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if searched for. It is said to feed on vine, fuchsia, Galium, and Rumex, 

 and to be probably polyphagous. — F. Merrifield ; 14, Clifton Terrace, 

 Brighton, July 21st, 1906. 



On July 18th, at 8.80 p.m., I took a fine specimen of 1>. livornica 

 flying round Ddphininm . I have heard of two others being obtained 

 in Brighton this summer. — F. S. Pardoe ; Belvedere, Upper Drive, 

 Brighton, July 21st, 1906. 



Deilephila livornica in Co. Cork. — To add to the localities {ante, 

 p. 161) of the visit of this moth to these islands this year, I send 

 a notice of the capture of a specimen at Schull, in the west of the 

 county, on June 8th, hovering at dusk over flowers of honeysuckle. 

 Another one was seen by me, but not secured, at the same locality on 

 the 10th of the same month. — (Major, I. M.S.) C. Donovan ; Passage 

 West, Co. Cork, July 7th, 1906. 



Phibalapteryx polvgrammata. — I send you notice of the capture of 

 a specimen of Phibalapteryx polijgrammata, which I took in a field near 

 here on the evening of July 1st. It was slightly worn. Is not this 

 rather late for this insect ? E. Newman gives March and September 

 as the months for this moth. — (Captain) B. Tulloch ; Broom Villa, 

 Strensall, York, July 2nd, 1906. 



DicYCLA 00 var. renago in Essex. — "With reference to the distri- 

 bution of var. renago of Dicijcia oo [ante, pp. 128 and 161), I fancy it is 

 to be found wherever the type occurs freely. In one of its Essex 

 localities, where some seasons I take the species commonly, about 

 ten per cent, are usually of the variety. — Geo. T. Porritt ; Hudders- 

 field, July 4th, 1906. 



DicYCLA 00. — With reference to the remarks that have appeared 

 about this moth, it may be worth while to note that five or six years 

 ago both uo and renaijo were abundant in this locality, but have not 

 appeared since until this evening, July 11th, when I have just taken a 

 specimen of renago in my garden. — W. Claxton ; Navestock Vicarage, 

 Eomford, Essex. 



Orobena straminalis in Surrey. — On July 24th last Master Norman 

 Kiley kindly brought me a few "Micros" that he had boxed from a 

 fence in the Carshalton district. Among them was a fine example of 

 O. straminalis. — Kichard South. 



Sirex gigas. — On July 2nd a fine male specimen of Sirex gigas 

 was caught by Mr. Thomas Clayton in the waggon shop at the iron- 

 works, Barrow-in-Furness. Last year one was caught in the ship- 

 yard, on June 9th, and is in my possession. — C. E. Morgan ; East 

 Mount, Barrow-in-Furness. 



A Unique Experience. — Two nights ago I was sugaring in my 

 garden, which contains several species of poplar. At 9.45 I saw and 

 boxed, on a Scotch-fir trunk, a beautiful male specimen of Cgmatophora 

 octogesima. Knowing it to be rather skittish, I rushed indoors and put 

 it in a cyanide bottle. On my return to the tree I could hardly believe 

 my eyes when I saw on the same patch of sugar another lovely 



