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almost entirely disappeared towards tlie end of April, and no one 

 regretted their departure. It was curious how entirely free horses 

 were from flies, &c., there was none of that constant whisking of tails 

 and shaking of heads we are accustomed to during the summer months 

 in England ; and this again I attribute to the want of water (flies 

 are thirsty creatures), and great heat. 



In conclusion, though I only brought home some half-a-dozen 

 different kinds of butterflies, yet I saw many more, the majority, 

 probably, new ; for instance, I saw a grand Fieris on the day of the 

 engagement at Hasheeu ; but the small opportunities, constant and 

 multifarious duties, and, not least, the decided risk of being myself 

 captured, prevented me from doing justice to an interesting country. 



Army Medical Staff : February, 1886. 



Variety of Larva of Acherontia Atropos. — Last autumn I had brought to me 

 a beautiful example of the variety of the larva of Acherontia Atropos, vrhich is 

 mentioned in Stainton's "Manual," but which was perhaps even more remarkable than 

 the variety there described. In this instance the three anterior segments, instead of 

 being of the usual yellow hue, and without markings, were pure white with a broad 

 dorsal marbling of deep black, which came down on each side like a double saddle. 

 The remaining segments were without the oblique markings on the sides, but down 

 the back there was a broad chain of diamond-shaped links and purple tracery. The 

 anal horn and spiracles were as usual ; unfortunately, it buried itself before there 

 was any opportunity of sketching it. — James Balding, "Wisbech : March, 1886. 



Queries concerning the habits of certain British Tortrices. — Being engaged on 

 a revision of the British Tortrices, and desirous of making my facts as complete as 

 possible up to the present date, I shall be grateful for any information, whether 

 positive or suggestive, as to the food-plants and larval habits of any of the following 

 species, still, as far as positive information goes, quite unknown, and of opinions 

 tending to confirm or modify the accompanying statements concerning certain species 

 whose previous states are more or less ascertained; or concerning the habits of others 

 in the imago state. 



Tortrices of which the larvae are still unknown : — C. cinctana, Schiff., bifasciana 

 Hb., hybridana, Wo.,osseana, Scop, {pratana, Stn.) , argentana,C\., B. Woodiana, Barr. 

 A. sellana, Hb., B.purpurana, Haw., M. Schultziana, ¥.,palustrana, Z., S. olivana, 

 Tr. {micana, Stn.), umbrosana, Frr. {alternella, Stn.), irriguana, H.-S., Double- 

 dayana, Barr., cespitana, Hb., latifasciana, Haw., ravulana, H.-S., R. arcuella, Ch, O. 

 ulmana, Hb., C. ccBciinaculana, Hb., microgrammana, dn., H. pauperana, Dup., S. 

 upupana, Tr., S. spiniana, Dup., S. compositella, F., internana, Grn., leguminana, Z., 

 IJ. puncticostana, Steph., H.fimbriana, Haw., A. Mussehliana, Tr., Eartmanniana, 

 CI. {Baumanniana, Stn.), subbaumanniana, Wilk., E. albicapitana, Z., gilvicomana, 

 'R.-Q.,Jlaviciliana, Wlk., Begreyana, McL., Manniana, F. R. 



Statements requiring confirmation concerning certain Tortrices. 



