160 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Papilio thoas. — On the ist and 2nd of August, I had the pleasure 

 of capturing in a field near Amherstburg, Ontario, eleven specimens of 

 Papilio thoas, most of them in good condition, besides a number of other 

 species of butterflies. The specimens of thoas were all taken on the 

 flowers of thistles. — J. M. Denton, London. 



CiSTHENE SUBJECTA. — Early in July the writer captured two specimens 

 of this elegant little moth, generally very rare here, on the blossoms of 

 Milkweed (Asdepias cornuti). Their legs had been caught in the sticky 

 substance which exudes from the sides of the flowers, and thus they were 

 held firmly. — Ed. C. E. 



Melitaea phaeton. — For two or three years past I have searched in 

 vain throughout this locality for M. phaeton, but this season I have taken 

 all that I wanted ; indeed, they were so abundant that at one time I might 

 have taken a hundred in a itw hours had I wished to do so. I have 

 taken also a specimen of Myrvteleon obsoletiis Say, and one of Psycomorpha 

 epiinenis Drury, both rare in this neighborhood. — J. E^lwyn Bates, South 

 Abington, Mass. 



Amblichyla cylindriformis. — We are indebted to our friend, Mr. 

 S. W. Williston, of New Haven, Conn., for a very fine specimen of this 

 hitherto rare insect, which reached us by mail from Kansas in excellent 

 condition. On opening the small tin box in which it had been confined, it 

 seemed as healthy and vigorous as possible, moving briskly around in 

 its endeavors to escape. It is a very handsome creature, and will prove 

 a most acceptable addition to our cabinet. — Ed. C. E. 



Food Plant of S. cecropia. — We have taken the larvas of cecropia 

 this year feeding on the European Alder \ they were nearly full grown 

 and the amount of foliage consumed on the young trees left little doubt 

 that the eggs had been laid and the larvae matured entirely on these 

 trees. — Ed. C. E. 



I have taken at sugar this season Sphinx Kalmice. and niyivn. 



Is it not unusual to see Catocalas about in day time ? Recently I 

 took C. subnata feeding on the edge of a swill barrel at mid-day — the 

 barrel standing in the shade, however. — W. L. Devereaux, Clyde, N. Y- 



