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It was drifting with the light breeze as far as one could see, and was 

 in splendid condition, just out. Oi Polj/onnnatMS bellaniiifs, on the 

 contrary, but one specimen was seen during the whole time, and that 

 was in the neighbourhood of Lewes, on August 28th, though this 

 locality teemed with the insect the previous year, while J\ ainjdon was 

 present only in limited numbers. Ci/anlris rt/v//oZ»N, August 2nd to 

 September 3rd; Xiso)iia(l('s tcvjcs, August 3rd; Hesjicria s)/lraniis, 

 August 5th to 7th ; fics/icria nmniia, August 3rd to September 7th ; 

 Thf/nirlieiis thaiiiiias, August 3rd to 17th. On August 21st a visit was 

 paid to Balcombe and Tilgate Forests, where Anarta nujitilU was out, 

 with Cidaria testata, Aiiaitis jilai/iata and Kubnlia iiicnsKraria. Larvfe 

 were found of Hylojihila praKinana, FAicJidia jacdhat'ac, Dat^i/cltira 

 pudibiDida, Drepana laeertinaria, lAipItoptenj.c cautcUna, Li'ioccvnpa 

 dictacoidcs, Xotodonta drotiiedarins, ( 'i/inatophor<t diiplarisand Hi/psijietes 

 impliiriata. The next visit to the same localities was on September 

 3rd, when, in addition to the previously mentioned larvfP, the following 

 were found — Leiovampa dictaea, Phalera buccpJiala, Triafua psi,Acr(tnicta 

 leporina, (' tjnmtophora fl tictuosa, Ai)ipJiidasi/s betidaria, Tephrosia punctu- 

 laria, (jieouietra papiliunaria, lodis lactacria, Cabera pu^aria and ('.exan- 

 themata. On September 7th a full-fed larva of Mimas tiliae was found on 

 an isolated birch tree, in a hedge near the downs. There were no 

 trees but this one, of any kind, for some considerable distance, and the 

 hedge, in which the birch-tree stood, was of thorn and stunted oak, 

 without a trace of lime or elm. Unfortunately this larva failed to 

 pupate. On the 9th, Tilgate and Balcombe were resorted to, and more 

 larvffi obtained of J^apliojitiri/.r camclind, Lcidcampia dictaea, Xatodonta 

 dromedarias, Daai/c/tira padibioida, Pre/iana laeertinaria, D. falcataria 

 with Cymatophora Jiuctuosa, Tephrosia punetalaria and (reometra papilio- 

 naria. The concluding trip to these forests was paid on September 13th, 

 when the same species were again in evidence, and a few fresh ones fell to 

 the stick. Among these were Cloatera piijra, Aplecta nebidosa, 

 Numeria jjtdceraria and Macaria alternata. On this occasion, too, a 

 larva was beaten from birch which should be that of Dicranura 

 bicmpiH. It was difterent in chai-acter and coloration in many respects 

 from the other two " kittens," was found on birch, and in a locality 

 which is one of the most prominent of those connected with the species. 

 Unfortunately the illustrations we have of this larva are so indifferent 

 and the variation in the appearance of the larvae of the three kittens so 

 slight that, if the cocoon, which is in the breeding-cage at present, 

 does not yield an imago soon, the subject is one that will always 

 remain in doubt. — J. C. Dollman, Hove House, Newton Grove, 

 Bedford Park. April Hth, 1902. 



Early Emergence of Panolis piniperda. — May I record the early 

 emergence of Fanolis piniperda ? I have one that emerged at 9 a.m. in 

 the breeding-cage, on March 1st. I went the same day to the pine-wood 

 and took two at rest on a fence. The latest date I have taken this 

 species is July 6th. Does not this give it a long period ? — John F. 

 MusHAM, Blenheim House, South Park, Lincoln. April 17th, 1902. 



Petasia nebuculosa four winters in pupal STAGE. — Last spring I 

 recorded {antea, vol. xiii., p. 220) that some Petasia nitheeitlosa pups 

 obtained from 1898 ova, had gone over for another year. A tine J 

 specimen emerged on the 13th inst., after having been four winters in 

 the pupal stage.— G. 0. Day, F.E.S., Knutsford. March '21th, 1902. 



