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segment rather narrower (6 mm.), tapering from the 8th segment, 

 l)ut only sHghtly till the nth, arched dorsally, straighter anteriorly, of a 

 rich red brown colour, very active when disturbed, with a strength and 

 energy suggesting great robustness. The surface is smooth and polished, 

 but over the whole dorsum of the thorax, the wing-cases, etc., very fine 

 impressed furrows divide the surface into parallel convolutions. 

 The fixed abdominal segments (segments 5-8) have similar fur- 

 rows more transverse in direction, most decided on 5th, least 

 so on 8th; on these and less so on 9, 10 and 11, are dorsal and 

 subdorsal hollows, just as though dented in by violence ; these 

 occur in many pupae and are difficult to understand. The 5th 

 and following abdominal segments have some fine punctures, which are 

 more marked and numerous towards the anterior margin of each 

 segment, especially are they so on the 9th, 10th and nth segments. 

 On these segments, there is a tendency to an angular prominence along 

 their anterior margins. Spiracles very obvious on 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 

 II. Ventrally the wing-cases meet and cover the 3rd tarsi; the 2nd 

 tarsi, antenna, and proboscis reaching just short of this. There are the 

 two antennae-basal hairs on either side, very slender, brown, also one at 

 the angle of 2nd segment against the wing base and antenna. Each 

 abdominal segment also affords a trapezoidal, supra-spiracular and post- 

 spiracular hair : these are very fine and rather difficult to detect. The 

 anal armature is placed quite at the dorsal margin of r4th segment, and 

 consists of a wrinkled black projection 1.4 mm. broad, 0.6 thick, and 

 i.onim. long, rounded at the end, and terminating in two spines, close 

 together and nearly parallel, with a graceful regular curvature, down- 

 wards (ventrally) about 0.7 mm. long; half-way between the armature 

 and the anterior margin of the segment, there is on the dorsum a trans- 

 verse hollow or depression arched backwards and terminating laterally 

 at the base of the armature. I may add that I failed to obtain eggs, 

 the moths refusing to pair, in spite of the several inducements I held 

 out to them. — T. A. Chapman, Firbank, Hereford. 



Early Spring Notes. — Kingstown. — On the three worst days of 

 storm and stress (by the papers) I was digging for pupge, and at night, 

 taking larv^ (now full fed) of Stilbia anomahi, Epunda /icheiiea, a few 

 Agrotis lucernea (probably) and any amount of Noctiia xanthographa 

 together with a few Triph(E7ia orbona, Gnophos obscurata and Satyriis 

 semele. The east wind was very keen at night, and, in the north, we 

 had a slight fall of snow and severe frosts. But though cold, Larentia 

 multislrigaria was on flight and has been since February 12th, which 

 seems to me a very early date. Endromis versicolor also emerged 

 about February i8th and on for a week, though out in the open, aspect 

 east.— W. F. de V. Kane, Sloperton Lodge, Kingstown, Ireland. 

 March i/^th, 1891. 



Aberdeen. — Mr. Raid and I went out to the moors on Saturday night 

 with the intention of trying the sallows, but we were at least a week too 

 early and found the trees were not in working order ; on the way out 

 we picked up a few pup?e of Viminia {Acronycta) myric(E, Arctia 

 fuliginosa and Saturnia carpini. — A. Horne. April i^^h, 1891. 



Bristol.— In company with my friend, Mr. Prideaux, I have paid two 

 or three visits to the sallows, and though the usual species may not be 

 quite so abundant as in some seasons, we have seen fairly good 



