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oak and was eating the liickory. It continued to feed on the hickory 

 until the morning of the 25th, wlien I transferred the larvae to glass 

 jars. The pitlicciiiDi was given the white oak, on whicli it fed until 

 full-grown, spinning a normal cocoon. 



WINTER COLLECTING NOTES ON FLORIDA 

 RHOPALOCERA. 



By E. L. Bell, 

 Flushing, N. Y. 



Under this heading is given a short account of the experiences of 

 three amateurs during their visit to Florida during the winter, from 

 about the middle of January, 1920, to the latter part of March, of 

 the same year. 



^ly father, mother, and sister, none of whom had had any previous 

 experience in collecting insects spent the time mentioned at Tampa, 

 Florida, excepting about two weeks spent at Dade City, a small place 

 some forty miles northeast of Tampa. Tampa is, of course, the well- 

 known city on the west coast of Florida about 250 miles on the rail- 

 road, southwest of Jacksonville, Florida. Before starting their trip 

 I gave them instructions in collecting and pinning the insects, and 

 supplied them with nets, cyanide jars, pins, cork-lined boxes, etc., 

 and with some anxiety awaited the outcome, for insects collected by 

 those who have had no experience whatever are not apt to arrive in 

 the ■' pink " of condition. They collected for me approximately 400 

 butterflies, and I was very agreeably surprised at the generally fine 

 condition of the insects received. 



The collecting during the latter part of January was generally 

 pretty fair, and during the first part of February, excepting for some 

 cool spells lasting from one to two or three days, the collecting was 

 even better, but towards the end of this month and the first part of 

 March a very cold period, lasting about two weeks or a little more, 

 put an effectual end to the collecting. After the cold period had 

 ended and the days became quite warm again the best collecting of 

 all was had. The weather was generally fine, with very little rain, 



