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it yesterday. The specimen is in such fine condition, that it seems 

 hard to believe that it was bred abroad. This species is double- 

 brooded in Southern Europe, appearing in early June, and again in 

 September ; it seems to me most probable that a few insects of the 

 first brood find their way to this country, and become the parents of 

 the specimens which appear, now and again, in various parts of 

 Britain. This may well be so, for the larva feeds not only on vine 

 (Vitis rijiifcra), but also on lady's bedstraw (GaUiun veriiDi). I 

 have repeatedly taken the insect abroad, but this is my only English 

 specimen. — F. B. Newnham, M.A., Church Stretton. Oct. 22n(l, 1897. 



Collecting in the Brampton district (Cumberland), 1897. — The 

 season here has been a very bad one. The sallows produced Panolis 

 piniperila (two only), several red forms of Pachnohia rubricosa, while 

 Taenincampa (jotlika, .stabilis, and pulvendcnta were very common. 

 Taeniocampa incerta was not so common as usual, and they were all of 

 var. instabilis form. Among the Geometers during March, I only 

 noticed Hi/hernia marginalia and Larentia )nultistri(/aria. On April 

 6th, Mclaiiippe jiuctuata appeared, and sallows produced insects until 

 April 20th. The month of May was not very productive, as Cidaria 

 .sKff'uinata, Antidea badiata, ni(/rofasciana, and Cormnia unidentaria, 

 were the only species obtained. During the month of June, insects 

 were more plentiful. Dicramira vinida, Lomasjnlis manjinata, Cidaria 

 silai'eata, Cabera pmaria, iwantheinaria, Acidalia remutata, being 

 frequent. Insects were attracted by sugar from June 15th to July 7th, 

 during which time A(/roti.s e.irlaiiiatio)Hs, ser/etum, Xi/lophasia mono- 

 (jhipha, Miana stri(iilif>, and Noctua plecta, were very abundant, whilst 

 P/iarctra riuiiicis, Hadena thalassina, adiista, Apamea basili)iea, Noctua 

 c-nigruin, Maiiii'>itrabrassicae, Leucania camnia, and L. pallcim, were not 

 so abundant, and of Thi/ati/ra batis, Pharctra iiwi/accp/iala, Acrouicta 

 Icpurina, Xi/lojdiasia hcpatica, (jrranniii'nia trifiraniDiira, Xnctiia fcstira, 

 Hadena conti^/ua, only single specimens were taken. After July 7th, 

 insects were not nearly so plentiful at sugar, owing to the great heat. 

 Phibalapterijx liiinata turned up for the first time on July 1st, only 

 three specimens were taken, however ; these were flying at dusk. A 

 number of green Geometrid larvae were swept from bilberry, which 

 afterwards turned out to be Larentia didj/mata. Hypsipetes wrdidata 

 larvae were very common on the sallows, only a very few were found on 

 bilberry. On July 8th, Enudia hijperanthm appeared ; about 10 per 

 cent, were the ab. ohs<deta, Tutt ; another specimen had the ocellated 

 spots on a pale band. August was not very productive. Hepialus 

 si/lriniis, (jieumetra papilionaria (two), etc. Pi/rameis cardui appeared 

 on August 31st, in this locality, after an absence of some years. 

 September was a complete blank, and only Calocainpa e.roleta has been 

 taken, at sugar, in October. — G. B. Routledge, F.E.S., Tarn Lodge, 

 Head's Nook, Carlisle. 



Notes from Farnborough. — I have seen living Pulia flavicincta, 

 captured at Bexley, this year. Here, my most welcome visitors have 

 been Mellinia fiilrago, Tiliacea (Xanthia) auraijn, and a specimen of 

 Plusia muneta, the first and last mentioned both being quite new to 

 this district. The 3/. ijilrayo was captured on September 17th, 

 sitting on a cherry tree close by, but not upon, a sugar patch. — Hope 

 Alderson, F.E.S., Hilda Vale Road, Farnborough, Kent. 



Sphinx convolvuli at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. — On Sep- 

 tember 6th last, I had a specimen of N. cmnilrnH brought to me by 



