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strations by Fellows, and others including Messrs. K. & J. Beck, 

 Limited ; Messrs. Ross, Limited ; and Mr. Charles Baker ; the 

 demonstrations on the lantern-screen proving especially attractive, 

 while Mr. F. Enoch in the Large Room was also sm-romided at his 

 microscopes throughout the evening by appreciative audiences, as 

 well as Col. D. Bruce, F.R.S. who, with Capt. Hamerton, had a table 

 covered with microscopic preparations to illustrate the chief entomo- 

 logical features of the Sleeping Sickness as demonstrated in the 

 theatre.— H. R.-B. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Capture of Notodonta phcebe = tritophus in Bedford. — On 

 May 13th, 1907, whilst collecting round the electric lights of Bedford, 

 I took a specimen of Notodonta 2)hcehe = tritophus. From Mr. South's 

 latest book on the 'Moths of the British Isles' there appear to be 

 only six other records of this moth or caterpillar having been taken 

 in England.— W. S. Brocklehurst ; Bedford, May 8th, 1908. 



[I have seen the specimen noted above and find it correctly identi- 

 fied.— R. S.] 



Laverna decorella at Bloxworth, Dorset. — • The record of 

 Laverna decorella, Steph., noted in the ' Entomologist,' vol. xxxi. 

 p. 104, was found subsequently to be erroneous. The moth mistaken 

 for it at the time was L. hellerella, Dup. I may mention that 

 L. decorella, Steph., occurs here regularly but rarely. — (Rev.) O. 

 Pickaed-Cambridge ; Bloxworth Rectory, Dorset. 



Larva of Cirrhcedia xerampelina. — -Having been very successful 

 in obtaining larvae of C. xerampelina, my method may be of interest. 

 Briefly, the method is trapping them. I prop pieces of bark or wood 

 against the trunk of the tree, or against neighbouring fences, &c., 

 about two or three feet above the ground. Then whenever I happen 

 to be in the vicinity I look under them, and if the tree harbours 

 C. xerampelina my trap probably contains a few. This method has 

 the advantage of enabling a large area to be worked for these larvas 

 with little trouble, as the traps can be set and examined at any time 

 during the day. Incidentally, I find a good many squeezed in 

 crevices in the bark of the tree, and also in natural hiding places such 

 as under loose bark on neighbouring fences. The larvae travel con- 

 siderable distances, as I have found them concealed as much as twenty 

 feet from the trunk of the tree. — Savignac B. Stedman ; Binbrook, 

 Market Rasen, Lincoln, May 22nd, 1908. 



Palimpsestis (Cymatophora) octogesima in London. — Might I 

 record in the 'Entomologist' the capture of Palimpsestis {Gymato- 

 2)hora) octogesima on two different occasions last July at arc-lamps at 

 West Hampstead, by Mr. P. Layman ? Has it been recorded so near 

 London before ? — E. Mannering ; Trinity Clergy House, 74, Bolsover 

 Street, W., May 25th, 1908. 



[See also Entom. xxxix. 257. — Ed.] 



