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A. rumicis. — Fairly common and generally distributed in late May 

 and June. The larvae are generally to be found in dyke sides, &c, on 

 rumex and various other low plants in August and September. 



A. menyanthidis. — Occurs near Methop, Clougha, &c, but is not 

 common, in June. 



Craniophora (A.) Ivjustri. — Uncommon. I took three specimens in 

 mid- July m the County Asylum grounds. "I have taken it in Cor- 

 poration Wood, Quernmore " (G. Loxham). 



Diloba caruleocephala. — Fairly common and generally distributed. 

 The imago in September and October, and the larva on the white- 

 thorn in June; Quernmore, Halton, Caton, Grimshaw Lane, and near 

 Clougha. 



Leucania lithargyria. — Fairly common at sugar, County Asylum 

 grounds, near Halton, Grimshaw Lane, &c, in June and early July. 



L. comma. — Common at sugar and bloom ; generally distributed in 

 June. 



L. impura. — Abundant at sugar in July. 



L. pallens. — Abundant everywhere at sugar in July and August. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



My attention has been called to a note on the type of the Linnean 

 genus Cimex by Mr. Kirkaldy in the last number of the ' Entomo- 

 logist.' I dealt with the matter in ' Nature ' of March 17th, 1904, 

 and showed why C. lectularius must be regarded as the type of the 

 Linnean genus, and I also pointed out that Clinocoris is a mere 

 synonym of Acanthia. To this note I would ask the attention of any- 

 one who takes any further interest in the matter. If Mr. Kirkaldy 

 would consult the 12th edition of Linnseus he would find why G. lectu- 

 larius is classed with winged species under Cimex. — W. T. Blanford. 



Breeding Dragonflies from the Egg. — In my note (Entom. 

 xxxvii. 285) recording dimorphism in the females of Ischnura elegans 

 and Enallagma cyathigerum at Wicken, I mentioned that I had attempted 

 to get the females taken in copula to lay eggs, but without success. I 

 now find, however, that in one of the aquaria used in the attempt with 

 E. cyathigerum there are a number of dragonfly nymphs about half an 

 inch in length. Before being used for the dragonflies the aquarium 

 had been untouched for more than a year, and contained only small 

 Crustacea, &c. ; so that there can be no possibility of accidental intro- 

 duction of the nymphs. The dragonflies taken in copula were put in a 

 large muslin bag over the aquarium, and I saw the females feeling 

 about under the water with the tip of the abdomen, and occasionally 

 walking down the weeds till they were quite submerged, but at the 

 time I could find no eggs. I should be grateful if anyone experienced 

 in rearing dragonfly nymphs could tell me what is the best food to 

 supply them with when they grow larger. And I should like again to 

 point out that anyone interested in dragonflies who may succeed in 



