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I found several freshly emerged T. ruxsica in the fungus stems, but no pupre 

 rewarded me, search as I would, (hough larvte (I should imagine of T. russica) were 

 legion. All the T. nsnea were fully mature, and T think passed their earlier stages 

 between the fungi and the surface of the tree beneatli the bark. I have recorded 

 T. senea as common under holly bark in the Derwent Valley (Ent. Mo. Mag., 1904, 

 p. 108), where it has occurred to me in autumn, winter and spring, but rarely in 

 summer, and never in such numbers as in this instance ; so, under these circum- 

 stances, I think (though I have not definite proof) that it must hibernate or spend 

 the cooler months under tlio bark, and in the summer search for "pastures new." 

 Even beetles must have their summer holidays ! — Richard S. Bagnall, 11, Railway 

 Terrace, South Hylton, near Sunderland : August \Zth, 1901. 



Lamia textor, L., in North Wales. — While staying for a few days this year in 

 North Wales, I was fortunate enougii to capture, on June IGth, an excellent speci- 

 men of Lamia textor, L. I found it among some rather long grass on the shore of 

 Llyn Cwmbychan, about five miles east of Harlech. I searched in vain for others. 

 There are no old willows anywhei-e about, the nearest trees being nearly a mile 

 away, and consisting of small oaks and hazels. Clythra i-punclata, L., was very 

 abundant on the hazel bushes. — Philip H. Jackson, "Dumfries," 112, Balham 

 Park Road, S.W. : August 6tk, 1904. 



Nola alhidalis in Dorset.— 1 took at light in my house a male specimen of 

 Nola alhulalis in moderate condition. I am not aware that it has before occurred 

 in Dorset. — Nelson M. Richardson, Montevideo, near Weymouth : Aug. 7th, 1904. 



Recent capture of a malformed specimen of Macaria notatn in Monmouthshire. — 

 In Mr. C. G. Barrett's work on the British Lepidojjtera a recurrent malformation 

 of Macaria notata having three wings only is mentioned ^ — .,^^^^ 

 as occurring forty years ago at West Wickham Wood in ) ^\)< 



Kent. I thought it might be interesting to record that ^^.__-^f ^ 

 on the 11th of this month I beat a similar specimen in 

 a wood in this district, where I find this moth rather 

 commonly. Besides having the left hind-wing absent, tlie fore-wing on that side is 

 slightly malformed, though not crippled, towards the anal angle, as shown in tlie 

 rough outline sketch, but this in no way alters the marking on that wing.— J. F. 

 Bird, The Nurtons, Tintern, Mons. : July 25th, 1904. 



Birds and fish eating butterflies.— A. water wagtail lias this year built a nest in 

 the Ampelopsis veitchii on my house at Putney. Miss C. A. Dison was sitting in 

 the garden on July 19th watching the bird go every few minutes to feed its young, 

 and on one occasion noticed that it carried a white butterfly in its beak. On July 

 25t.h the same lady saw the same bird snap at a white butterfly but miss it. In 

 September, 1903, in Kirkcudbrightshire, Mr. E. Or. Waddilove saw a salmon of some 

 12 lbs. leap out of the water and catch a white butterfly.— ». B. Lonqstaff, 

 Twitchen, Mortehoe, R.S.O., Devon : August, 1904. 



Laphriaflnva in some numbers near Nairn.— li anyboily had told me a year 

 ago that the time would come when Laphria flava <J would be looked on as a drug 



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