?,49i THF, ENTOMOT.OGTST S RECORD . 



10th, GelfcJna rhomheUa occurred on an apple stem. This rather local 

 species has haunted the district for many years, for the late Samuel 

 Stevens took it at Hammersmith at least 48 years ago. In the 

 forenoon of July 12th I found three specimens of ISnrkhanseyiia {Onco- 

 pJwra) tmitella resting in their odd manner on the leaves of a pear tree. 

 They stand on the upper surface of the leaf with the head almost 

 touching the leaf, and the body and wings raised on the long posterior 

 legs. This is a great contrast to the position assumed by /'. pseudo- 

 spretella, in fact, the two species scarcely appenr to belong to the same 

 genus, so very diverse is theii' restmg-habit. On July 28th, Colecphora 

 laripennella was taken flying in the afternoon, and several prettily 

 marked larvre of AriMotelia liermannidla off" Clininpnih'inti alhiini, and 

 pup* of feiiiiofttoma lahnniella off their usual food -plant. On the 29th, 

 a fresh specimen of the delicate . Eiirria myopinforniiH was noticed on 

 flowers in the garden. Mouijiha ochraceella came to light about this 

 time. On August 9th, /ir//;//7'.s^///fl^/'i^>Jrtr<<'Z?« was taken. Though there 

 are plenty of birches in the neighbourhood, I have never taken this 

 species here before. LlthocoUetis tristrigella and Coleophora hemero- 

 biella also occurred on the same day, as well as a larva of C. paripen- 

 nella and Scf/thris (Ihitalis) rlwnojxtdicMa. I have reason to believe 

 that this latter occasionally feeds on Chenopodiinn nilraria, I suppose 

 its olfactory nerves are different from those of man. On August 11th, the 

 first Brijopliila perla appeared in its oldhaunt, and, on the 15th, Mompha 

 fuhescens began to appear in the breeding-cage, hiding away in its 

 usual manner. On August 23rd, a specimen of Li/Diietia rhrchella was 

 bred from a cocoon spun on an apple-leaf beside the mine. Consider- 

 ing the way in which bricks and mortar are encroaching on this neigh- 

 bourhood, records of even very common species made now, may be 

 useful in the future. — Alfked Sioi, F.E.S., Cornev House, Chiswick. 

 Octobfr 29/A, 1902. 



EUVANESSA ANTIOPA AT WeST WlTTEKlNG, NEAR ClUCHESTER. On 



September 30th a specimen of Kvranf!^sa autiopa was seen near the sea 

 by Mr. Charles Fowler, of this city. He had only a whip in his hand 

 at the time, to attempt securing it with which he feared would have 

 uselessly destroyed the insect, and he allowed it to escape. With a 

 net its capture could have been easily effected. — Joseph Anderson, 

 Aire Villa, Chichester. October 29th, 1902. 



COLIAS EDUSA TN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF ChU'HESTER. One Or tWO 



specimens of Colias editaa were seen flying in this neighbourhood 

 during the first and second weeks of October. — Ibid. 



Mimas tili.i^ and Phryxus t.ivornica in Lincoln. — It may be 

 interesting to record that Mimas tili.ae has occurred, both in the larval 

 and imaginal stages, on the elms in the street here. I also wish to 

 report that a friend of mine captured here two I'fin/.nts Ihomira, at 

 rest on a wash-house window-frame, resting quite close together, on 

 September 6th. 1890. They were lolled at once, and so, unfortunately, 

 no attempt was made to get ova. — John F. Musham, Lincoln. October 

 ^hth, 1902. 



Late appearance of Lepidoptera. — This has been a remarkable 

 season for the appearance of Jepidoptera. Only yesterday a lady 

 brought me a male specimen of Kviour apiriaria in fair condition ; 1 

 should think this beats all records for late imagines, for I took ibis 

 species in our woods dui'ing the second and third weeks in July. Tjast 



