278 THE entomologist's record. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPos AT DoNCASTER. — Foi' three consecutive years 

 now, A. atropos has been common here. In 1899 and 1900 the larvae 

 were frequent on potato plants during September. Now they are to be 

 found, some full-fed and others about half-grown, on Ltjcium barbarum. 

 Early this summer an imago was brought to me (see Xataraliat) which 

 was caught wild. Ail this looks as if the species had existed here 

 without artificial forcing for three years.- — H. H. Corbett, M.R.C.S., 

 9, Priory Place, Doncaster. Jithj 31si, 1901. 



Argynnis adippe AND Dryas paphia NEAR DoNCASTER. — Both these 

 species have appeared in the woods here this summer after an absence 

 of nearly 25 years. — Ibid. 



Actebia pr.ecox and Crambus pinetellus near Frodingham. — 

 While seeking neolithic flints at Frodingham, Lines, on Sunday, the 

 28th inst., I took Actebia pracco.v at rest on the sandy ground. This 

 seems worth recording, the locality being about 20 miles from the 

 coast. At the same place ( 'nuubtis fnuctrllKs was abundant. — Ibid. 



Papilio machaon at Mucking.- -This morning a little boy named 

 Albert Everard brought me a small and slightly deformed specimen 

 of Papilio machaon, alive, which he had caught with his hat in the 

 church yard. Last summer Mr. Page sent me some larvas from 

 Wicken, which were placed on the carrot bed, and duly disappeared, 

 no trace of pupje was ever found, and the question is whether the 

 specimen taken was the grandchild, or one of Mr. Mathew's stock. — 

 (Rev.) C. R. N. Burrows, Mucking Vicarage. Amimt 12t/i, 1901. 



Trochiliu.m bembeciforjie at Mucking. — -Yesterday, about 

 4.45 p.m., I found a fine ^ Trochiliitin hcmhicifonnc on an osier leaf. 

 There was no sun, and the insect was so perfect (scales on wings) that 

 I should say it had never flown. I had suspected the species to occur 

 at Mucking, owing to the number of osiers bored in the stems. — Ibid. 

 Larv^ of Sphinx convolvuei at Boxworth. — The capture of two 

 larvie of SpJiiu.r convolndi here may be worth recording. One on 

 August 19th, the second on August 21st. They were found on bind- 

 weed growing in a field of tares, oats, kc, grown for making silage. 

 Unluckily, the second was nearly cut in half with the scythe. The 

 first was of a bright green colour with black spots, I did not know the 

 larva, but made it out to be a variety of .S'. convolvuU from a description 

 in Wilson's Larrac of Jh-itish Lcpidojitera, the second one, which was 

 found within a few yards of the first, was of a brown colour, and agreed 

 in every particular with the description and drawing in Barrett's 

 Lepidoptcra, so I have no doubt the green one is S. concnh-uli. On 

 August 20th I saw Avhat I thought was the imago of 8. convohndi 

 flying at tobacco plant but failed to take it, however, last night, the 

 22nd, I took it, a male 8. convolndi. This season has been an utter 

 failure except for Cali/mnia pj/ralina. — E. H. Thornhill, Boxworth, 

 Cambridge. Aiuiust 23/y/, 1901. 



Ennomos autumnaria at Reading. — I captured a fine specimen of 

 Knnomos auUnnnaria here, and she is depositing ova in a box. The 

 species is quite new to our district. Is it now beginning to spread in 

 the country ? — W. Barnes, Brightwell Villas, New Road, Southern 

 Hill, Readmg. Aiuinst 22nd, 1901. 



Abundance of Thecla pruni and T. w-album. — Tiuda prnni and 

 2\ w-albnin have been very plentiful at Monkswood this year, and my 

 son is pleased at having caught a specimen of I'liisia moucta here. — J. 

 N. Keynes, M.D., 6, Harvey Road, Cambridge. Jidt/ 2Qth, 1901. 



