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struggling to get at the sweet attraction. It was a curious 

 sight. The better things also were unusually numerous. 

 L. quadra, C. rainiata, C. quercana, L. Turca, C. sponsa, 

 and C. promissa, were by no means scarce. It was a 

 singular feature, too, that Geometrae, Pyralides and Tortrices, 

 were as plentiful on the sugar as the Noctuae, and I secured 

 many good specimens in each family. — {Rev.) J. Watson. 



Argynnis Lathonia and Choerocampa Celerio near Faver- 

 sham. — While staying last month with my friend the Vicar 

 of Selling, near Faversham, his youngest son, a boy of 

 twelve, brought me a box to look over, containing a few 

 insects collected by him during the summer of last year and 

 the spring of this ; at the same time telling me that he 

 believed there was a " Queen of Spain " among them. 

 Knowing how often Adippe or Aglaia is mistaken for that 

 species, I felt very sceptical ; but on opening the box the 

 first thing my eye fell upon was a veritable Lathonia, set 

 to show the unmistakable under side. It was taken last 

 summer, by the roadside between Selling and Chilham, and 

 is in very fair condition. I speedily discovered a second 

 rarity, in the shape of a specimen of C. Celerio, badly 

 damaged unfortunately. This I found had been taken in 

 the house at Woodlands, Selling, the previous autumn. 

 What luck the boys have ! There was hardly a specimen of 

 the commoner Fritillaries or hawk-moths in the box ! Both 

 of these prizes were generously presented to me by their 

 captor, Master Herbert Beards worth. — Hugh A. Stowell ; 

 Breadsall Rectory, near Derby, August 2, 1870. 



Colias Edusa var. Helice. — I captured a specimen of this 

 insect near Croydon on the 24th inst. : it was unfortunately 

 not in good condition, and bore evident traces of having 

 hybernated. — C.J. Biggs; 14, Pinner^ s Hill, Old Broad 

 Street, London, July 26, 1870. 



Colias Hy ale and other Lepidoptera in the Isle ofThanet. 

 — We have visited our old hunting-grounds near Margate, 

 and found Colias Hyale very scarce. During a stay of 

 nearly three weeks we only observed four specimens ; some 

 young collectors also captured four others. This forms a 

 striking contrast to the splendid autumn of '68, when Hyale 

 was so abundant in the Isle of Thanet. Our best capture 

 was a nice pair of Heliothis peltiger. Dysthymia luctuosa was 



