this is evidence to show that the females emerge as early as the 

 males in this species, contrary to one of the assumptions of Mr. 

 Scudder. By 9th September 25 butterflies had emerged, and 

 none of the larvae had gone into lethargy, as it was declared they 

 were in the habit of doing. On dissecting newly emerged 

 females, they were found to be full of nearly mature eggs. These 

 were distinctly ribbed and shaped as when laid. 



In Can. Ent., Vol. 8, p. 161, and Vol. 9, p. 34, I continued 

 the history. In 1876, I went to Hunter again, earlier than 

 before, and was there from 7th June to ist July ; consequently 

 I was able to observe the first generation of Myrina of the 

 year. (In 1875, I had observed the same generation.) The 

 species was abundant when I arrived, and I judged, from the 

 worn examples which I saw, that it had been on the wing at 

 least two or three weeks earlier. Mr. Scudder says the first gen- 

 eration appears in May, and I have no doubt it does. On 19th 

 June, I confined 2 ? , and obtained 60 eggs. The first butterfly 

 from these emerged 15th July. Other females gave eggs 27th 

 June, and as I brought the caterpillars from these last to Coal- 

 burgh, and watched all their stages, I will speak only of them. 

 The first butterfly emerged 23d July, the last 31st July, in 8 to 

 15 days after the butterflies had begun to emerge from the eggs 

 laid 19th June. All these, of course, were of the same generation 

 of butterflies of the year, namely, the second. The first ii butter- 

 flies of this lot proved to be females, and several of the last to 

 emerge were females ; and of the whole number the larger part 

 were of that sex. On dissecting one of them nearly mature 

 eggs were found, as in 1875. 



On 27th July, I turned loose 6$ 6? of this lot of butterflies, 

 all which had emerged during the preceding night, and about 

 nine o'clock the same morning, I discovered a pair in copulation 

 in the grass near my house. I left them in quiet for about an 

 hour, and then, by placing the inner edge of the net carefully 

 by them, the female climbed up dragging the male with her. 

 From the net they were transferred to a box and left. By 6 

 A. M. next day they had separated, and I thereupon confined 

 the female over violet. Within an hour several eggs were laid, 

 and within 48 hours 93 were laid. The eggs began to hatch 4th 

 August. I again went to Hunter, arriving on 18th August, and 

 carried with me some of these caterpillars. They all went on 

 to chrysalis and butterfly, the first butterfly, a h emerging ist 

 September. On 2d September a ? emerged, and on dissection 

 was found full of eggs. 



I found Myrina flying on my arrival, and 21st of August 

 obtained eggs in the usual way. These hatched 29th, and the 

 larvae, which according to Mr. Scudder should at once have gone 



