314 THE entomologist's record. 



thicker part of the bush, she was observed to lay three eggs, each time 

 on the next nearest level leaf, in an exactly similar manner, the egg- 

 always attached to the extreme point of one of the marginal lobes and 

 never more than one on each leaf. Two of these eggs were kept and 

 were, when first laid, nearly white, shaped like a Rugby football 

 and ribbed longitudinally with reticulations between. They almost' 

 immediately changed to a bright orange colour, and just before they 

 hatched, on July 25th, turned to a very dark brownish-red, almost black.. 

 The young larvie often assumed the position of Drepanulids, standing on 

 the two front pairs of prolegswith the fore and hind parts raised, and with 

 the swollen appearance of the 2nd and 3rd segments rather resembled 

 the larvte of Cilix (ilaucata. When older, the markings on them gave 

 them very much the appearance of the shape of the larvse of Thyatira 

 batis, which maizes one think that either (i. derana larvae mimic those 

 of T. batis, or that they both have a mimetic likeness to some natural 

 object that makes them resemble one another at this stage of their 

 existence. Barrett's figure of the larva is a bright reddish colour. 

 These two were always darker, being a rich brown, which may be 

 described as deep vandyke-brown, with a slight dash of carmine. We 

 have also found (j. ileram larvae of this colour in this neighbourhood, as. 

 well as a brownish-red one like the figure in Barrett. The two white 

 spots on each side did not appear until the last moult. A fortnight' 

 later, on September -ith, they made a joint cocoon in a curled leaf, but 

 one reappeared and formed a separate one the next day. Only one of 

 these changed to a healthy pupa, the other, being unable to cast its 

 larval skin, died. 



Hadena dcntina, Aiirotis e.ixiaiiiationis, and Graiiniu'sia triiivaiinitica 

 are three common species we did not meet with at all in 1904, yet,, 

 this year, they were all abundant — H. dentina at light and flowers, 

 and the other two at light and sugar. G. triijrani)inca var. bilinea 

 was not scarce at sugar, but generally worn. Xylophasia rurea var. 

 combiista was also rather common this year at sugar, two specimens 

 were also netted at dusk. A very curious specimen of Miana fasciiinciila 

 was caught last June just before dusk, flying over grass. The right, 

 forewing is a light buff, and almost unicolorous, with only the faintest 

 trace of the central fascia visible. A larva of Anchocelh })istacina was. 

 found feeding on the seeds of grass. Although we had a suspicion 

 that it might only be this species we felt rather disappointed when it- 

 emerged. 



Monmouthshire does not appear to be recorded as a locality for 

 Macaria notata, yet it is not uncommon in this district. Last year, 

 in July, a female with only three wings was taken, the left hindwing 

 being entirely absent. TJais appears to be a failing of this species, for 

 the late Mr. I3arrett mentions, in his work, that " forty years ago, when 

 this species was common in West Wickham wood, Kent, a recurrent, 

 malformation, having three wings only, was not scarce." Further on 

 he states that " Mr. J. Jenner Weir met with an example flying, 

 although both its hindwings were absent." 



What will the larvte of Aniphydads betularia not eat ? In 1902, 

 Dr. T. A. Chapman was rather surprised at finding one on a species 

 of broom {Knt. llec, xiv., 304). The first two we ever found, some 

 years ago, were on mint and laurel respectively, since then we have^ 

 met with larva? on a variety of trees, and last year one was found oa 



