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however, some interesting exhibits, prominent among which were a long and 

 variable series of E. vimina/is, T. subtusa, IV. despecta, E. croceafis, A. tritici, 

 d. valligera and X zoegana, some of the latter being a very peculiar dark 

 form. All these were shewn by Mr. Sheldon, while Mr. Clark had in his 

 box four very beautiful forms of D. carpophaga, and amongst the coleoptera 

 Mr- Lewcock had a fine series of TelmatopJiilus typhce. 



At the meeting of August 20th Mr. Harper recorded having seen no less 

 than fifteen species of butterflies on the 16th in the Lea Valley, amongst 

 them being a specimen of the rare A. lathonia and C. edusa and var. helice. 



Mr. Gurney mentioned that two specimens of C. edusa had been taken in 

 Epping Eorest, and Mr. Clark had also seen the var. helice from the same 

 locality, while Mr. Russell recorded it having been taken at Box Hill. — 

 Ernest Andexson, Secretary. 



OUR LONDON LETTER. 



Though affairs here are apparently quiet, a large amount of work is being 

 done. Most Entomologists have been or are at present taking their annual 

 holiday, and we shall not hear of their captures until next month, when the 

 number of exchanges, notes and records, will indicate the amount of success 

 met with. As far as I can learn the past month has been a very good one 

 for collectors, many good species having been fairly abundant, amongst 

 which I may perhaps mention E.fuscula and E. venustula, both of which 

 have been taken in good numbers, while on the Lea marshes the larvse of 

 S. ocellatus, C. elpenor, C. vinula, and H. chlorana, were all abundant in the 

 early part of the month. In town, the merry little males of 0. antigua have 

 been fully as abundant as usual, also the autumnal larvse are beginning to 

 in an appearance, and should be abundant this year if the dry weather con- 

 tinue a little while longer. There is, however, considerable excitement res- 

 pecting the appearance of Colias edusa, which has been taken in several spots 

 near London, so that it seems by no means improbable that it may turn up 

 in abundance this autumn. The ordinary species such as Io, Atalanta, 

 Cardui, Urticce, Rkamni, Phlceas, &c, are all unusually abundant. 



London, 2.0th Aug., 1885. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Note. — " Coming events cast their shadows before them." When at the 

 Isle of Man last June, I went to the Scarlet Eocks, to collect larvse of Scio- 

 phila Colquohounana and Eudorea lineolalis, and whilst pulling a tuft of 



