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and another on September 17th. Plusta gamma has, I think, been 
the commonest moth at Sydenham this year; I saw it in dozens 
during July, August, and September, more sparingly during October, 
and yesterday (November 21st) I saw one resting on a fence in Norwood. 
T have found larve and pup on scarlet-runner beans, mignonette, 
sunflower, and Virginia-creeper.—lem. 
PoLyommatus BELLARGUS IN Bucxs.—In a note supplementary to 
my paper on collecting in the Chilterns (Hnt. Rec., vol. xi., p. 192) I 
stated that P. bellargus appeared to have died out in the locality named. 
This year I visited the spot on June 9th, and found the butterfly in 
question in some profusion, the females largely preponderating; a 
rather remarkable instance I think of recurrence, for, though I have 
been over the ground often before, I have never seen this particular 
“blue” there. I may mention that, in addition to Argynnis adippe 
already noted, I took A. paphia and A. aglaia here, both somewhat 
the worse for wear, on August 8rd, 1899, as well as Pamphila comma in 
a like condition. These bring up the list of the Rhopalocera for this 
particular part of the chalk downs to a total of thirty-one.—H. Rownanp 
Brown, M.A., F.E.S., Oxhey Grove, Harrow-Weald. Nov. 27th, 1900. 
AN ENTOMOLOGICAL GHosT.—GrRoup or LancasHIRE AND CHESHIRE 
ENTOMOLOGISTS.—Almost from the beginning of time scientists have 
been credited with having dealings with the devil, and entomologists 
have not been free from the implication, for it is hardly a 
century ago since a certain Lady Glanville got into trouble 
on account of her entomological propensities. Nevertheless it is 
unusual to find entomologists returning to mother earth to visit 
their old friends after their departure, yet this is what has recently 
happened to one well known old Lancashire collector. Always curious 
in his beliefs, such as the flatness of the world, &c., he would also 
amuse his friends by promising to revisit them after he was gone, and 
give them surprises when they were gloating over some new addition 
to their collection, or feasting their eyes on some unique variety, and 
now, to their horror, this promise has been fulfilled, for, although dead 
some 18 months, we have distinct evidence of his being among a circle 
of his friends last June. In the September number of the H'ntomolo- 
gist’s Record was published a reproduction of a group of entomologists 
present at Mr. Capper’s garden party, and the names were placed under 
the various portraits. ‘There is one face, however, that is nameless, 
yet it is there and this is the likeness of the poor old man, now long 
since dead, looking somewhat sadly over the shoulder of Mr. Webster 
(see Plate IX.), evidently unhappy that he has not been recognised and 
unable to make his presence known. Although somewhat shadowy, as 
behoves a departed spirit, the features are all there, clear and distinet— 
the eyes, nose, mouth, and well-known stubby beard, whilst, partly 
shaded by the overhanging leaves, his grey hair just peepsout. I leave 
those who knew old Gregson to decide whether the photographer has 
done him justice in his spirit form, merely adding that there was no 
one else visible to the naked eye present, that thenegative is absolutely 
untouched, and that the representation is even more pronounced and 
distinct in the silver print than in the plate that is re-produced there- 
from.—I’. N. Pizrce, F.1H.8., The Elms, Dingle, Liverpool. October 
17th, 1900. 
