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Chrysophanus phlaeas everywhere, continuing up to date.—C. Brncuam 
Newranp, Llanstephan, Carmarthen. 
Lepipoprera at Trenpy 1x 1899.—I spent a fortnight at Tenby in 
June last, arriving there on June 12th. The first thing that attracted 
my attention was Anthrocera jsilipendulae. Mr. Tutt wrote about this 
species some time ago, and stated, if I remember rightly, that there 
were two broods if not two distinct species, and that the first brood 
was generally found inland and in fields.* The brood I found on 
June 13th was confined to a small bit of the cliff, not common, but I 
managed to capture a few flying over valerian. Insects were not so 
common at sugar as I have known them, but they were fairly plenti- 
ful. Mamestra albicolon was scarce, but in fair condition, whilst 
Agrotis ripae and Leucania littoralis were fairly plentiful, the former in 
poor condition, the latter just out, so that A. ripae appears to be an 
earlier insect than L. littoralis. I captured a few nice aberrations of 
A. exclamationis and A. corticea, but little else, with the exception of 
A. trifolii, which was very plentiful in a marshy field, although I only 
secured two or three confluent aberrations. Cupido minima was found 
on the railway banks, but was very scarce.—(Rev.) E. C. Dosrer Fox, 
M.A., Castle Moreton Vicarage, Tewkesbury. 
CoLLEcTING IN THE CuiInteRNS.—In the Hint. Record (vol. xi., pp. 
98 and 192) I gave a short account of some entomological rambles in 
the neighbourhood of Kimble, Bucks. I revisited my particular hunting 
ground on two occasions last year (1899), and made one or two additions 
to the list of insects already enumerated. On July 8th—a splendid 
day—I found Aryynnis adippe just emerging, and for the first time 
discovered Pararye eyerides in the beech-wood glades. On August 3rd 
—again a grand day for collecting—A. adippe was pretty well over, 
but I found the woods, which I had not previously explored at this 
time of year, tenanted by Dryas paphia. On the chalk downs Aryynnis 
aylaia, rather the worse for wear, with Pamphila comma in attendance, 
put in a welcome appearance, while Polyommatus corydon simply 
swarmed everywhere, with the August broods of Pieris napi, Gonep- 
teryx rhanni, and Polyommatus astrarche. Of Melanaryia yalatea, 
however, on neither occasion did I find a trace.—H. Rownianp Brown, 
M.A., L-E.S., Oxhey Grove, Harrow Weald. 
AUTUMNAL coLLEcTING.—Duringe August last Mr. Bower paid 
me a visit, and we spent most of our time (from the middle of the 
month) after Micros, sugaring, however, one or two nights on 
Dawlish Warren. We took several Avgure sthia ander reqyiella and 
Coriscium sulphurellun by beating apple-trees, with a few LPeronea 
eristana and Harpipterye horridella.  DPeronea schalleriana and P. 
comparana swarmed—surely these must be one species! Their 
habits are entirely similar in every way, and sometimes it is 
hard to tell to which a particular specimen belongs, the only 
difference seems to be in colour. Has the point ever been settled by 
breeding 2? In an oak wood, where the trees were half dead and much 
* This hardly states my opinion, as I certainly do not think there are two 
broods of A. filipendulae. All I know of the subject is published in British Lepi- 
doptera, vol. i., pp. 526-530 and pp. 532-538. It will be seen on p. 538 that 
hippocrepidis, St., to which Mr. Fox appears to refer as the “first brood,’ has 
several coast habitats. It does not, however, appear to have been recorded from 
Tenby.—J.W.T. 
