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flew low on account of the high wind. 
Our captures that morning were — T. 
Quercus (ti), V. Polychloros (I), and also 
Rhamni and P. Linea. Thus, in spite 
of patience and perseverance, nets and 
sugar, and all we could do, by watching 
and waitiug, &c., we returned home dis- 
appointed of our object, and with but 
little in the way of rarities to recompense 
us for all our trouble. A female of A. Iris 
was taken at this same place, seated on a 
sallow bush, by another collector of this 
town. — Percy Andrews, 17, Montpelier 
Villas , Brighton; July 21. 
Duplicate Lepidoplera. — I have many 
specimens of C. Canlui, V. Polychloros, 
A. Adippe, A. Paphia and Theda W- 
album to spare, and should be glad to 
exchange with any collector for good 
specimens of P. Machaon, A. Aglaia, 
T. Betulce, N . Lucina, P. Adonis, S. Pa- 
niscus, S. Carpini, Z. JEsculi, C. Pro- 
missa and Sponsa, or any other line insect 
likely to assist a beginner. Correspon- 
dents must send boxes, as I have none 
fit for the purpose. — C. Sims, 5, Pomeroy 
Street, New Cross, Hatcham, S. E. ; 
July 21. 
Clostera Curtula.— On the 2nd of July 
I took, in Wicken Fen, a lull-led larva of 
this species, which changed the next day, 
and the imago appeared on the 20th. At 
the time I took this one there were other 
larvae apparently just hatched. This 
does not agree with the ‘ Manual,’ which 
gives (V) May for the appearance of the 
perfect insect, and (IX) September for 
the larva. Is it not double-brooded ? — 
A. F. Sea ley, Crown Inn, Brockenhurst, 
New Forest, Hants ; J uly 2 1 . 
Hipparchia S'emele and P. Corydon . — 
These are tolerably abundant here, and I 
shall be happy to send specimens of either 
to any one who can send me Arge Gala- 
thea, P. Machaon or Colias Edusa. — 
R. E. C as wall, Figheldean, near Ames- 
bury, Wilts ; July 23. 
Doings at Dorking. — D orking will now 
witness no more of my “doings,” at any 
rate for this season : no more will its in- 
habitants be at once amused and edified 
by beholding an individual, on a burning 
summer’s morning (when one would give 
anything for something cool and wet), 
provided with an apparent umbrella to 
ward off rain, which it is a positive cer- 
tainty will never come down; or, in a 
heavy shower, obstinately persisting in 
not putting up the aforesaid umbrella : 
no more will rustics at work in the fields, 
or elderly gentlemen, taking their “ con- 
stitutional” in the lanes, be astonished 
at the vapidity with which an umbrella 
can be magically transformed into a net, 
the like of which they have never before 
seen, and the earthly use of which they 
can in no wise divine : no more will 
“ loviers,” returning through the woods at 
dusk, have the satisfaction of beholding 
an apparently insane house-painter madly 
plastering the trees, at a great expense of 
paint, time, and trouble, and occasionally 
uttering smothered ejaculations of “ By 
Jove! not one!” — “What a bore!” 
— ■“ Offt I declare!” &c. No! all this is 
past; and I am sure that, from the enter- 
tainment I have afforded them for the 
last two months, all the inhabitants of 
Dorking and its vicinity (excepting per- 
haps the agricultural portion of them) 
will regret my departure. My captures 
since I last wrote have been nothing very 
grand, though many are new to me. On 
the evening of the 12th I took one speci- 
men of Leucania coniyera at flowers in 
the garden. On the 13th, at Headley 
Lane, I took my first Philea irrorella ; it 
was skipping from one blade of grass to 
the other, precisely in the same manner 
as a Crambus (for which indeed I at first 
took it) : I also took the first Pamphila 
Comma in the meadows at the foot of 
the Hilly Field. From the yews on the 
slope above the lane I beat two specimens 
of a Lilliosia, which appears to me to be 
almost intermediate between Griseola 
and Helvola : the thorax being oehreous 
makes me almost decide it as the latter, 
