224 THE entomologist's record. 



its favourite food-plants in this country, and (except on the Scotch 

 luoors where it partakes of the universal heather) Ave l)elieve that it 

 very rarely eats anythinj^' else in these islands. ' On the other side of 

 the account it cannot be too freely conceded that Mr. Tutt's new book 

 al)Ounds in absolutely invaluable hints, of which we may quote an 

 instance (occurring at page 49) to theeft'ect that '■'■ Tethea snbtKsa ninm a 

 single poplar leaf to hide in, turning over one side and fastening it 

 firmly round the edge with silk, whereas Taeniocainjni jxijudrti 

 invariably uses two leaves, one fastened above the other." Another 

 instance we may quote from page H4, where we find the very useful 

 information that "during May it pays to search sallow bushes, not to 

 beat them, for larva' of I'l'theo rctiim, which pivfer sallows with leaves 

 of thin texture." As very few cabinets seem to contain an enviable 

 series of T. rctnsa, it is to be hoped that the above hint may go some 

 way towards i-emedying the deficiency. In conclusion we may say 

 that the really keen entomologist who possesses this book already has 

 no doubt carefully read it through and stored aw'ay many new facts in 

 his receptive mind, whilst his unfortunate Ijrother, not being an 

 original subscriber, lives on, unconscious of the appetising scientific 

 pabulum awaiting his digestion, and yet this omission on his part 

 can be repaired by the modest expenditure of little more than a crown, 

 after which he will be fully justified in remarking " Finis coronet 

 opus ! " — Cr.H.R. 



* The t'vill list of food-plants trom Britixli LejAdoptcru, ii., p. 494, reads as 

 follows :— Ap^le (Newnham), whitethorn, sloe, willow (Stephens), sallow (Stain- 

 ton), oak, hirch, poplar (Thurnall), crab-apple (Holland), hazel (Christy), linfj; 

 (Harris), beech (I^dnumds), bramble (Montgomery), cherry (Esper), pear (Speyer), 

 Cotiiiivaxtvr (Standfuss), Kxcalloiiiii scrrata (Zaeh teste Staudinger), SuU.r raprea, 

 Papidiis treiititlii (Hering), Alniis riridis (Frey), Popiiliis niiira (St. .John), plum 

 (Barrand). 



iS^ClENTIFIC NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



FlKTHER NOTES ON THE ASSEMHLIN<i UF MaCROTHYLACIA RUBI. A larva 



of Marrotlnjlocia nibi pupated on April25th,anda ? emerged on .Tune 1st. 

 It appeared to be calling on the first evening, but on -June 2nd and 

 Hrd (cool, dull evenings) when taken out, from (i p.m. -7 p.m., seemed 

 to exert no direct influence on wild J s, though one or two were seen in 

 her vicinity. On the 5th, how^ever (sunny and warm) S a began (at 

 about 5 p.m.) to be seen in the garden of this cottage (close to their 

 locality), and, on the $ being taken out about twenty were seen in the 

 course of an hour, one as late as 9.45 p.m. In my experience, the 

 males of this species have nothing like the acuteness, boldness, or 

 assiduity shown by I Aisiniainjia ijucirns under similar conditions, seem- 

 ing to have difficulty in precise location, and being easily frightened 

 ofi". The ? had laid two ova (infertile) previous to the evening of 

 the oth.— R. M. Prujeaux, 103, Reigate Hill, .hine (jtli, 1901. 



Stridulation of male of ^Iacrothylacia rubl — Yesterday 

 (H.45 p.m.) a $ was first heard and then seen, buzzing over the grass, 

 she was followed up, but soon lost. Ova w^ere found same evening. 

 The snapping sound that accompanies the 3 s flight can be clearly 

 heard, when one is wheeling round the observer. -Ibij>. 



