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31sfc last, and at the present date (October 20th) it is still emerging. 

 On a fence this morning, at 9.15, I found a freshly emerged specimen. 

 On the 13th inst., I took one flying over Kuoiii/inus at 12.30 p.m. 

 Evidently a strong colony of this insect has taken possession of South- 

 end. — Id. [In Proceed. S. Lund. Knt. and X. II. Soc, 1911-12, p. 61, 

 Mr. R. Adkin stated of T. pronubana that "the second emergence, 

 which usually takes place about the beginning of September, appeared 

 to be practically over early in August (1911), but stragglers met with 

 during the latter part of September appeared to indicate a third genera- 

 tion." Possibly the specimens captured in October, in the open, were 

 examples of a third brood, but it must be remembered that this species 

 is a native of the Mediterranean littoral, and is practically continuous 

 brooded under southern conditions. — H. J. T.] 



Second brood of Smeeinthus ocellata. — On September 3rd I 

 bred a specimen of S. ocellata from a this year's larva. — L. W. Newman 

 (F.E.S.), Bexley. 



Leucania albipuncta at Deal. — On August 27th I had the pleasure 

 of taking two specimens of the above rarity at sugar on the Deal sand- 

 hills. — A. E. Tonge (F.E.S.), Aincroft, Grammar School Hill, Reigate. 



Polia CHI IN the South.— On September 3rd, while going through 

 the neighbourhood of Winslow, Bucks, I obtained two specimens of l\ 

 cJi'i on brick walls. It is I believe most unusual to take this species so 

 near London, though it occurs not infrequently in Devonshire. — Id. 



CoLiAs edusa at Reading. — On August 28th one of my sons 

 captured a J of the above species, and on August 29th saw a ? . I 

 only know of one other having been seen this autumn in this district. 

 — W. E. Butler (F.E.S.), Hayling House, Oxford Road, Reading. 

 October 1th. 



Larva of Manduca (Acherontia) atropos at Chichester. — A full- 

 fed larva of Manduca {Acherontia) atropos was brought to me on 

 September 18th last. It was of exceptionally small size, but the 

 colour indicated imminent change to the pupa, and it went to earth as 

 soon as it was placed in the flower-pot. This is the only instance I 

 know of the occurrence of the insect here this season in any stage. In 

 some years the larvfe are by no means uncommon on potato leaves. — 

 Joseph Anderson, Chichester. 



Recollections of the Eastern Counties. — I have read with 

 interest the notes by the Rev. C. Thornewill (p. 230) on his captures in 

 Norfolk, as 1 have from time to time collected in the district he refers 

 to — the interesting " breck" country, bordering the counties of Norfolk, 

 Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire. Having been successful in finding most 

 of the insects and plants peculiar to the district, a few supplementary 

 remarks may be of interest. With regard to Lithosti'i/e tjrifieata, to 

 which 3'onr correspondent makes special reference, I well remember 

 finding this species for the first time amongst a patch of Sisyinbrium 

 Sophia growing, as noted by your correspondent, at the edge of a corn- 

 field, when a nice series of freshly emerged specimens was taken. A 

 visit during a subsequent year, in the month of August, was productive 

 of the larvne of this species in considerable abundance, feeding on the 

 seed pods ot Sisijuibriton sophia, to which it bears a close mimetic 

 resemblance. It is not necessary to search for the larvte by night, 

 once the eye is accustomed to them they may be seen quite readily, 

 and, when one is found, more are to be expected on the same plant or 



