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Douhle-hroodedness, (?) Sfc, of Macroglossa stellatwrum. — I have bred M. stella- 

 tarum, a second brood, this autumn, from the egg out of doors. I opened all the 

 females, but could not detect any eggs in them. It is possible that eggs might 

 develope during hybernation, and be laid in the spring ? if not, there will be scarcely 

 any of the species next year, judging from the jact that all my pupae of the second 

 brood (except two which are dead) produced images, and that all the females 

 were, apparently, destitute of ova. — E. Horton, Powick, near Worcester, Nov. 4:th. 



Second appearcmce of Phorodesma hajxdwria. — From the brood of larva? of this 

 species, kindly sent me by Dr. Hoarder, one moth emerged in September, and 

 another now, this month ; the remainder (i.e., those which are not dead) being 

 still in the larva state, and about half-grown. — John Hellins, Exeter, October \Qth. 



The new British Pterojphorus'(dichrodactylus). — Mr. Stainton's note, in the last 

 number of the Magazine, p. 137, on the " New British Fterophorus," reminds me 

 that, in the summer of 1860, I found a larva near Scarborough, boring down the 

 stems of the tansy. 



From these I bred a fine series (the first made its appearance July 5th), and 

 have had them in my collection ever since, under the name of ochrodactylus. On 

 these the hind-legs present the conspicuous appearance described as characteristic 

 of dichrodactylus. 



I see, by my note-book, it was the third week in June that I collected the 

 larva), which were of a dull whitish-green, with the lines conspicuously darker ; 

 when more mature, they had a pink tinge. The excrement was protruded from 

 the joints of the leaves, and thus indicated the presence of the larvas. 



The species in the yarrow I have never met with. — W. R. Jeffrey, Safii'on 

 Walden, November 1st, 1865. 



Oiservations on various Pterophori.— I, also, have been surprised at the poly- 

 phagous habits of P. acomthodactylus, having bred it this year not only from 

 rest-harrow, but also from two of the Lahiatoe, viz., Clinopodium vulgare and a 

 Mentha (see Ante, i>. 138). 



About the end of August I met with a few larvae of P. Loewii on the seeds of 

 Eryth/rcea centomrea, growing in a wood near here, from which I have bred four fine 

 examples. I think I must have been late for them, as I took two or three of the 

 perfect insects flying amongst the plant about the same time. The larva is dull 

 dark gi'een, and seemed more sparingly clothed with hau-s than is usual for a plume 

 larva. The first changed to a pink pupa on the 4th of September, remaining in 

 that state about two weeks. 



In the same woods, in the spring, I met with the larva of P. galactodactylus, 

 and bred a fine series ; and, also, lithodactylus. 



The larva of the covaraonev fuscus, pterodactylus, and pentadactylus, have also 

 como under my obsei'vation, and been bred this year. 



I have captured with the net P. bipunctidactylus and baliodactijlus, the latter 

 in Kent, at the end of June. — Id. 



