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before changing to a pupa, many eaiitted a quantity of strong smelling 

 liquid, and this appeared to accompany, if it were not the real cause of 

 death. This I think could have been obviated, by allowing them more 

 space, but this suggested itself to me when too late. — A. W. Mera, 

 Capel Villas, Forest Gate, E. 



Assembling with Siauropus fagi.— At the present time the above 

 Prominent has become very scarce in our woods, and it seems 

 opportune to record an experience of past years, which first taught 

 me that there were more of this species in a wood than might be 

 imagined. It was about the end of June, when a party of four started 

 about ID p.m. to a neighbouring wood, carrying a ? fagi with us, which 

 had emerged the previous evening. We knew that an elevated spot, in 

 fact, the ridge of the hill, was most favourable for the sport, and that 

 the time of flight was from a little before 1 1 p.m. till a little a'ter 12. 

 After reaching an open space in the wood and where three roads met, 

 we hung the muslin cage, with the moth asleep in it, on the branch of 

 an oak, about 4 feet from the ground, lighted our lanthorn, and stood 

 ready, two of us with nets, and a third attending to a large killing glass 

 with freshly-bruised laurels, and to the lanthorn. I feared we were 

 too early in the season, for pupge kept indoors are generally earlier in 

 coming out than those in the woods. Still the night was warm and still, 

 which was in our favour, for in a cold night fagi will not stir. Our 

 doubts were soon solved, for about 1 1 o'clock a ^ came flying past the 

 cage rapidly, and after two or three turns allowed himself to be netted. 

 The end of the net was then lowered into the killing-glass, and his 

 fluttering soon ceased. We took about half-a-dozen, and saw perhaps 

 two dozen. One was admitted into the cage, but, strange to say, imme- 

 diately became quiet, for this insect is very difficult to pair in con- 

 finement. This night's experience was enough to convince us thaty^^/ 

 was more plentiful in the woods than is commonly supposed. Where 

 they hide during the day is a mystery ; possibly among the higher 

 branches of the trees or among the brushwood, as I rather susjiect. 

 Wet seasons seem favourable to this insect. In the wet seasons, about 

 i860 and 1 86 1, so fatal to most species, I took more larv?e of this species 

 than ever before or since. — (Rev.) B. Smith, INIarlow. April i^^rd. 



FooDPLANT OF EupiTHECiA EXTENSARiA, — The Rev. J. Seymour St. 

 John, in his recent useful publication, gives Arfemisia ab^yuthiiun as the 

 foodplant of E. extensaria. Here, however, it feeds on A. viaritima. — 

 E. A. Atmore, King's Lynn. 



Clostera anachoreta. — It may be advisable to put the following 

 fact on record: — In the year 1867 I captured a specimen of Clostera 

 anachoreta sitting on a paling at Downton, near Salisbury. This is the 

 only capture I ever made of the species. — T W. King, Purbrook, 

 Dorking. 



Mines of Lithocolletis klemannella. — Can any one give me 

 an idea what the mine of Z. lilemainiella is like? I am acquainted with 

 the long mines of L. frcliciiiella which are to be found on the under 

 sides of alder leaves, sometimes as many as 4 mines (.ill tenanted by 

 larvae) are to be found in one leaf. I am also familiar with the mines 



