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it was in fine condition when caught, but, owing to its having been put 

 into the customary match-box, it is now somewhat rubbed. — Chas. J. 

 Bellamy ; Eingwood, Hants, June 1st, 1906. 



D. livornica has turned up again here this season. I have taken 

 ten since May 30th, and saw at least ten others. I have also taken 

 seven Heliothis peltigera, during same period, flying to flower, but at 

 8.30 of the evening. — W. G. Hooker ; Bournemouth, June 12th, 1906. 



Kejit. — During the naval manoeuvres here last week a fine D. 

 livornica was taken at one of the land search-lights, and brought to 

 me alive the next morning. Unfortunately it is rather rubbed through 

 being kept in a tin with cleaning gear. It was taken about 10 p.m. on 

 13th inst. If the nights had not been so cold probably more insects 

 would have been attracted by the lights, which were running all night. 

 (Lieut.) J. J. Jacobs ; 63, Marine Parade, Sheerness-on-Sea, June 17th. 



I had a specimen of D. livornica brought to me on the 5th inst., 

 which had been found by some workmen just outside of Canterbury. 

 The specimen is in very fair condition, and is now in my collection. — 

 F. A. Small ; 95, Westgate, Canterbury, June 16th, 1906. 



Surrey. — A good specimen of D. livornica was taken just outside 

 the College by one of our boys on June 10th. — H. V. Plum ; Epsom 

 College. 



Sussex. — On June 8th I took a fine specimen of the " striped hawk" 

 (D. livornica) in a ride in a wood near this house. It was taken on the 

 wing just at dusk, when a lantern was hardly necessary. It would 

 appear to be an unusually early appearance for this insect, especially 

 as we are five hundred feet above sea-level, and the season is unusually 

 backward. Other good captures so far this season include P. leuco- 

 grapha, N. trepida, and N. chaonia. — John Comber ; High Steep, Jarvis 

 Brook, Sussex, June 14th, 1906. 



A good specimen of D. livornica was captured inside a window 

 yesterday afternoon (June 6th). Recent winds have been from east 

 and north. — (Piev.) L. H. White; Christ's Hospital, West Horsham, 

 June 7th, 1906. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — Wednesday, May 2??rf, 1906. — 

 Mr. F. Merrifield, President, in the chair. — Commander J. J. Walker 

 showed fourteen examples of both sexes of Hystrichopsylla talpcs, Curtis, 

 the largest of the British fleas, taken in the nest of a field-mouse in a 

 tuft of grass at Grange, near Gosport, Hants, on March 28th last. — 

 Mr. G. C. Champion exhibited living specimens of Apate capucina, 

 DeUus fuyax, a Cryptocephalus (rugicollis), two species of Anthaxia, &c., 

 forwarded by Dr. T. A. Chapman from Ste. Maxime, South France. — 

 Mr. F. B. Jennings brought for exhibition an example of the weevil 

 Procas armillatus, F., taken near Dartford, Kent, on April 13th last. 

 This species appears to be extremely scarce in Britain, and, with the 

 exception of a single specimen taken near Chatham by Commander 

 Walker in 1896, and exhibited by him at the meeting of the Society 

 held March 18th, 1896, has not been recorded from this country for a 



