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An Exceedingly Dwarfed Specimen of Tephrosia biundularia. — 

 Mr. G. Eose, of Bamsley, brought this extraordinary specimen to me to 

 name. At first sight I thought it only a poorly marked example of Acidalia 

 eontiguaria, but on examining it with a glass I saw it was a dwarf, but a 

 perfect form of Tephrosia biundularia. To say that it expands only half- 

 an-inch conveys no idea of what a tiny specimen it really is, but if I say that 

 it is smaller than any Eupithecia tenuiata in my collection, a good idea of 

 what its real appearance may be formed. Mr. Eose took it in June last on 

 a cottage window, near the Bamsley locality for the species, and with the 

 utmost liberality has presented it to me, to enrich my collection of varieties. 

 — C. 8. Gregson, Liverpool. 



Sirex Juvencus at Hartlepool. — I have had a specimen of this rather 

 scarce species brought me to-day. It was taken in company with its big 

 brother Sirex gig as, in the shipyard of Messrs. E. Withy, & Co., and had 

 doubtless emerged from some of the timber there. — John E. Eobson, Hartle- 

 pool. 



Peculiarities of the Season. — What has become of the generally com- 

 mon Apamea gemina m&XytopAasia rurea this year? They are generally so 

 abundant that I could take 50 or 60 of each per night, if I wanted them, at 

 the flowers of Ilieracleum. This year I have not seen half-a-dozen of both 

 species together. Has the scarcity been general or confined to this district ? 

 On the other hand Mamestra albicolon, generally a scarce insect with us, 

 has been unusually plentiful. At Campion flowers it was more numerous 

 than any other species. Other species have appeared about as usual, except 

 perhaps Heliothus marginata has been rather more common. Altogether it has 

 been an exceptional year so far. My hope is that it may continue so. I 

 have heard of Antiopa being taken in Yorkshire, though I would not like to 

 guarantee the statement. I would be glad to see an abundance of it, and the 

 rare hawks before the season closes. Qnien sale ? — John Gardner, Hart- 

 lepool, 30th August, 1887. 



ANOTHER VISIT TO LUNDY. 



By JOHN HENDERSON. 



Some notes on a fourth visit to Lundy Island this summer may be of 

 interest, although I did not make anything like the lengthened stay at first 

 intended. The day I arrived was one of the hottest in July, and as the 

 Ilfracombe steamer " Yelindra" slowly drifted into the little sheltered bay on 



