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„„ . ,.;,«., ..,., ....> I „„„ .. «..i confc. U.t it wa, a clear ca-e »' '-f »»^' 

 but solitajbushos ..e a.n.o.t in-.i.tiWc to ova a,.. ■-» -';- ^^^J ^^ ;„, 

 „„,e „„lnow„ to me I was ,»t,uall, anx.ous to see wl.at tl.ey would pto 



. , 1 f -i^i IVTv esoerieiice then was practically the same as x*i- 



whenit unhappily failed. My expeiience i' following whiter; 



--z;:::tLi,a.si.w„..„sot..^.^- 



long interbreeding, I was a good deal surprised at it givui, 



moths of 1902 were as fine as any I had bred. ^^^^ .^ ^^^^ 



After so many years it seems very strange to have no O. 

 breeding cage, and though three broods a year were rather much, I need hardly say 

 I am very sorry that it has come to an end. 



Tlie Homestead , Coombe Hill, Bast Grinstead : 

 October, 1903. 



T^ \ ArnPTTTTD NEW TO BRITAIN. 



OPHIUSA STOLID A, Fab., A NOCiUiU iNJi-vv 



BY J. JAGEE. 



On September 23rf, whilst sugaring near Dartmouth. I perceived 

 a u,„th wth upturne,! wings of gre^t beauty, resembhng the genu 

 HeUotUs, but an entire stranger to me. After capture whh wa. 

 etily effLcted, 1 sent a rough sketch to my friend »~ ^h 

 suspected it to be Ofhinsa Miia. On my return to own I took 

 to Mr. C. G. Barrett, by whose courtesy we were enabled to ver^y .ts 

 dentitv The insect is a known inhabitant of As.a Mmor, North 

 If ""'southern Europe, *c. The lar.a is recorded to feed on bram- 

 ble wicb abounds on the spot where I found it. As my specmen 

 i'n perfect condition. I have no doubt tb^* it must have een bred 

 there and that the species has probably become estabhshed m that 

 ocali y. During another search, which, owing to the v.s.tatton of 

 heavy storms had to be suspended, nothing further was discovered. 



65, St. (Juintiu's Avenue, North Kensington, W.: 

 October 5th, 1903. 



MTRMECOEI. aRACILIS, S.H..., AN ADDITION TO THE BMTISH 



HEMIPTERA. 



BY EDWARD SAUNDERS, F.R.S., &c. 



Mr E A. Butler, who has lately been staying for a short time at 

 Elect, Hants, has bad the satisfaction of capturing a single S e-tnple 

 of th above, which is one of the most interesttng addtfons that has 



