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rear them. — James Trimmer Williams; 1, Marine Villas, 

 St. Margaret's Bay, August 8, 1888. 



Deilephila galii at Dartford. — On the evening of August 

 4tli I captured at dusk a rather worn specimen (female) of 

 Deilephila galii, hovering over the flowers of larkspur in our 

 garden.— Clement T. Youens ; Tower Cottage, Dartford, Kent, 

 August 6, 1888. 



Deilephila galii at Folkestone. — On July 29th I took a 

 large female Deilephila galii at rest near here, from which I 

 obtained three ova that hatched on August 8th, and the larvae are 

 now feeding. — W. J. Austen ; Eadnor Street, Folkestone. 



Deilephila galii in Essex.— At a meeting of the North 

 Kent Entomological Society, on August 2nd, Mr. Graham 

 exhibited a fine specimen of Deilephila galii, which was captured 

 by a boy at Silvertown on July 23rd. A lad knocked it down 

 with his cap, but fortunately it escaped injury. — H. J. Webb ; 

 3, Gunning Street, Plumstead. 



Deilephila galii in Essex. — To-night I took a specimen of 

 Deilephila galii, hovering over a geranium. — P. J. Tudor; Buck- 

 hurst Hill, Essex, August 2, 1888. 



Deilephila galii in Yorks. — On July 19th a fine specimen 

 of Deilephila galii was taken by a gardener at rest on a leaf in a 

 garden in central Scarborough. — H. W. Head ; Norwood Street, 

 Scarborough. 



Deilephila galii in Yorks. — On the 26th of last month I 

 took a specimen of this insect hovering over a plant of Delphinium 

 formosum in a garden in Harrogate, about 9.15 p.m. The occur- 

 rence of this Sphinx in Yorkshire is so rare that I venture to send 

 you a notice of it. — Ben. Blaydes Thompson; Harrogate, 

 August 13, 1888. 



Deilephila galii in Scotland. — On August 4th I cap- 

 tured a newly-emerged specimen of Deilephila galii about two 

 miles from Dundee, hovering over a bed of ladies' -bedstraw. 

 This is the first that I have heard of taken in this district. — 

 Peter Kirk; 14, Wolesley Street, Clepington, Dundee. 



Deilephila galii in Ireland. — I have a specimen of 

 Deilephila galii, wliicli was caught in my garden here on 



