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to the larvae, it will seize it with its mandibles, hold on, and allow 

 itself to be drawn gently out like a cork from a bottle. All other 

 devices I have tried only serve to send the larvfP farther into their 

 burrows. — C. ^Y. Colthrup, 141, East Dulwich Grove. .June llth. 



Notes in late May or karly June : — When crossing a wood- 

 clearing at Hadleigh on the morning of May 19th NuiiioiihUa noctKella 

 flew from an oak trunk. One does not associate this species with 

 tree-trunks and it is certainly unusual to find it in a wood. I was at 

 Chattenden on May 26th and found (Jone/iylU inacidosana plentiful and 

 in good condition. I also found Acrolit/ia {Hcdija) ^erviUana, and on 

 bloom of Veronica chamaedri/s several examples of Adela tibiddla. On 

 May *20th I visited Cuxton and obtained AcuUdia oniata, h^Kpitliecia 

 exi(jiiata, and Aijiiades theth (only one male, line), Nimniades tcu/es in 

 plenty, Kudidia ijlijidiica, blnnychia (Pi/rannta) niijrata {antiiiinalis), 

 P. oxtrinalis and Gelechia arteinisiella. At Mailing, on June 1st, flymg 

 in the afternoon along a wood path on the top of the down, were 

 Laiiipronia Inzella, Scardia [I'inia) arcella an'd N. fiarasiteUa. Lower 

 down I found Botijs pandalis and (Iriffttilns pairidactt/la. 

 F. G. Whittle, 7, Marine Avenue, tSouthend. Jitne bth. 



Hylecoetus dermestoides, L., from Loch Lomond. — -I recently 

 spent a day at Ardlui at the head of Loch Lomond, my chief object 

 being the ascent of Ben Vorlich. This satisfactorily accomplished, 

 and the evening being beautifully fine, a friend rowed me to a small 

 wood of Scotch tir on the other side of the loch, where I spent some 

 time searching for Tnllbcn/ia {CoUeinbola) acolopendrella and other 

 small fry. Just before returning to the Hotel for dinner I noticed a 

 log of Scotch fir riddled by a beetle, tiijlecoKtus dernieatuides, many of 

 which were just emerging. I took sixteen specimens ranging from 

 7mm. to 13-5mm, in length, five of these were females ranging from 

 10mm. to 12-5mm., and the rest males ranging from 7mm. to ly-5mm. 

 The males are referable to two named varieties, marci, L., and uiorin, 

 F., and as such should be recognised in our British Catalogue. The 

 var. marci, L., is the form with brown or ferrugmous elytra, tipped 

 with black, of v/hich I took two examples measuring 7mm. and 

 11-5 mm. respectively, whilst the var. niorio, ¥., has the head, thorax 

 and elytra entirely black, my examples ranging from 8mm. to 18-omm. 

 My friend Prof. T. Hudson Beare visited the spot a few days later, 

 finding the beetle, but only in the one log. — tiicHARD S. Bagnall, 

 (F.E.S.), Penshaw. June Ath, 1912. 



Easibourne Notes. — The weather is not very grand here and 

 little doing entomologically. Sugar has attracted plenty of common 

 moths and a few Aplecta pra.sina [herbida). I have just found two 

 larva of Pyraineis atalanta. If the wind drops I hope to meet with 

 more, as things seem quite forward. I have found no Ai/riopis aprilina 

 larva; and those of Psilnra nionac/w are nearly fuUfed, but scarce. 

 Brenthis selene is still flying, and on Beachy Head Ai/riades t/tetis 

 (adunis) is out.— Hugh Main (B.Sc, F.E.S.). June 20</<, 1912. 



«>C1ENTIFIC NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Pupation of Bkenthis eupiirosyne. — About 3 o'clock in the after- 

 noon on April 21th, I came across a larva of Brenthis eit/i/irosi/iie 

 suspended from a small silken pad spun on the slightly inclined side 

 of a rock, placed with others, ijordering some stone steps in my 



