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Apatura Iris was not uncommon about the oaks in one place, 

 and Pterophorusrhododactylus occurred about rose. Amongst 

 the other species noticed or taken were — Vanessa Polychloros, 

 Arge Galathea (very abundant), Lycaena Corydon, Zeuzera 

 iEsculi, Nola cuculatella, Lithosia mesomella, Angerona 

 prunaria, Pseudopterpna cytisaria, lodis vernaria, Ilemithea 

 thymiaria, Acidalia interjectaria, A. incanaria, A. inimutata, 

 A. emarginata, Timandra aniataria, Slrenia clalhrata, Sco- 

 tosia vetulala, Cidaria picala, Erastria fuscula, Rivula 

 sericeaHs (abundant), Botys hyalinalis and fuscalis, Ebulea 

 crocealis (abundant about fleabane), Scoparia cerabralis, 

 Crambus pinetellus, C. perlelhis, C. Warringtonellus, llythyia 

 carnella, Homceosoma eluviella, Rhodophaea consociella 

 and turaidella, &c. — Geo. T. Porriit ; Huddersfield, July 

 20, 1874. 



Hairy Lnrvce on the Black Currant. — During the past 

 fortnight I have found several small batches of eggs laid on 

 the under side of leaves of black-currant trees in my garden. 

 Some of these have hatched, and the young larvae are very 

 hairy, and look like Menthastri, I should like your opinion 

 as to whether they can be that common species, as I thought 

 it only fed on low plants. — H. Wiitich ; Q, Lansdown Cot- 

 tages, Dalston, June 22, 1874. 



[Without seeing them 1 cannot venture an opinion. — 

 Edward New man. '\ 



Field Naturalists' Society. Cnethocampa pityocampa and 

 Anihrocera Lonicerce. — We have formed a Field Naturalists' 

 Society in York, to replace in some measure the Entomolo- 

 gical Society, which some few years ago we had in York. 

 Will the reports of our meetings be of any service to either 

 the ' Zoologist' or 'Entomologist?' I have had some larvae 

 of Pityocarapa sent me by Mr. Batchelor. Can you tell me 

 anything about them, and whether I may exhibit them as 

 British ? It seems strange to me that they have not been 

 found before. Did you make anything out about the 

 Lonicerae I sent you last summer? — IVm. Prest ; IS, Holyate 

 Road, Fork, March 23, 1874. 



[1. If sent regularly I should be glad of reports of the 

 meetings of local societies, but I have never known them 

 continued beyond the second or third meeting. 2. I have 

 no knowledge of Cnethocampa beyond what I have published. 



