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Mr. Newman (Entom. iii. 203, 397) and by Dr. Knaggs in the ; Entomolo- 

 gist's Annual' for 1867 and 1868, a figure of the New Cross specimen 

 being given in the volume for 1867. Mr. E. Hopley, in a communication 

 to the 'Entomologist's Monthly Magazine,' 1869 (v. 252), states that an 

 insect taken at rest on a poplar tree in the North of London in October, 

 1865, and which was considered to be a "strange example of Acronycta 

 psi" turned out to be a specimen of X. zinchenii. In October, 1870, a 

 specimen was captured at sugar in Darenth Wood (Ent. Mo. Mag. vii. 140). 



At a meeting of the London Entomological Society, held in April, 1876, 

 Mr. Bond exhibited a specimen which he stated had been taken near Erith 

 in September, 1875 ; he also remarked that it was the fifth instance 

 of the species having occurred in Britain (vide also Entom. ix. 191). 



The most recent capture appears to be that of a specimen taken at sugar 

 on September 30th, 1895, near Ipswich (Entom. xxix. 21). 



There were two specimens in Fry's collection ; these were stated to have 

 been taken at " Rannorth," and were sold at Stevens's in March, 1896, at 

 12s. apiece. 



This species is a native of Northern and Central Europe, but it is always 

 scarce. The larva is said to feed on Vaccinium uliginosum and Myrica 

 gale. X. brachyptera, Staud., from Amurlaud, is a very close ally. — Ed.] 



Xylophasia monoglypha (polyodon) in November. — As evidencing 

 the extreme mildness of the weather, I may mention that a freshly emerged 

 male specimen of X. monoglypha was taken yesterday, Nov. 16th, in this 

 house, by my mother. Is not this late appearance very unusual? — 

 C. Granville Cldtterbuck; 1, Spa Villas, Gloucester, Nov. 17th, 1898. 



Captures in November. — At light, on Nov. 15th, I took four male 

 Asteroscopus sphinx (cassinea), three male Hybemia defoliaria, and one male 

 Himera pennaria ; and on the 16th one male A. sphinx (which completely 

 spoiled itself in the box in which it was being conveyed home), and two 

 male H. defoliaria. On the 18th of the same month five male A. sphinx 

 were found on the gas-lamps here, and two males and one female on the 

 19th ; most of these specimens were inside the lamps, and very difficult to 

 get at. — C. Granville Clutterbuck; Gloucester. 



Cymatophora octogesima (ocularis). — On Dec. 18th I was fortunate 

 in finding a pupa of O. octogesima at poplar here. — C. Granville 

 Clutterbuck ; Gloucester. 



Phlogophora meticulosa in November. — With regard to your note 

 respecting the occurrence of this species in November (Entom. xxxi. 293), 

 I have not done much entomological work this autumn, but I examined 

 some ivy in my garden here on Nov. 9th, 10th, 12th, 15th, and on each of 

 those nights found specimens of P. meticulosa from two to eight in 

 number. — Waldegrave. 



Phlogophora meticulosa in November : Notes from the Chester 

 District. — I took three specimens of P. meticulosa at the electric lamps 

 here on Nov. 16th, and another on the 17th, all fine specimens, especially 

 the last one. Other moths have been exceedingly few. One Himera pen- 

 naria, a female, was picked up, I think on the city walls in October; but this 

 is the only representative I know, this season, of a species which seems to 

 have been scarce since Nov. 8th, 1895, when I saw as many as six on one 

 gas-lamp. I have seen very iew Hybemia defoliaria and Cheimatobia 

 brumata this autumn, aud only one Pcecilocampa populi, which came to an 



