298 TUE entomologist's keookd. 



OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Urovteeyx sambuoata and Pyg^era bucephala in September. — I 

 have not yet come across any record of a second brood of U. sambncata, 

 and in consequence was surprised to see a fresli specimen at rest on a lamp 

 at Hammersmith on the 20th of September. On the 29th of this 

 month I found a tine female of Pygcera bucephala drying her wings at 

 Putney, and I presume that this is also one of a second brood rather 

 than a case of retarded emergence. — Alfred T. Mitchell, 5, Clayton 

 Terrace, Gunnersbury, VV. September 29th, 1893. 



Calamia lutosa in London. — A fine example of this species was 

 found at rest on a lamp-post in the High Road, Chiswick. I think it 

 is of unusual occurrence in tliis locality. — Alfred T. Mitchell, 5, 

 Clayton Terrace, Gunnersbury, W. October 2nd, 1893. [Capt. 

 Thompson recently exhibited a specimen taken this year near The 

 Angel, [slington, — Ed.] 



Catocala fraxini, Colias edusa and hyale in Guernsey. — A 

 specimen of Catocala fraxini, was brought to me by a boy on October 

 3rd ; he had found it resting on a gate post at the Euettes Braye. 

 From its battered condition it had evidently been on the wing for 

 some time. This is the second recorded specimen for Guernsey. The 

 first was taken some years ago at St. Martin's by Mrs. Boley, and is now 

 in the museum of the Guille Alices Library. Colias edusa has again 

 put in an appearance this autumn, but, although in some numbers, is 

 not so abundant as it was last year. Mrs. Boley ca2)tured a pair of 

 Colias hyale, the female specimen being almost pure white in colour. — 

 W. A. Luff. October, 1893. 



Notes on various Lepidoptera. — Oca of N. trepida. — I am of 

 opinion that N. trepida usually lays its eggs on the bark of oak-trees, 

 for within a radius of half a mile I have found three very distinct sets 

 of ova all laid on the bark of oaks. This spring, strange to say, I found 

 a lot of eggs of this sjiecies laid on whitethorn ( Cratcegus oxyacanthas) : 

 these, too, were placed on the bark. Is not this also the way in which 

 S. fagi deposits its ova ? [Crippled specimens are supposed to do so. — 

 Ed.] 



Earliness oflarvce this season. — I got a full-fed larva of N. trimacida 

 in the chinks of oak bark on the 7th June this year. This larva is 

 usually found here at the end of July and beginning of August. 



Early Ajypearances. — I saw newly-emerged sijccimens of V. urticce 

 on the 10th of June last, and A. aglaia on the 11th. I consider this 

 very early for this neighbourhood. 



Lithomia solidaginis at Church Stretton. — For the first time here I got 

 a very good (J specimen of L. solidaginis at rest in the garden on the 

 13th August last. 



Second brood of A. selene, — A second brood of A. selene appeared 

 here about the middle of August. I got specimens on the lltli of that 

 month. 



Autumn larva of Chelonia plantaginis, — One larva of C. plantaginis, 

 reared from the egg among many others, began to spin towards the 

 latter half of September ; the pupa, which is undersized, has not so far 

 yielded the imago. I consider this interesting, as the species, unlike 

 russula, is never double brooded on the Continent, so far, at least, as I 

 know. — F. B. Newnham, Church Stretton, Salop. November ith, 1893. 



