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Four other butterflies viz.— A. euphrosyne, A. selene, S, alveolus, and T. 

 iages, and three moths P. statices, Z. trifolii, and U. glypMca have been very- 

 abundant. Indeed, it has been a beautiful sight to see the swarms of statices 

 and trifolii rise in the meadows. G. rhamni also has been fairly common. 



June has certainly been a most capital month for insect life, proving a 

 marked contrast to the previous months. Owing to the ungenial spring, 

 •several of the hybernated species did not emerge from their winter quarters 

 till then.— C. W. Dale. 



Abundance of V. Cardui, &c. — With reference to your remarks on the 

 above (p. 143, Vol. IX.), I beg to say that all the three species there named 

 have been very abundant here also. V. cardui appeared on June 3rd, and 

 was especially abundant along the edge of the cliff of boulder clay between 

 Bhos Point and the Little Orme's Head. I saw four playing together at once. 

 It would be interesting to know the dates when this species was first observed 

 this year in different localities. Cardamines is usually a scarce species here, 

 but it has been very abundant this season. — Alfred O. Walker, Nant-y- 

 Glyn, North Wales. 



Deilephila Galii at Hartlepool. — A nice specimen of this rare hawk 

 was brought me alive on the 18th July. I did not see the person who left 

 it, so did not learn particular of the capture. A second was taken a day or 

 two later, on some pit props on the dock side, and is now in Mr. Gardner's 

 cabinet.— J. E. Robson, Hartlepool. 



Isle of Man Varieties. — I send for your acceptance, and for special 

 notice, Dianthcecia ccesia var. Mannani alive, taken here last night, that you 

 may see they are lead coloured or blue. The ordinary unicolorous specimens 

 are dull and faded (see Eobson and Gardner's List.) I send it alive to show 

 the colour of fine specimens. I also send D, capsophila to show you that 

 they are larger and darker than those from any other locality. The food of 

 these grows on trap rock. D. conspersa sent does not give a fair idea of 

 of this generally black and white insect ; It is quite a striking variety, and 

 if I did not think our books are being overdone with variety names I would 

 give it one. Lastly, I send you A. lucernea that you may see how much 

 darker it is than from other places. After taking these and other specimens 

 I lighted up and took one Meticulosa, one Nigra, and six Nigrocincta larva?. 

 The latter are very small ; they were gathered in a cold exposed hollow of the 

 rocks. C. S. Gregson, Douglas, Isle of Man, June 23rd. 



I was already aware that I had given a rather misleading description of the 

 Tar. Mannani, having in my collection then, only some captured specimens 

 sent me many years ago by the late Edward Birchall. If ever the list reaches 



