328 THE entomologist's record. 



Cidaria corylata, Tepliroua luridata, T. punctnlaria, Timandra amata, 

 Cabera piisaria, Loinaspilis marriinata and Epione advenaria. 



On the way home several freshly emerged specimens of Tcphrona 

 crepifscularia were found. It is interesting to note that here, in Berlin, 

 the two species T. bistortata and T, crepmcularia are well defined, the 

 former being found in March and April and a second brood in August, 

 and the latter occurring at the end of May and beginning of June. 

 The facies of both species are also well defined, as I have found no 

 difficulty in separating them in the collections of friends here, my 

 determination always being confirmed by the date of capture. 

 Curiously enough, nobody here seems to pay much attention to dis- 

 tinguishing these species, and my friend Herr Herz, one of the authors 

 of the local list, had not got the species separated in his collection, 

 although both are contained in the Berlin List. A few more additions 

 were made before reaching the tram, amongst others I was very 

 pleased to capture my first Berlin specimen of Zonosonui porata and 

 Melanthia ocellata. 



Before leaving Berlin for my summer holiday I only had two more 

 outings, both times to Bervan to sugar for A(/rotis molotliina. Dusking 

 beforehand produced a number of Aijropliila nulphtiralis in fine con- 

 dition, and one specimen of the long wished for Nernoria riridata, and 

 as I was very desirous of getting a series of Perconia striri ilia via var. 

 firisearia, Herr Zobel was kind enough to do the sugaring. This latter 

 species I found very common but unfortunately somewhat passe ; it 

 flies very slowly among the heather and is very easy to capture. The 

 larvae of JkicJii/f/a.stria trifulii were in great numbers, and until it got 

 too dark I picked up over two dozen. 



Sugaring on both occasions proved very good, although only worn 

 specimens of Agrotis vialothina were found. The specialities of this 

 locality, Hadena adusta var. baltica, Maniestra aliena and Caradrina sdini 

 var. vriUc'ii were, with the exception of the last, not in their usual 

 abundance, but they were replaced by Triphaena orbona (sitbseqtia) and 

 Xylophasia snbliistris in large numbers, both of which are as much 

 sought after in Germany as they are in England. I further obtained 

 one speciinen each of Agrotis obsciira [rarida) and J-Ji/drilla jialiistris, 

 the latter being the fourth recorded Berlin specimen. 



On June 16th my friend Zobel and myself made an excursion to 

 Niederneundorf, but ifc rained hard nearly all day, so that practically 

 nothing worth mentioning was found. In spite of the bad weather we 

 sugared in the evening in the hope of getting Aplecta tincta. This 

 insect did not put in an appearance, its near ally, Aplecta nebidosa, 

 however, being very common ; very little of value appeared, most 

 of the common June insects being present, but the occurrence of many 

 specimens of Theretra porrelltis at sugar seems worthy of notice. The 

 same day my friend Herz, two miles away at Spandau, obtained a 

 freshly-emerged specimen of Boarmia a)i<iularia (riduaria) on an oak- 

 trunk. This species, as in England, is a great rarity. 

 (To be concluded.) 



Note on Volucella bombylans. 



By J. W. H. HAKIUSON, B.yc, F.E.S. 

 I was lately at a lectvire by a well-known dipterist, and I heard him 

 state that the larvfe of Volucella bouibylans acted as scavengers in the 



