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Entomological Club. — A meeting was held at the Savage Chib, 

 Adelphi Terrace, on April 20th, 1910, Mr. H. Rowland-Brown in the 

 chair. Other members present w'ere Messrs. Adkin (R.), Donis- 

 thorpe. Hall, and Verrall. Among the nine other guests were the 

 honorary members Messrs. Jones (A. H.) and Sich. 



Erratum. — Antea, p. 78, lines 7-8 from top. For " larger and 

 more robust " read " smaller and less robust." 



CAPTURES AND FIELD EEPORTS. 



BisTON hietaria in Inverness-shire. — Early in April I came 

 across the above species i7i cop. Both specimens were large and of 

 a very dark greenish brown, and black markings very strong. At 

 first sight I was doubtful as to what species it was ; however, after 

 examination, I found it to be the above-named species. I am not 

 aware whether hirtaria has been recorded from Inverness-shire 

 before. — Robert Lawson ; Croft Park, Craigie, Perth, N.B. 



Early Occurrence of Agrotis puta. — Seeing Mr. Jackson's 

 note on the occurrence of Agrotis j^uia in May (antea, p. 66), the 

 following may be of interest as throwing some light on the question 

 as to whether this insect is double-brooded or not. I find on 

 looking at my diary that Agrotis puta has occurred here at sugar in 

 May and June in 1905, 1907, 1908, and 1909. In 1906 I did not do 

 any sugaring in May, and in June only on the 9th, 16th and 23rd. 

 I have also taken the species in August in 1904 and 1905, so that I 

 should think it is almost certainly double-brooded in this locality. 

 My earliest date is in 1907, May 21st (one male and one female), 

 and in that year I also took specimens on June 10th, 11th, and 19th. 

 — Guy E. H. Peskett ; Simla, Preston, Brighton, Feb. 22nd, 1910. 



Notes from Haslemere for 1909. — For various reasons my 

 collecting in this neighbourhood last year ceased at the end of July, 

 but in spite of the unpropitious weather, one or two things may be 

 worth recording. On the whole, sugar was a failure, and save for a 

 bright exception here and there, the same may be said of the lamps. 

 The most noteworthy thing was the immense profusion of the 

 commoner larvae on the oaks, sallows, and hazels about the end of 

 May : the leaves were stripped entirely off the trees in many places, 

 and in some instances second crops were noticed later on. Other 

 facts worth recording are that Calestrina argiolus appeared in great 

 profusion during May, that the larvae of Vanessa io and V. urticce 

 were swarming everywhere up to about the end of July, and that 

 many species were later than usual in appearance. 



A few ova of Pier is napi were taken on Alliaria officinalis on 

 May 30th. The resultant larvae, which appeared on June 7th, fed up 

 quickly, and had pupated by July 6th. I took them to Switzerland 

 with me, thinking they would emerge in August, but they have 

 passed the winter as pupa?. Ova of Euchloe cardamines found on 



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