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In the Annals of Scuttit<h Xatural Histuri/, July and October, 1911, 

 appeared a paper by Mr. F. Balfour-Browne, " On the Aquatic 

 Coleoptera of the North Ebudes." In September 1910, Mr. Balfour- 

 Browne spent a week collecting in Skye, near Broadford, and in the 

 island of Eigg, and this paper gives an account of the results of his 

 work in the field, and of the investigations he has made into other 

 records of similar work carried out in the North Ebudes. The paper 

 is characterised by the thoroughness -for which the author is so well 

 known, and is an invaluable contribution to our knowledge of the 

 fauna of this group of islands lying off the west coast of Scotland. 



I think we may congratulate ourselves that 1911 was a year 

 fruitful of good work in all branches of the subject. 



Collecting Notes for 1911. 



By A. KUSSELL, F.E.S. 

 In concluding my notes for the season 1910 I remarked that if all 

 went well I should have a fairly busy time when the spring of 1911 

 arrived, and in this expectation I was not disappointed, a succession 

 of insects emerging from my breeding cages from the middle of 

 February to the end of June. In February a nice series of Pachnobia 

 rubricosa emerged, and in March a long and somewhat variable series of 

 Selenia bilunana, both species from ova obtained from Oxted females. 

 At the end of March a visit to sallows at Chislehurst was disappointing, 

 owing to scarcity of insects. The only Taeniocampids to put in an 

 appearance were Taeniocampa incerta and T. stabilis. Hijbernia pro- 

 (/einniaria was found at rest on the fences, and Asphalia fiavicomis was 

 taken, but both were a trifle worn. A few Scopelosoiiia satellitia and 

 Orrhodia (Cerastis) vaccinii were also met with. A visit to Bagshot on 

 Easter Monday for Brephos parthenias resulted in several males and 

 one female being taken, the former in fair condition only. A male 

 Lobophora lobulata was also secured. During April a good series of 

 Tephrosia panctularia was bred from ova obtained from a Berkshire 

 female, and a short, but nice series of Celastrina arcjiolus from ova 

 and young larvae found the previous September on ivy at Cuxton. 

 In all twenty-nine pupje were obtained, of these sixteen produced 

 imagines and the remainder ichneumons, rather a disappointing result. 

 During April also two Lohophora viretata were bred from wild larvae, 

 one found at Cuxton and the other at Boxhill. Following upon these 

 came a very satisfactory series of Aplecta prasina (lierbida), from ova 

 obtained from a female taken at Polegate ; some tine Notodonta ziczac 

 from Hampshire and Berkshire larvae ; Demas coryli from Netley 

 Heath larvae, and a long series of Clostera reclusa from ova obtained 

 from a Polegate parent. During the first fortnight in May the 

 following amongst other insects were bred, Amorpha popnli, Mimas 

 tili(e, Gnnphria ritbricollis, Dasyehira pudibiinda, Ihepana lacertinaria, 

 IK falcataria, Oduntopera bidentata, Zonosoma pendularia, Hydriomena 

 (Hypsipetes) implnviata, Melanippe sociata, Coremia ferrugata, 

 C. unide7}taria, Phibalaptery.c vitalbata and Cidaria corylata. A visit to 

 woods in Hampshire, on 13th May, found Brenthis euplirosyne just out 

 and Euchlo'e cardamines, Hesperia (Syrichthiis) mahct {alveolus), and 

 Tephrosia punctularia in good condition. Between the middle and end 

 of May the breeding cages yielded Svierinthus ocellatus, Hemaris 



