184 THE entomologist's record. 



believe has not yet been recorded. I have no idea of the exact locality 

 where the insect was captured, nor have I worked the ivy much, 

 so that I have not since stumbled across it. In those early days I had 

 placed it among Kpunda ni(iia, which was very abundant that season. 

 — H. Murray, Lowbank Villa, Carnforth. Dceonhcr Idt/i, 1895. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Hampshire. — Between August 11th and 

 October 2nd sixteen specimens of S. conrolndi were taken by me at 

 Christchurch, Hants. — A. Druitt, Christchurch, Xorojihfr, 1895. 



Leucania vitellina at Christchurch, Hants. — On October 3rd and 

 6th I took two specimens of this insect at sugar. The specimens are 

 in fair condition. — Ibid. 



Do East Devon insects emerge late ? — How is it that our insects 

 in East Devon emerge a fortnight or three weeks later than in the 

 Midlands, or even in Scotland ? Xoctua i/lairosa, X. rastanca, &c., are 

 fully that time earlier in the North, and Major Robertson writes of 

 taking I'di'rildiaiiqta populi and Astenhsco/nis sjjltiit.c before October 15th, 

 at Cheltenham. Last year (not exceptional) my first A. sphin.c was 

 taken on November 10th, and the first /'. pnjndi on November 19th, 

 in perfect condition. — W. S. Riding, M.D., F.E.S. Xoreinbrr Stii, 

 1895. 



Comparison of dates of appearance of certain insects in Devon- 

 shire. — Astcniscojnis sj/Iiin.v is about & iortmghtl&teY than usual here 

 this year, my first having been taken during the night of November 

 5th-Gth, when I had six males ; since then I have taken the males 

 plentifully, having as many as 51 in my traps on the morning of the 

 14th, the bulk in good condition. In 1893 my first A. sphinx occurred 

 on October 20th, the first /'. populi on November 23rd. Hyhernia 

 ili'foliaria and H. anrautiaria are also very late this year, owing, I sup- 

 pose, to the cold spell at the end of October. Has anyone noticed the 

 fact that in the case of A. sphin.r one does not get any " heralds " or 

 " forerunners," but the species seems to burst out suddenly in numbers. 

 In the case of most species I find a feAV stragglers appear some time 

 in advance of the main body. — E, F. Studd, M.A., B.C.L., F.E.S., 

 Oxton, nr. Exeter. Xuvembcr 18th, 1895. 



Erratic emergences of Papilio machaon. — In June, 1894, I was 

 at Wicken, and found two eggs of P. machaon, which hatched, fed up 

 and pupated in due course, and I expected them to emerge in the 

 following August. However, they went over, and one emerged on 

 July 6th of this year, a fine, averaged-sized specimen ; the other is 

 stili alive, but shows no signs of emerging. 



A batch of larva?, from Wicken, July, 1894, have also been very 

 erratic. One emerged on August 20th, 1894 (about the time when I 

 expected them all), rather a small one. Others appeared on June 

 4th, July 3rd and September 29th of this year — the last being the 

 largest of all. Several of the remaining pupte are still alive, and will, 

 I suppose, go over to 1896. Is this usual ?— Ibid. 



Notes of the Season. 



Exmouth, Babbacombe, Bideford. — After having a good season at 

 home, I started for Devonshire on July 29th. I have had many a 

 good day's sport there, and my hopes ran high ; but, alas ! I have but a 

 sorry tale to tell. The first week was spent at Exmouth, where 

 Mesotype vlrgata swarmed on the Warren, and Stcnia putictalis was 



