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certainly not forward, yet out of sixty-six specimens of 

 LyccBua Aiion netted by me on the 26th and 27th of June, 

 only forty- six, or little more than two-thirds, were in fine, or 

 even fair, condition. Such being the average condition of 

 the species on the 26th and 27th of June in a backward 

 season, I think one may fairly assume that the last stragglers 

 must have been passe before the middle of July ; and I am 

 not surprised, therefore, that Mr. Brown " only took one 

 specimen" on the 17th of July, and that Mr, G. F. Mathevv 

 found many specimens worn on the 7th of July. Lyccsna 

 Arion is undoubtedly a very local species in this country; 

 but I fancy that when the whole of the south-western and 

 western counties have been thoroughly explored, we shall 

 hear of its occurrence in several hitherto unrecorded localities. 

 — H. Goss; The Avenue, Surbiton Hill, Surrey, Feb. 1877. 



Identity of Papilio Xuthus with P. Xtjthulus. — "Durnig 

 my four years' residence in Japan both my friend Mr. H. Pryer 

 and I were at a loss to account for P. Xuthiihis having only 

 one brood, whereas all the other Japanese Papilios had three 

 or more. We determined to investigate the subject. In the 

 spring of 1875, on the appearance of P. Xuihultts, we watched 

 the females depositing their eggs, from which in the month of 

 June we reared P. Xuthus (the large dark form). In September 

 of the same year we obtained batches of eggs from P. Xuthus, 

 which in the spring of 1876 produced P. Xuthulus (the 

 small light form). These facts should be sufficient to convince 

 even the most sceptical on the subject. — F.M.Jonas; 51 &52, 

 Fenchurch Street. 



Description of the Larva of Ephyra orbicularia.— 

 On the 29lh of July last I received, through the kindness of 

 Mr. J. G. Ross, of Bathampton, a dozen full-grown larvae of 

 this species. Length about an inch, and of moderate bulk in 

 proportion ; .the head has the lobes rounded, is slightly 

 notched on the crown, and is the same width as the 2nd, but 

 narrower than the 3rd, segment. Body cylindrical, and of 

 nearly uniform width throughout, the front and last three 

 posterior segments, however, being slightly narrower than 

 the middle ones; the segmental divisions are well defined, 

 and the skin has a somewhat tough appearance. Ground 

 colour of the dorsal surface bright apple-green ; head pale 

 brown, very prettily reticulated and spotted with dark brown, 



