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lie stem is attacked lower down, where it is harder, the blossom is not affected. If 

 be larva fed on the flowers and afterwards entered the stem, I doubt very much 

 rhether there would be any swelling in the stem, as the plant has ceased to grow 

 rhen in full bloom. Yesterday I found a larva in a stem that was not in flower, 

 nd I doubt very much its having come from another plant. In some plants I have 

 een able to see a small hole above the joint, where I should think the larva first 

 ntered ; and the reason why the hole below is so much larger is evidently to enable 

 he larva to turn out its frass. — Or. C. Bignexl, 9, Clarence Place, Stonehouse, 

 nymouth : August 27th, 1884. 



1 [The history of this species was detailed by the late Mr. Buckler, in vol. xii of 

 his Magazine, pp. 234 — 236. He found the larvae in the stems, even in a very 

 oung stage, but his account was not drawn up absolutely ab ovo ; so far as it goes 

 ; agrees altogether with Mr. Bignell's observations. — Eds.]. 



JEnnomos alniaria (autumnariaj at Deal. — Last evening, about 10 p.m., when 

 3turning from sugaring on the sandhills with Mr. Powell, I had the good fortune 

 > capture two lovely E. alniaria at light. I have since taken another at rest. The 

 iree specimens are females, and I have already obtained ova. — C. Fenn, G-lynde 

 [ouse, Deal : September ISth, 1884. 



Laverna Langiella at Cheshunt. — About five years ago I noticed in my garden 

 )me empty mines in the leaves of Circcea lutefiana, which I supposed had belonged 

 ) Asychna terminella ; but until this year could not find one still tenanted. Last 

 [ay, however, I succeeded in getting a few larvse, from which, somewhat to my 

 irprise, 1 bred a couple of Laverna Langiella. Both specimens have a good many 

 shite scales scattered round the anterior- wings. — "W. C. Boyd, Cheshunt : Septem- 

 r ISth, 1884. 



Nonagria fulva on rushes. — I find that by examining the rush-stems at night 

 ith a lantern I can obtain as many N. fulva as I like, for they seem to be very 

 •mmon this year. One evening, when waiting to visit my sugar, I thought I 

 ould light the lantern and look round the rushes in the marsh. I found four that 



; toe perched about half way up the rushes. If touched, they immediately fell, 

 •etending to be lifeless, but I have noticed them to propel themselves downwards 

 rough the grass by an almost imperceptible motion. I worked them up in my 

 ■are time on other evenings since. Two or three out of a dozen appear to be 



y males. — Chas. Gt. Barkett, Jun., Pembroke : August 21st, 1884. 



Oreat abundance of TipulcB and Vanessa cardui. — I suppose you are deluged 



ih notes recording the excessive abundance of Tipulce and V. cardui. The 



' irlings, here, stuff themselves with the former all day long ; and the latter throng 



ft' gather in warm sheltered nooks, sunning themselves on Inula dysenterica. — A. E. 



i\ liTON, Osmington, Weymouth : September 20th, 1884. 



[The above may be taken as indicating facts that must be patent to all entomo- 

 :i8te, at any rate in the south of England : but what is the condition with regard 

 Colias Edusa and Hyale ? — Eds.] 



