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Keeping Retinia resinana through the Winter. — Mr. Home, 

 of Aberdeen, has sent me larvae of this species, and probably many 

 other lepidopterists have been similarly suppHed. In the autumn of 

 1888, I had larvae from Mr. Salvage. I placed the twigs in the garden, 

 with no protection whatever, all the winter, and, in the following April 

 or May, put them into a large empty flower pot, and tied a piece of 

 calico over the top. Every larva pupated all right, and emerged in 

 due course. — J. VV. Tutt, Westcombe Hill, S.E. November, 1890. 



Crambus myellus near Pitcaple. — A lad brought me specimens 

 of this species, which he had captured near here, but they were all in 

 poor condition. I am sending the best one (picked from those shown 

 me) round in the Exhibition box. The species was not uncommon, 

 flying in the afternoon. — W. Reid, Pitcaple, Aberdeen. October, 

 iSqo. 



Capture of Mecyna polygonalis.- — ^In June, 1885, I captured the 

 enclosed specimen of M. polygonalis on a hillside near here. It has 

 been in my cabinet ever since, as a var. of Stenopteryx hybridalis. — 

 J. Mason, Clevedon Court Lodge, Somerset. October 1890. [This is 

 an undoubted specimen of M. polygonalis. — Ed.] 



Phorodesma smaragdaria. — I have taken a i^w dozen P. smarag- 

 daria larvae on the Essex coast, where I also got one example of Tortrix 

 costana var. laiiorana. I have not heard of the capture of this var. for 

 some time. — C. Fenn, Lee, Kent. September, 1890. [Mr. Whittle 

 took one at Shoeburyness this year. — Ed.] 



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South London Entomological Society. — October 2yd, 1890. — 

 This was a slack meeting, very few exhibits being made. Mr. Bouttell 

 exhibited two series of Ennomos angularia, one batch fed on elm, the 

 other on sallow. Mr. Bright exhibited vars. of Arctia caia, and a 

 series of Triphccna subsequa taken by Mr. Salvage in Forres. He also 

 called attention to the report re Vanessa milberti {Record, p. 192), and 

 again exhibited the specimen, which was compared with the Canadian 

 V. milberti in the Society's collection, and proved to be identical. Mr. 

 Adkin, a short series of Tortrix piceana from Surrey and Hants, and 

 remarked on the length of time the species had been overlooked. Mr. 

 Fenn stated that he believed the rarity of the species was due, in a great 

 measure, to the habits of the larvae. Mr. Joy exhibited Plusia festucce 

 from Cambs. Mr. Hawes, specimens of Argynnis etiphrosyne showing 

 variation in the quantity of black markings. Mr. Barker, specimens of 

 A. selene, taken near Hastings, on August 29th and 30th, 1881. Mr. 

 Tugwell, for Mr. Lachlan Gibb, specmens of Colias and Pieris rapce 

 from Canada. Mr. Cockerell, a specimen of Myzine sexcincta, and 

 remarked that its hymenopterous appearance did not prevent its being 

 eaten by birds ; a cocoon of Zygcena filipendiilcr, partly white and partly 

 yellow, and remarked that cocoons were frequently entirely white or 



