelina (one), Cosmla 

 trapezina, Polia chi (about forty, to be found everywhere on walls), Phlogo- 

 piliora metlculosa, Hadeiia protea, Goaoptera libatrlx, Mania maura (eleven), 

 Stilbia anoviala (one, and saw others), and Amphipyra tragopogonis. These 

 were taken in August, and I think searching walls and trees then very pro- 

 ductive, especially of Xanthas, Polia chi, and Geometers, such as Coremia 

 propugnata. — S. Rknshaw ; Ash House, Stretford, Manchester, Sept. 19. 



Uropteryx sambucarta in September. — In the fourth week of August 

 I found a larva of U. sambucaria in a cocoon ; it pupated in two or three 

 days, and emerged on the 17th of September. I may add that the larvae 

 of this moth which I have seen were very large for this time of the year. — 

 J. F. Bird ; Rosedale, 162, Dalling Eoad, Hammersmith, W., Sept. 19. 



Vanessa c-album in Notts. — On Sept. 16th my brother captured a 

 specimen of Vanessa c-album in our orchard. Newman mentions this species 

 as formerly taken in Nottinghamshire, near Mansfield, and also at Warsop, 

 Ollerton, and Newark ; but during the seventeen years in which we have 

 been collecting, we have never before observed a specimen in this neigh- 

 bourhood. — E. Maude Alderson ; Worksop, Notts. 



Leucania vitellina. — During the last few weeks I have been so 

 fortunate as to obtain three specimens of the above rare insect. The first 

 was caught at sugar on August 24:th, by Mrs. Hanbury, in the enclosure 

 by Brockenhurst Bridge. The second and third were taken by myself, at 

 Freshwater, on the 7th and llth of September. All three specimens are 

 in exceptionally fine condition ; that captured on the llth is in the 

 possession of Mr. A. J. Hodges, who was collecting with me at the time I 

 took it. — Frederick J. Hanbury; 37, Lombard Street, London, E.C. 



Sirex gigas in Notts. — Towards the end of August I had brought to 

 me a fine specimen of Sirex gigas, which had been caught in a shop in the 

 town. The specimen is a large one, measuring nearly 2f in. from tip to 

 tip of the wings. — E. Maude Alderson ; Worksop, Notts. 



Errata. — P. 2.52, line 16 from top, for Pieris napi read Pieris rapce. 

 P. 276, line 23, for "Cheadle" read "Montgomeryshire." 



