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T^NiocAMPA STABiLis IN NOVEMBER. — On the evening of Nov. 5th 

 I was much surprised to come across a specimen of T. stabilis on ivy 

 bloom. I do not recollect ever having previously taken this species 

 in the autumn. — Edward Goodwin; Canon Court, Wateringbury. 



[Barrett mentions a specimen of T. muncla that had been taken 

 at ivy in October, at Chesham in Bucks ; he adds, "it is the size of 

 T. stabilis but well marked." — Ed.] 



CiRRHCEDiA XERAMPELiNA IN SuRREY. — As this species has rarely 

 been recorded from Surrey, I may mention that I captured three fine 

 specimens at light, on Kingston Hill, September 14th and 16th last. 

 One female I sleeved on ash in the garden here, and she deposited 

 a number of eggs, several on the gauze of the sleeve in which she 

 was enclosed. During the last three years I have taken altogether 

 about eight specimens of G. xeravvpelina, and I have heard of others 

 captured in the neighbourhood, both this year and in 1907. — Percy 

 EiCHARDS ; Wellesley, Queen's Eoad, Kingston Hill. 



Captures at Light, Kingston Hill, Surrey. — Many species 

 have been plentiful this autumn, among which may be mentioned, 

 Ennomos fuscantaria, E. alniaria {tiliaria), and E. quercinaria [angu- 

 laria). Of E. erosaria I have only seen two specimens. — Percy 

 EiCHARDS ; Wellesley, Queen's Eoad, Kingston Hill. 



Dragonflies on the Norfolk Broads. — I was on the Broads 

 for a few days about May 30th this year. Orthetrum cayicellatum 

 was well out and in good numbers along the dykes, on the plank 

 bridges over which it is very fond of basking. Cordulia anea, 

 Libellula quadrimaculata (very variable in this district), Brachytron 

 jjratense, and Erythromma naias were also observed. ^EscJma 

 isosceles was just appearing, as also was Libellula fiilva. I visited 

 the Broads again from June 18th to 24th. The weather was very 

 bright and sunny, though rather windy. Dragonflies were abundant. 

 0. cancellatum were swarming, and where the fen had been cut along 

 the dyke-sides were to be found basking on the dry grass, &c. 

 L. fulva and ^. isosceles were in good numbers, but appeared to 

 keep more to the main streams, hawking along the edge of the reed- 

 and typha-beds. They are very wary and difficult to approach, and 

 it is not an easy matter to net them from a boat. Late one after- 

 noon we found several ^. isosceles hawking about the sunny side of 

 a large alder carr standing back from the river, which was sheltered 

 from the wind, where also some females of L. fulva were observed. 

 Females of L. fulva when first out seem to be partial to the open fen, 

 often a long way from the main stream. They hawk round the small 

 clumps of sallow and alder and are easy to catch, but if one is seen 

 along the river it is generally rather battered, and is busy laying 

 eggs, which are dropped at random into the water. 0. cancellatum 

 also flies when laying, and just touches the surface with the end of 

 its abdomen. ^. isosceles rests on some floating rubbish, and 

 thrusting its abdomen beneath the water appears to place its eggs 

 carefully.— H. M. Edelsten ; October 20th, 1908. 



Acronycta auricoma at Dover. — On the principle of " better 

 late than never," I wish to record that I took two wasted specimens 

 of A. auricojna in a wood near Dover on the same tree at sugar on 



