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date is scarcely later than that of the first brood at Eeazzino. 

 It may also be urged that Kiihl speaks of dictynna as being 

 double-brooded at Salzburg, but from what we know of this 

 species elsewhere it is far more probable that the Salzburg 

 insect is britomartis than that there is really a second brood of 

 dictynna at so northern a point. Furthermore, even the lightest 

 form of dictynna from the eastern Pyrenees (var. vernetensis, 

 Oberthiirj is still unmistakably dictynna, and would hardly be 

 liable to be taken for britomartis. In subsequent observations on 

 the distinctive marks of this species I shall on these grounds 

 include the Reazzino specimens under this head. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



The Long Life of Scoliopteryx libatrix. — In answer to the 

 Rev. F. E. Lowe, a specimen of S. libatrix came to sugar on 

 June 10th, 1908, near Peterborough. The colouring was rather dull, 

 though it was otherwise in good condition. — C. L. Heberden ; 

 72, Adam's Avenue, Northampton, June 12th, 1908. 



Your correspondent, Rev. F. E. Lowe, would probably be in- 

 terested to hear that there w^ere about a dozen specimens of this 

 insect on my sugar-patches on June 1st of this year. One or two of 

 them seemed in excellent condition. — J. S. Carter ; Radley College, 

 Abingdon, June 16th, 1908. 



With reference to the query this month regarding Scoliopteryx 

 libatrix, it may interest your correspondent to know that I saw some 

 half-dozen specimens of this insect at sugar on June 2nd this year 

 near Hailsham, in Sussex. Beyond the natural fading of colours 

 they were not by any means in bad condition. I see Barrett says, 

 " After hybernation till May."— P. A. Cardew (Capt. R.A.) ; St. Ald- 

 wyn's, Park Avenue, Dover, June 18th, 1908. 



Gynandrous specimen of Bupalus piniaria. — While collecting 

 at Oxshott yesterday afternoon, I had the good fortune to secure a 

 gynandrous specimen of B. j^iniaria in very good condition. The 

 left side is female, and the right male. The right hind wing is some- 

 what crumpled, and the left very slightly rubbed ; otherwise, except 

 that three legs are missing, it is practically perfect. — Harold B. 

 Williams ; 82, Filey Avenue, Stoke Newington, N., June 7th, 1908. 



Teratological specimen of Melit^a aurinia (artemis). — On 

 June 5th, from Kent pupae, I bred a specimen of M. aurinia with 

 three wings, the right hind wing being absent. The specimen, an 

 average-sized male, is otherwise quite perfect. — Bert. S. Stonell ; 

 25, Studley Road, London, S.W. 



On Rearing Melit^a aurinia (artemis). — During the past five 

 years I have received from correspondents in Dover, Ireland, and 

 Devon large numbers of the larvae of this insect. Each year they 



