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from some cutaneous disorder, and the bird-cages were after- 

 wards discovered to be swarming with Acari, though free 

 from them previously. There is, of course, a possibility that 

 neglect might have been the cause ; though this was denied. 

 — J. R. S. Clifford; Chelsea. 



Early appearance of Anthocharis Cardamines, dc. — On 

 the 7th of April I captured a male specimen of A. Car- 

 damines. This is, according to my experience, a very early 

 date for the appearance of this insect. Another specimen 

 was also captured by a friend of mine on the 13th of this 

 month. As a further proof of the earliness of the season, I 

 may mention that I took a specimen of C. exanthemaria on 

 the 13th, and of F. atomaria on the 14th of this month. 

 I should be glad to ascertain if the season is early in other 

 parts of the country.^ — G. H. Raynor ; Bordyke House, Ton- 

 hridge, April 15, 1871. 



Lepidoptera in Epping Forest. — From the 13th June to 

 the 18th July last, in four days, I took the following 

 species: — Acidalia trigeminata, Crambus pinetellus (com- 

 mon), Rodophcea Marmorella, R. snavella, Dichelia Grotiana, 

 Spilonota Roborana, S. Rosaecolana, Catoptria Juliana, 

 Semasia Janthinana (common), Carpocapsa splendana, Cleo- 

 dora Cytisella (abundant), Gelechia Mouffetella, Coleophora 

 Fabriciella; also larvae of N. trepida (13), N. Chaonia (11), 

 E. erosaria (8), A. prodromaria (4). — William Machin ; 21, 

 Argyle Road, Carlton Square, Mile End, March 9, 1871. 



Butterflies near W otton-under-Edge . — I have taken this 

 last season, on the hills just above Wotton-under-Edge, two 

 males of Polyommatus Corydon and one female, though we 

 are miles from any chalk district ; the female being remarkable 

 for the highly dark brown ground-colour of the under side. 

 Also a male of P. Adonis; a female of P. Alexis, measuring 

 1 II inch across the anterior wings. Hipparchia Galathaea, 

 which I never observed in the neighbourhood before, has 

 shown itself in abundance these last two summers. I have 

 taken, too, a specimen of H. Tithonus, female, having two 

 black spots below the ordinary ocellated one on each anterior 

 wing, the upper of the two being also ocellated. I have taken 

 six V. Polychloros this season, here. — W. E. Thompson ; 

 The Ridings, Wotton-under-Edge, January 3, 1871. 



[The variety of Tithonus with two additional black spots 



