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control; but insects such as Hesperia Actcson and LyccBiia Arion 

 seem in a fair way towards extinction, simply owing to the mere 

 greed of collectors. If they would only follow the valuable 

 suggestion of Mr. M'Rae, in last month's ' Entomologist,' and let 

 the worn females go, they might keep good series, and yet not 

 lessen the number of specimens. I need hardly say that I shall 

 have much pleasure in pointing out the exact locality of the wood 

 referred to, to anyone really interested in Entomolog}^ who would 

 like to work it. — (Rev.) W. W. Fowler; Lincoln, November 

 8, 1881. 



Zyg^ena filipendul.e, variety. — During a visit to W3're 

 Forest, on July 3rd last, I captured a remarkable variety of 

 Z.fiUpendidce. The fore wings are of the usual dark green, the 

 spots being black ; the hind wings are black, with a dark green 

 margin. The insect measures 1 inch 2 lines, and the spots are 

 rather small. — J. E. Nowers ; Burton-on-Trent, Dec. 7, 1881. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Scotland. — I received from my 

 brother, who resides in Kirkcudbrightshire, a male specimen of 

 Sphinx convolvuli. He states having captured it on the evening 

 of September 23rd in the window of an adjoining house. It was 

 received by me alive, but in poor condition. — D. Macadam Halt- 

 whistle ; Northumberland. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Scotland. — A fine specimen of this 

 moth was taken about the middle of September in a grocer's shop 

 in Dalbeatie. It is now in my collection. — J. J. Armistead ; 

 Douglas Hall. 



Sphinx convolvuli in the Scilly Isles. — During a visit to 

 the Scilly Islands this summer, I went to the island of Tresco 

 (where the governor resides) for the purpose of seeing the almost 

 tropical vegetation of Mr. Smith's (the governor's) grounds, and 

 it certainly was very extraordinary to see growing in the open, at 

 such a short distance from England, the wonderful variety of 

 trees and plants ; for instance, pepper trees in fruit, large camphor 

 trees, cinnamon trees, huge aloes (twenty-eight being in bloom at 

 the time of my visit), bamboos (I should say twelve to fourteen 

 feet high), and several species of Eucalyptus. The gardener 

 pointed out one which he said was the largest specimen of 

 Eucalyptus globulus in Europe. Any quantity of Cacti and 



