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that in his district Miann fasciuncula always precedes M. s/rigilis. 

 Here they appear together in June, and I take them side by side at 

 sugar. They are particularly partial to sugared leaves of the stinging 

 nettle. — W. F. Johnson, Winder Terrace, Armagh. December 2\th, 

 1890. [I have many more communications of a similar nature, but as 

 only this is of scientific interest because Mr. Johnson captured the 

 doubtful specimens, I have omitted them. — Ed.] 



Agrotis ashworthii in Anglesey. — In August, I took one imago 

 of Agrotis ashworthii in Anglesey. I fancy this is a new district for it. 

 — T. TuNSTALL, Warrington. 



Deilephila galii at Clapton. — Deilephila galii, if one may judge 

 from the few records of its capture, has been rare during the past 

 season (1890); it may therefore be of interest to note that on August 

 1 2th last a specimen, in good condition flew in, to a light in the house 

 and was captured by myself. — Jas. A. Slmes, Cricketfield Road, Lower 

 Clapton, E. 



EUDOREA ULMELLA (SC0PARL\ CQNSPICUALIS) IN THE CaSTLE EdEN 



District. — On the 20th of August last, whilst collecting in a wood in 

 the Castle Eden district, with my friend, Mr. John E. Robson of 

 Hartlepool, we came across a few Eiidorea conspicualis {iilmelld) sitting 

 on tree trunks. — T. Maddison, South Bailey, Durham. Sept.. 1890. 



Arctia caia EMERGING IN DECEMBER. — A specimen oi Ardia caia 

 emerged, a few days before Christmas, from a single larva (out of several 

 hundreds) which thought fit to feed up and pupate in November. The 

 others seem to be hybernatingall well. — R. Dutton, Castle Mills Bridge, 

 York. January^ 189 1. 



Strange pupation of Dicranura vinula. — I have had brought 

 me this winter, two cocoons of D. viuula, one attached to a brick in a 

 front wall, and one to a board underneath the floor of an empty house, 

 where it must have crawled during the building. They were taken in 

 the neighbourhood of Crouch End, and, so far as I can ascertain, the 

 pupas are both alive. I have kept both for the inspection of anyone 

 interested. — George Penn, 12, Hornsey Park Road, N. January, 1891. 



Eromea ocellea. — I wonder whether it will throw any light on the 

 habits of this rarity by stating that one of my specimens is as greasy as 

 any internal feeder. Most of the Crambi feed among moss, or at the 

 roots of grasses. Ocellea may be a stem feeder ; nothing appears to be 

 known about its habits in this country, and only some half-dozen 

 specimens have ever been taken. — J. B. Hodgkinson, Ashton-on- 

 Ribble. February Zth, 1891. 



Habits of the Larv^ of Gonophora derasa. — On October 4th, 

 I beat from Rubus fruticosus a larva of this species, and, as Newman's 

 book does not fully describe its habitat, a few notes of my observations 

 might prove interesting to those who have not yet had the pleasure of 

 rearing this caterpillar. On reaching home I placed the larva in a 

 roomy cage (with glass sides) about i r inches high, and supplied it 

 with a long spray of bramble, keeping it fresh by means of a small 

 bottle of water inserted in the sand at the bottom of the cage. The 

 larva at once commenced to conceal itself by burying under the moss 

 with which the top of the sand was littered ; it hid there during day- 

 light, but when darkness set in it crawled from its hiding place, 

 ascended the bramble, and commenced feeding on the topmost leaf. 



