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ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



Papilio Machaon in Sussex. — When in Brighton on 

 Saturday last I was informed, on good authority, that two 

 larvae of Papilio Machaon had been found in July last, 

 feeding on carrot, in a field near the Brighton Race Hill ; 

 and that an imago of this species had been captured near 

 Hastings in August last. If we add these captures to those 

 recorded by Mr. J. Jenner Weir, in the October number of 

 the 'Entomologist' for 1876, and by Mr. A. B. Farn, in the 

 October number of the 'Entomologist' for 1877, we find that 

 no less than ten specimens of this insect, either in the larva 

 or imago state, have been recorded from Sussex and Kent 

 diuing the last twelve months. From the fact that these 

 specimens have been found in four different localities, three 

 of which are a considerable distance apart, it seems impro- 

 bable that they were purposely introduced. — H. Goss ; 

 Surbiton Hill, Surrey, October 12, 1877. 



Thecla quercus feeding on Sallow. — I have on several 

 occasions in May and June beaten the larva of Thecla 

 quercus from sallow, which has been growing in the woods 

 among oaks, but I always thought they had got there by 

 being blown down or falling by accident from the oaks above ; 

 but to my astonishment when passing through the same wood 

 on August 39th 1 saw a female at rest on a sallow. Pulling 

 down the branch very carefully I saw that she had deposited 

 an egg on the leaf on which she rested. I boxed her, and 

 she obliged me with another egg, so that I could compare 

 them; which I did, and found them identical. 1 then sent 

 the egg and leaf on which it was deposited to the Rev. J. 

 Hellins, who at once recognised it as the egg of T. (juercus. 

 Can we now venture to say that the food is sallow as well as 

 oak? — G. C. Bignkll; Stonehouse, Plymouth, September 

 21, 1877. 



Brkeding Colias Edusa. — Beginning of August, two 

 females captured; from August 11th to 15th, eggs laid on 

 Medicago saliva; 16th to 20th, eggs hatched. September 

 28th, first larvae attached for changing. October 8th, first 

 pupae. A number of the larvae still feeding. The majority 

 of those which attached themselves for changing died before 

 the process of pupation was completed. Were fed on lucerne 

 {Medicayo saliva). 1 have also some larvie feeding, bred 



