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wing, look very lil^e E. cardamincs, although they arc less white, 

 and their orange tips rarely reach the l)laek discal spot. The spring 

 In-ood of Lcncopltasia siuupis, in no way differing from British 

 examples, was only just appearing, and this also was the ease with 

 Fijhjuwmatus icariis, P. baton, P. adrurche and Citpidu viiuiiua. 

 On the other hand, Pararye eyeria and Brcntliis dia were already 

 going over, whilst Cotnonympha pampkilas and Pararyc meyaera 

 were in full flight. In the road, Etwanessa antiupa was seen twice, line, 

 white-bordered specimens, evidently recently imported from Britain, and 

 we felt rather astonished that the British form was so abundant as to 

 be available for importation here. Scarcely any moths were observed. 

 Macroylossa fuciformis (the broad-bordered) was going over, whilst 

 Acontla lactuosa was just coming on. An odd specimen or two of an 

 unnamed iSciaphila, swarms of Plntdla cruciferarum and JSfouophUa 

 noduella w^re, I believe, the only species observed. We returned to 

 the train in haste, to catch a train at 3.15 p.m., no other lxiingavailal)le 

 until 8.45 p.m., and regretted much that the exigencies of the railway 

 company did not tally better with the requirements of entomologists. — 

 J. W. tuTT, F.E.S. June 2ld, 1898. 



MicKOPTERYx AUREATELLA AT BuRNLEY. — I have to record the capture 

 of Microptcry.r [Eriocephala) aurcateUa (alliuncUa) on May 2Bth last, 

 on a moor near Burnley. — W. G. Clutten, Burnley. 



Notes prom Hernb Bay. — I spent Whitsuntide this year at 

 Hythe, Kent, but with poor results entomologically. The weather on 

 the whole was unfavourable, being exceedingly changeable. Of butter- 

 flies I noticed the following : — Pieris hrassicae, P. napl and P. 

 rapae, all common. Aylais urticae, Pararye meyaera and Coeno- 

 nympha pamphilus, the latter common, occurred on the rough, hilly 

 ground, and in the meadows to the north of the canal towards Lympne. 

 I sugared for three out of the four nights of my stay on the out- 

 skirts of a wood, about a mile along the Asliford Road, but though 

 I experienced every kind of weather, from bright moonlight to pouring 

 rain, not a single Noctuid came to the sweets. Dusking in the same 

 place produced ■HepialKs lupuUnus (in abundance, and I took one 

 specimen with the fore-wings almost white, in strong contrast with 

 the dark hind-wings), Asthena candidata, Emmelesia affimtata, 

 Cabera pusarla (common), C. exuntlie'mata (1), Melanippc. monta- 

 nata (common), and one Cidaria truncata {russata). Working the 

 palings, before breakfast, secured only Mclauipp)e fluctuata (several), 

 Enpithecia oblunyata {centaureata) and Pionea forjicalis (1 each). 

 I also took an Apatcla acerh from a tree trunk in the " American 

 Gardens." — H. Ainslie Hill, F.Z.S., F.E.S., 9, Addison Mansions, 

 Kensington, W. June Uth, 1898. 



Stauropus fagi ab. obscura, bred from autumnal ova. — 

 Eeferring to my note, Ent. Record, ix., p. 2(J5, I am pleased to state 

 that I have been successful in rearing S.fayl, from the August pair- 

 ing. Although I should not have been surprised to have bred a large 

 percentage of the ab. obscura, I was surprised that every specimen 

 was, without exception, of the dark form ; some of them, especially 

 the females, are very black, and I have a grand lot of them. As I said 

 in my previous note, I believe this is the first time a brood has been 

 reared from the August pairing, and Barrett says in his book, " A 

 second generation never successfully reared in this country." I may 



