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in the woods between Epping and Ongar on the 12th March. 

 I captured a few specimens, some of which had evidentlj' been on 

 the wing some days, and I think the first week in this month may 

 be safely given as the date, this year, of the first appearance of 

 Brephos in this locality. On referring to my diary I find my earliest 

 previous capture in past seasons was on the 28th March. — Harold 

 Conquest; Chingford, March 15, 1882. 



Dasycampa rubiginea, &c. — This species was taken by me 

 on October 25th. I found it enjoying itself on the ivy-bloom in 

 the garden, in company with Hoporina croceago and Xylina semi- 

 hrunnea. In reply to notes from Bournemouth, Xylophasia 

 polyodon, Phlogophora meticulosa and Plusia gamma have been 

 very abundant in this neighbourhood. — T. Houlton ; Hawley* 

 Hants, near Scarborough, January 14, 1882. 



Early Appearance of Cidaria corylata. — On March 12th 

 I captured a specimen of C. corylata in very fine condition, in a 

 lane near Child's Hill. This is, I think, very early for this 

 species.— J. Russell; 6. Leverton Street, Kentish Town, N.W. 



Cheimatobia brumata. — Mr. Cooke, in his announcement 

 (Entom. XV. 57) of " A Geometer new to Science," seems to base his 

 conclusions principally on the date of capture, judging from the 

 following remarks : — " The species is so much like C. hrumata that 

 I entertained some doubt about it being a distinct species ; but 

 he yesterday (February 7th) visited the" spot where he found the 

 larvae, and captured five males (two just emerged) and one female 

 on grass and posts near the sweet gale. I think this conclusively 

 proves that the moth is quite distinct from C. hrumata, as that 

 species must have been quite over for a full month." I may 

 inform Mr. Cooke that C. hrmnata is generally quite common 

 here right away to the end of January ; I have seen specimens — 

 even in a severe winter — in perfect condition in the middle of 

 February ; in fact it is often seen quite to the end of that month 

 (February), and odd ones have been taken in the beginning of 

 March.— J. W. Carter; Bradford, March 14, 1882. 



Description of the Larva of Pterophorus mono- 

 DACTYLus, Linn., = Pterodactylus, Hatv. — During last summer 

 a young "plume" larva, which proved to be this species, was 

 accidentally brouglit in with some convolvulus I had gathered for 

 a brood of larvae of P. pentadactylus. By the middle of August 



