252 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



costana may be fouud iu the stem aud root of Stachys sijlvatica, 

 climbing iu April into the dried flower-stems, where it pupates just 

 below a joint iu the stem. 



16. — From October to April, split the stems of Inqyatiens noli-me- 

 tangere for the active whitish-green larva of Venthina 'postrcmana. 

 When the affected stems can be spotted without splitting, do not do 

 this, as it interferes with the hybernation of the larva. 



17. — Duriug the winter the dry stems of Umbdliferae should lie 

 opened for larva). Many species retire therein to pupate that feed on 

 other plants. 



18. — Larvae of Kphestia cinerosella (arteraislella) feed during the 

 winter and spring in the stems and root-stocks of Artemisia absinthium 

 (Barrett). 



19. — During the winter months (October to March) the full-fed 

 larva3 of Hoynoeosoma simiella may be found feeding in the root-stocks 

 of plantain. They spin cocoons in March, but the larvte do not pupate 

 until May and early June. 



20. — During the winter months the dried stems of thistles should 

 be collected for the larvai of Myelois cribrum. 



21. — During the winter the hybernating larvae of Anerastia 

 farrella are to be obtained in sandy localities, where AnthyUis vulner- 

 aria gi'ows, in their sand-balls, by passing the sand through a sieve 

 (Schleich). 



N.B. — For similar series of ''Practical Hints" for these months, 

 refer to Ent. Becord, vol. viii., pp. 194-195 ; vol. viii., p. 241 ; vol. ix., 

 pp. 264-265 ; vol. i., p. 187, etc. 



:^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Leicestershire Lepidoptera, 1898. — The following dates of 

 appearance of Lepidoptera as noted by myself may prove interesting. 

 Jan. 13th : Vhvjalia pedaria ; Jan. 19th : Hybcrnia maryinaria ; 

 Feb. 22nd : Erioyaster lanestris ; March 5th : H. Itmcophaearia, Nyssia 

 hispidaria ; March 12th and 17th: E. lanestris; March 18th : Tacniu- 

 canipa cruda, T. yotJiica, T. stabilis, T. inatabilis, Orrhndia vaccinii, 

 Scopelosoma sutelUtia ; March 21st : H. rnpicapraria ; March 22nd : 

 T. cruda ; April 1st : T. munda ; April 3rd : Anip/ddasys atrataria, 

 Pachnobia rnbricosa, Calocampa vetusta ; April 4th : Asinopiteryx aescul- 

 aria ; April 8th : BreplwH parthenias, B. nutha ; April 9th : 2Lelanippe 

 jiuctuata ; April 11th : Sclenia bilunaria ; April 13th : Aylais urticae ; 

 April 15th : AmpJiidasys betularia ; April 20th : A. betularia var. 

 doubledayaria ; April 22nd : Pier is rapae, Anticlea badiata, A. derivata ; 

 April 24th : Eupithecia dodoneata, Lobophora lobxdata ; May 2nd : 

 Xylocampa lithoriza ; May 4th : Noctua c-niyrum, Cucullia rerbasci ; 

 May 5th : Cidaria suffuniata, Cilix spinula ; May 13th : Euchloe car- 

 damines, Emmelesia affinitata, Pieris hrassicae ; May 15th : Spilosoma 

 menthastri ; May 20th : Centra rimda ; May 21st : Hadena dis- 

 $imilis ; May 24th : Xylophasia rurea ; May 25th : Taeniocampa 

 gracilis ; May 26th : Selenia lunaria ; May 27th : Odontopera biden- 

 tata ; May 28th : Tephrosia biundularia ; May 29th : Phibalapteryx 

 tersata] iMay 30th: Hemerophila abruptaria; June 3rd: Pararye 

 megaera, Polyommatus icarns, Nisoniades tayes, Syrichthus alveolus, 



