CURRENT NOTES. 127 



Cuaillu veibasci, which I think does not often take a second winter. I 

 think it is probable that had the forcing been commenced gently later 

 in the winter most, if not all, would have yielded to it and come out as 

 desired. — T. A. Chap.m\n, Firbank, Hereford 



[I think so too. From my point of viea- forcing is useless, unless 

 the pupi\: have sufficiently matured \s\\^\\ the forcing is applied. - Ed. j 



:|^URRENT NOTES. 



A South European Hemipteron Amblytylus brcvicollis, Fieb., has 

 been captured at Woking, and described by Mr. E. Saunders, F.L.S., 

 in the Eiit. Mo. Mag. 



The Doubleday Collection at the Bethnal Green Museum has been 

 thoroughly overhauled and the drawers repapered. 



Glypta cicatricosa, R., and G. fi-ivipes Desv. (the latter bred by Mr. 

 E. A. Atmore, F.E.S., from Antithesia caprceana) have been added to 

 the list of British Ichneumonidai bv Mr. J. B. Bridgman, F.L.S. ; whilst 

 an Ichneumon new to science G. riibricunda (bred by Mr. Elisha, 

 F.E.S., from Argyrolepia )iiariliiii.i)ia) is described in the Ent. Mo. 

 Mag. 



A Nepticula new to science {N. torminalis) mining in leaves of 

 Pyrus torminalis has been described in the Ent. Mo. Mag. by Dr. 

 AVood. It is closely allied to regiella, but besides the different food- 

 plant, tonni)ialis is a single-brooded species, the mines occurring in 

 July. 



It has been long known that Etipithecia dodoneata frequented 

 hawthorn, Mr. C G. Barrett, F.E.S., has fed up the hawthorn 

 frequenting species on oak. 



Mr. C. Fenn, F.E.S., has bred Tortrix diversana {trail si tana) from 

 larvc-e feeding in roUed-up leaves of birch. Mr. Fenn suggests that 

 there are probably two species in our collections under this name. 



Plusia moneta is said to have been taken at light by Mr. Christy. 



Hesperia lineola was taken in some numbers by the members of the 

 South London Society when on their outing at Leigh in Essex. 



f|ARIATION. 



V.'VRiETiES OF Arctia caia AND EucHELiA j.AcoB.E.E. — -I havc lately 

 bred a very pretty variety of Arctia caia, from a larva received from 

 \Valtham.stow on the 17th May last. The insect does not differ from 

 the ordinary form in the disposition of the markings, but in the colour 

 of the usually white portion of the forewings, which, instead of being of 

 the ordinary creamy white colour, is suffused all over with a pale, but 

 beautiful salmon-pink tint. The insect emerged on the 25th of June 

 last, and is a female ; the larva fed chiefly on dock, but I gave it lettuce 

 for a day or two. I have also bred a specimen of EucJielia Jacobcca; 

 which differs from the type in having a minute, but quite distinct, red 

 spot on the forewings at the junction of the two principal veins, which I 



