NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 67 



emergence of the early spring motlis. Sallows were very 

 lafce in coming into flower, and sallow-haunting species, 

 such as the genus Tseniocampa, were equally tardy in their 

 emergence. Brephos parihenias and Diurnea fagella also 

 were from a fortnight to three weeks later than their 

 average dates. 



With the latter end of March, however, a season of 

 abnormally warm weather set in, which gradually brought 

 the dates of emergence of insects and blossoming of flowers 

 more into line with those of other seasons, so that by the 

 end of May there was but little divergence from the average. 



The remainder of the year calls for no special notice ; 

 butterflies were perhaps less numerous than in some seasons, 

 and no notable entomological captures were recorded in this 

 district. 



Our local hook-tip, Drepana sicula, was not seen in the 

 imago state, its emergence being possibly overlooked in 

 consequence of the disarrangement of dates caused by the 

 unusual spring, but five larvae in all were obtained in the 

 autumn by three local collectors. 



Geo. C. Griffiths, F.Z.S. 



