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myself, failed to reveal the desired species, for which we were, perhaps, 

 a little too early, but as I picked up a nice series of Enodia dryas, 

 which was very abundant among the long grass and bushes, I was not 

 altogether disappointed. I was surprised to find Euthenwnia russula 

 and E)naturc/a atnumria abundant in this spot, where Lomaspilis 

 maniinata and Pararf/e e(/eria appeared to be more at home. But the 

 most interesting captures of the afternoon were Crambus alpindlim and 

 ('. fti/lrdlKs, single specimens only, the ground evidently wants working 

 at dusk, and in a fallow field on the borders of the marsh, where 

 Acidalia ornata and Pyraiista punicealU were common, a single 

 example of the true Crawbns contanimellns, a typical specimen such as 

 might have come from the Deal sandhills, Shoeburyness, or Black- 

 heath, occurred. This also is a dusk flier, and hence wants working 

 for later in the day. In the fields, Pontia daplidice was not uncommon 

 but worn, and Cnb'a^ Jujale much more abundant than ('. nhtsa. 

 There were some interesting Odonata here. One abundant little 

 species interested me sufficiently to bring away specimens. 



(To be concluded.) 



::^ T E S ON C^O L iTeC T I N G, Etc. 



Dasycampa rubiginea in the New Forest.- — -I was in the New 

 Forest last week end Avith Messrs. Colthrup and Lyle, sallowing, and 

 had the luck to take a fine J Dasycampa rubiginea, which I hope will 

 oblige with ova. The capture may be worth recording in the Ent. 

 Record. — Alfred E. Tonge, Aincroft, Reigate. April 1th, 1906. 



! .xtended pupal period of Dimorpha versicolora. — Referring to 

 my note {Ent. Record, xvi., p. 209), your readers may be interested to 

 hear that one $ of the same batch of D. rersicolora appeared in my 

 breeding-cage on the 4th inst. (from 1899 larvae). I may mention that 

 they have been kept in a cool shed in my garden. I had three ? D. 

 rersicolora out last Wednesday, and went to the rersicolora ground 

 in hopes of a wild pairing, but not a gleam of sun and a very cold 

 wind, so did not do any good, the cold nights, however, have stopped 

 their emergence in the breeding-cage, so I hope to have a more success- 

 ful try when the weather changes again. — W. E. Butler, F.E.S., 

 Hayling House, Oxford Road, Reading. April 9th, 1905. 



Enemies of Nonagria arundinis (typhs;) and N. cann.e. — Referring 

 to the notes by Mr. Ovenden and Mr. Bankes concerning the pupas of 

 Nonayria arinidinis [typhae) being destroyed by water-rats, perhaps my 

 experience in the Norfolk Broads will not be out of place. There, it is 

 not the rats but moor-hens, but as A', arundinis [typhae] always pupates 

 above the emergence-hole they seldom get the pupa of this species, it 

 is nearly always A', cannae they get, as this species pupates below 

 the hole and the moor-hens generally peck downwards. — H. M. Edel- 

 sten, F.E.S., Forty Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. April Geh, 1905. 



Early appearance of Chesias obliquaria. — Last night and to- 

 night I have been very much surprised to find single specimens of 

 Chesias obligiiaria sitting in the usual manner upon broom, growing 

 upon the railway banks near my house. Is not this a very early date 

 for this species ? I have never taken it here before, although I have 

 searched carefully in June and July in the very same place where I 

 have now found it.- -(Rev.) C. R. N. Burrows, The Vicarage, Mucking, 

 Stanford-le-Hope. April ISth, 1906. 



