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((oitr, p. 57), I may say that I took an odd specimen on January 1st, 

 this year, on a wall at Streatham, evidently just emerged. I was 

 informed by the keeper that a specimen of Kuclihw canla mines was 

 observed in Chattenden Woods on February 29th. — H. Tunaley, 

 F.E.S., 30, Fairmount Eoad, Brixton Hill, S.W. 



Apamea ophiogramma. — It is like a dream to find A. (ipliUKjraiiinia 

 turning up after being a rarity for so long. Fifty years ago a Mr. 

 Fred. Grant, of Battersea, took an immense number in his garden. Of 

 these he gave a large number to Ham Carter, of Manchester, and 

 myself, just before he went to NeAV Zealand. — J. B. Hodgkinson, 

 F.E.S. June, 1896. 



Chrysophanus dispar not in THh; Duchess of Portland's Sale. — 

 In reply to your footnote [ante, p. 57), I cannot find any mention of 

 the insect referred to being included in the Duchess of Portland's sale. 

 — J. E. P. Davies, Church House, Kington, Herefordshire. June, 1896. 



Trip to Epping Forest. — -The North London Natural History 

 Society had a field excursion to Epping Forest on May 16th. The 

 party travelled by the 2.32 p.m. train from Liverpool Street to 

 Chingford, and then walked straight across the plain, and struck the 

 fields to the left of the " Woodman," Avhere Ino statiees sometimes 

 occurs in profusion. As it was, only a few KueUiUa mi and Kiiiinelesia 

 albnlata were taken ; and larva-beating did not pay much better, 

 though a couple of nests of Bamlji/.e neustria were turned up by Mr. 

 Bacot, and the commoner larva- were about in their usual numbers. 

 The members took a long walk round into the High Beech fields, and 

 thence made their way to the " Robin Hood," where the sole piece of 

 excitement of the day occurred, in the shape of a specimen of Bumbi/.r 

 ritbi flying along the Loughton Road at full speed, which induced a 

 corresponding proceeding on the part of Mr. Battley, Avho, however, 

 failed to catch it. After this effort the members had tea, and then 

 dispersed into the forest, walking slowly back to Chingford in various 

 groups. Dusking was quite a failure. The larvae of Pseudnterpua 

 jinunata were taken in some numbers on the Petty-whin after tea. — 

 Lawrence J. Tremayne, Hon. Sec. 



:i;i^OTES ON LIFE-HISTORIES, LARY^, &c. 



Brotolomia meticulosa. — I have often bred B. metieulasa in the 

 spring, but I think the larva^ and pup^e have generally been in warmer 

 quarters than natural. Once I remember finding a recently emerged 

 imago in a cold greenhouse during one of the early months of the 

 year.— W. S. Riding, M.D., F.E.S. , Buckerell, E. Devon. June, 1896. 



I received some larvae of 7>. iiii'tirnlosa in January, from a friend in 

 Bordighera, which emerged on April 1st last. I also took a J here 

 (near Weymouth) on May 9th, which has been laying quantities of 

 eggs.— N. M. Richardson, B.A., F.E.S., Monte Video, nr. Weymouth. 

 June, 1896. 



Some 20 years ago I used to get the full-fed larvae of B. meticulosa 

 spun up in winter cocoons, among the mortar and loose rubbish 

 between the bricks forming the wall of a garden, in Strood (Kent). 

 They used to remain in this condition for some time without pupating, 

 but, ouce pupation took place, emergence rapidly followed. As 



