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France writes under date June 26th : " When I was at G.H.Q. last 

 week, a man told me that his razor case had a hole in the top of it, 

 and on opening it one day, a thing ' that looked like a wasp ' flew 

 out. The next day the same thing happened, and he also found 

 some earth on the case. He threw this away, and next day tlie 

 wasp again flew out, and again there was earth, and also two green 

 caterpillars ahout half an inch long. He threw them away. Next 

 day there was no wasp, but more earth, and again two green 

 caterpillars. Then he closed up the hole wliere the razor case was 

 broken, and that is the end of the story." I mentioned the 

 occurrence to the Eev. F. D. Morice, and he says the wasp-like 

 insect was, no doubt, a wasp. It would be an Odynerus, and 

 probably of the "' Ancistrocerus" group, several of whicli make clay 

 nests in holes of various kinds, and store them witli green larvcD as 

 provision for their offspring. The spot chosen for the nest, however, 

 is somewhat uncommon, as the razor case apparently was in use. 

 — H. R.-B. 



Gnorimus nobilis, Linn., at Ealing. — On June 7th I took a 

 specimen of this rare and beautiful Trichiid beetle in the garden 

 here, where it was found embedded in the heart of a well-developed 

 rose of the kind called " Harry Kirk." I have not succeeded, however, 

 in discovering the breeding-place of tbe species, and, althougli I 

 have made repeated searches for the beetle in the most favourable 

 circumstances, I have never met with it again. My specimen has 

 been placed in the collection of British Coleoptera at the British 

 Museum (Natural Historv). — F. W. Campion ; 58, Ranelagh Eoad, 

 Eahng, W. 5. 



Panchlora exoleta. — It may be of interest to record the cap- 

 ture of an example of P. exoleta among bananas received at 

 Etlierley Hospital, co. Durham, in July, 1917, wliere I was then 

 nursing. I am indebted to Mr. Kowland-Brown and Mr. Distant 

 for its identification. — B. A. Coney; V.A.D. Hospital, Daventry, 

 Northants, June 14th, 1918. 



Sugaring. — Your correspondent, Mr. A. E. Burras, may possibly 

 be interested in a few conclusions I long ago arrived at, after many 

 years' experience of sugaring on the Devon coast and elsewhere. 

 I have tried all sorts of mixtures — combinations of different treacles, 

 sugars, syrups, stewed fruits, and jams, with and without rum, 

 methylated spirits, beer, and various synthetic essences. As a 

 result, I am inclined to tliink that, provided a reasonably sweet 

 material of some such kind be used, the only thing that matters 

 is — the weather I All my sugaring in later years up to tbe 

 time of the outbreak of war (after which, of course, no light 

 was allowed on the coast), was done with common treacle thinned 

 with beer, and a small quantity of rum added just before use. 

 It is little trouble to prepare. An old collector I knew placed great 

 faith in the beer, and I am inclined to agree with him. But 

 the weather is the really important factor, and on some nights 

 moths will come to almost any sweet stuff. I have had good 

 catches with golden syrup and nothing else, and blank nights with 

 the most carefully prepared mixtures. I have no faith in essences ; 



