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bright sunshine, has this year been frequently at the sweets, possibly 
its older name noctuella may refer to this habit of night prowling. 
Thera variata has swarmed at sugar also this year, and is still coming. 
I have been more accustomed to beat it out of fir-trees than take it 
thus. I do not usually associate the Geometrids with this form of 
attraction, but have notes in my diary which tend to show that a con- 
siderable number of them appear to be quite eager to share with the 
Noctuids, e¢.g., Timandraamataria, Zonosoma porata, Z. punctaria, Z.omt- 
cronaria, Z. pendularia, Melanippe fluctuata, Metrocampa margaritata, 
Acidalia promutata, A.rusticata, A. aversata, A. inornata, A. emarginata, 
&e. I have often asked whether entomologists have noticed the much 
greater frequency of Anchocelis lunosa at sugar now than formerly. In 
my youth we used to take it only, if my memory serves me, at light, 
and very poor specimens these were. In 1892 I note its visits to the 
sugar with a mark of surprise, and this year, in spite of the bright 
hight of the signal-box behind my garden, the insect has been rare 
there, though exceedingly and unusually abundant at sugar.—(Rev.) 
C. R. N. Burrows, Muckine Vicarage. October 3rd, 1900. 
AUTUMNAL SPECIMENS oF LivenrtIs sipyLLA.—F or the second time 
IT have taken in Normandy a freshly-emerged specimen of Limenitis 
sibylla in September. Can these have been examples of partial second 
broods induced by the warm summers of 1899 and 1900 ?—L. Dupont, 
3, Rue de ’Orangerie, Le Havre. October 6th, 1900. 
JOCHEHRA ALNI IN SepTEMBER.—On September 14th two specimens 
of Jocheaera alni were brought tome. They were both taken sitting 
on one tree. Is this not a very late date? Ihave taken odd speci- 
mens here before, but in the month of June.—H. Murray, Lowbank 
Villa, Carnforth. September 22nd, 1900. 
LarHyema exicua in SourH Drvon.—I spent the first fortnight of 
September in South Devon, the only good insect that came to sugar 
during the time was Laphyma exiqua.—A. W. Mera, 79, Capel Road, 
Forest Gate, Essex. November 2nd, 1900. 
CHoEROCAMPA NERIE IN Lonpon.—A few weeks ago, Mr. Ashmead 
of Bishopsgate Street, E.C., showed me a fine specimen of Choerocampa 
nerit, just brought to him to set, it was found crawling up a lamp post 
in Queen Victoria St., H.C.—P. G. Sanrorp, F.1.C., F.C.S., 20, Cullen 
Street, Fenchurch St., London, E.C. November 19th, 1900. [Can 
our correspondent not furnish us with exact details, 7.e., precise date of 
capture, the nameand address of captor, condition of insect, &c.? Another 
isrecorded (Hnt.) from Teignmouth on October 23rd by Mr. Evans.—Ep. ] 
Conias EDUSA AND C. HyaLE tn 1900.—Towards the end of August 
last I was in the Isle of Wight, when Colias edusa and C. hyale were 
common in the fields round Parkhurst Forest, C’. edusa more so than 
C. hyale. also found both species common along the coast from 
Sandown to Ventnor, especially along the undercliff. During July I took 
C. edusaina field near Upper Warlingham Station (L.B.S.C.Ry.).—Ism. 
Colias hyale was common at Penn, Bucks, in August, and was also 
observed at Beaconsfield and Loudwater—A. M. Swain, 5, Kelvin 
Terrace, Sydenham. November 22nd, 1900. 
We have had C. edusa in Cumberland this year. At Maryport a 
few were taken and one was seen four miles from Carlisle on the banks 
of the Eden near the Solway Firth. My brother got one also at 
Monkwearmouth, Durham.—G. Wimxrnson, 29, Arthur St., Carlisle. 
