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primaries and the row of spots on the secondaries. On the 18th I took 
a specimen of Brenthis selene, i which the black marks of the 
primaries were almost obliterated, making it conspicuous even on the 
wing.—F. C. WooprorpE, Market Dray ton. June 23rd, 1900. 
LEpImpoPTERA AT i Dmasrie. I was collecting beech leay es last week 
when I found a fertile 2 Stauropus fagi that laid well, so I packed her 
off direct with the eges to Mr. Bacot for description. It is a most. 
unusual time to take wild females of this species in this neighbourhood. 
The time for the second brood is in October and Nov ember, and we 
never find any of the first brood after early June. This evening [ 
have again arrived home with a full bag—Dryas paphia, Argynnis 
adippe, A. aglaia, Limenitis sibylla, &c., im large numbers and in first 
rate condition, but I only saw four examples of the second brood of 
Leucophasia sinapis, and Iam afraid that this msect is being worked 
out. I captured the var. valesina among the D. paphia: itis rare in 
this district. I really started this morning for wild bees but the heat 
was so great in the sandpits that | could not continue working for 
them.—W. Barnes, 7, New Road, Reading. July 24th, 1900. 
Leprpoprers IN THE Norrotk Broaps.—A visit to the Broads in 
June after Senta weae was more or less a failure, only few specimens 
being taken by the three of us after a week’s hard work ; one of these 
was the ab. bipunctata. The weather was about as bad as it could be, 
and things would not come to light, though we had two big lamps and 
a moth trap, which was nearly burnt up owing to the oil in the lamps 
catching fire, so we hurled in all the wet stuff we could grab, and put 
it out at last. Phibalapteryx lignata was the most plentiful insect we 
saw; Leucania jlaninea was scarce and in bad condition, whilst amongst 
others caught at the light were Spilosoma urticae, Ar ean Aoonece 
(including a ? which laid well), Hydvrelia unca, Ney lophiasia rurea, Noctua 
plecta, Apamea unanimis, Lobophora sexalata, Collix sparsata, upithecia 
valerianata, Acidalia immutata and a good many micros, which I have 
not yet named. Larve of Calamia phraymitidis were,swarming, and 
we collected some from which I have bred a long series, one or two 
quite pink. Papilio nachaon was on the wing, and we found some ova and 
afew very young larve. A fine Sesta formiciformis and a pupa of 
Plusia festucae were also bagged, whilst larvee of Cosmotriche potatoria 
were in swarms, and those of Taentocampa gracilis abundant. A second 
visit in July was exactly the opposite as regards insects. They simply 
swarmed, and it was as much as three could do to box them off two 
lamps. Leucania brevilinea was in grand condition, also Calamia 
phraqmitidis, and Lithosia muscerda was plentiful, but getting a bit worn. 
LL. griseola and yar. stramineola were plentiful, L. complanula (a few), 
whilst Cosmotriche potatoria was in such abundance as to be a positive 
nuisance at the lamps. We also tcok Notodonta ziezac, Noctua baia, 
Toxocampa pastinon, Leucania straminea (worn), L. impura, Coenobia 
rufa (in great numbers), Hydrelia unca (very plentiful), P. lignata 
(second brood), Geometra papilionaria, I’pione apiciaria (with one nice 
aberration), and Acidalia emaryinata, whilst Nudaria senex was scarce, 
with Strenia clathrata, Coremia unidentata, Acidalia tinmutata, A. bisetata, 
Chilo phraymitellus, C. yigantellus, and many more. We got a nice lot 
of pup of Nonayria cannac, and larve of Papilio inachaon were very 
common,and occurred everywhere, whilst those of Arsilonche albovenosa 
were also obtained, only a few laryee of Halias chlorana were to be found 
