316 tHE entomologist's RECORt). 



thirty larvae which eventually pupated at the end of July. On March 

 31st, 1895, a female emerged, and, after living more than three weeks, 

 disappeared ; not a single other imago accompanied her. Thinking 

 that the whole brood was dead I happened, last October, to turn up 

 one of the pupie out of the sand in which they were lying, and on 

 opening it was surprised to find a male in a state of extreme liveliness. 

 It never developed, but lived some days. I have kept the cage undis- 

 turbed, and a few days since another male — a cripple — came out, the 

 period from the laying of the egg to the last stage being thus com- 

 pleted in a month under the two years. — H. Rowland Brown, M.A., 

 F.E.S., Harrow-Weald. March llth, 1896. 



Hybehnating larv/E. — I would recommend those lepidopterists 

 who have not tried to hybernate larvae on the common garden mari- 

 gold, to give it a trial. It is far easier to grow in a pot indoors 

 than most other plants. Larvfe of Ajilcrta hrrhttki and many other 

 species appear to thrive on it. — F. Norgate, 98, Queen's Road, Bury 

 St. Edmunds. MairJi, 1896. 



:iS^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Spring Notes. — The season seems very early. Two or three 

 sallows are in full bloom, and last night (March llth), I visited them 

 for the first time, getting Tacniocaiiijxi iiiunda (2), T. (jotJaca (3), T. 

 stahilis and T. pulvcndenta in numbers, both males and females, 

 Orrhodia vacci)iii and Scopclosoma satdlitia, several of each, and 

 Xi/lina socia (1). I also took, yesterday morning, from my traps — 

 AnijiJii<Jasi/s atrataria (3 males), Aaphalia fiaviconuH (<?), Taenincainpa 

 (fot/iica ( c? ), T. jndrcndciita (several), Xi/ssia Jn'spidaria ( ^ ), Xi/lacaiiipa 

 areola (2), Hi/beniia rupicapraria, H. nianjinaria, Larcntia )iudtistri(/aria 

 (3 males), Lcptixjranuiia literana, and crowds of Tortricodes Jn/i'iiiana. 

 This will give some idea of Avhat my traps are doing now on good 

 nights, /.('., since the moon was right about a week ago. 



I have noted the following first appearances this year : — Hi/bcniia 

 nijiicajiraria, Jan. 18th ; Taeniocampa stab'di^, bred Jan. 19th, at 

 light, March llth ; Pliii/alia pcdaria, bred Jan. 21th, ^ at light, 

 Feb. 7th ; T. instabilis, bred Jan. 26th, not yet seen at large ; 

 Tortricodes Jn/ciiiana, Jan. 25th ; T. indrcndoita, bred Jan. 26th, at 

 light, March 8th ; T. (/othlca, bred Feb. 1st, at light, March 10th ; 

 Hi/bcrnia Icucophaearia, Jan. 18th ; //. iiian/inaria, Feb. 7th ; 

 EupitJiecia abbrerlata, bred Feb. llth, at light, March 6th ; T. iininda, 

 bred Feb. 8th, at light, March 8th ; Xi/ssia hispidaria, Feb. 12th ; 

 Asplialia Jiaricoruis, March 7th ; A)iip/iidasi/s strataria, March 7th ; 

 Larcntia niultistrii/aria, Feb. 16th ; IJrotoloinia iiicticidosa, bred Feb. 

 1st ; Anisoj)tcri/.r acscularia, March 7th ; Xijlina areola, March 10th ; 

 h'n/iit/iecia puiiiilata, March 12th ; Teplirosia crejiitxcnlaria, March 12th; 

 Selenia bilioiaria, March 9th. The traps were not set from February 

 20th to March 6th, so the first appearances noted on March 6th- 

 8th, are probably not so really, e.;/., A. acscularia was well 

 out on the 7th, eleven being in one trap. Ili/brniia leuco- 

 }>hacaria has been very scarce this season. — E. F. Studd, M.A., 

 B.C.L., F.E.S., Oxton, Exeter. March 12th, 1896. 



Reflections and QUEiafSj on the value of rare British Lepi- 

 doptera.' — The following insects, sold as a part of Mr. C. E. Fry's 



