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electric lamp, Nov. 17th. A solitary Scopelosoma satellitia, Nov. 16th, 

 completes my list up to date. (I see I omitted Anchocelis lunosa from my 

 notes (Entom. xxxi. 298). Type and dark forms of this prettily marked 

 moth were common at the lamps in September). — J. Arkle ; Chester. 



LarvjE of Pieris brassice in Novembkr. — On Nov. 17th I noticed 

 that the cabbages iu a garden near here were much eaten ; upon closer 

 observation, I found a number of larva? of Pieris brassica upon them, just 

 about full grown. Was it not very late in the year for these insects to be still 

 iu the larval stage ? — F. D. Bland ; Llanrwst, N. Wales, Dec. 17th, 1898. 



[For a still later date see Entom. xxix. 127. — Ed.] 



Forficula lesnei at Colchester. — My son took three or four speci- 

 mens of F. lesnei in the early part of the year, not very far from our house. 

 Mr. Lucas's figure in the ' Entomologist' (xxxi. pi. i. fig. 1) enabled me to 

 determine the species at once. — W. H. Harwood ; Colchester, Dec. 17th. 



Notes on the Lepidoptera of Chiswick and the Neighbourhood, 

 1898. — During the last two seasons Lycama anjiolus has, I am glad to say, 

 again occurred frequeutly, after having for many years previously been very 

 scarce. Leucoma salicis seems to be very uncertain in its appearance in 

 this part of the country. Though I had long before made its acquaintance 

 in the south, I never saw it in this district till May 31st, 1892, when I 

 found many larvae on Lombardy poplars at Barnes. From these I bred 

 seven moths. The next year it was scarce, and I do not remember to have 

 seen the species since. The larvae of Acronycta aceris have been unusually 

 common this vear. My wife brought me one from Hyde Park. These 

 larvae, when resting, as their habit is, in a curled position on the uuder side 

 of a sycamore leaf, much resemble those light-browu patches so common on 

 the leaves of this tree in early autumn. The reddish tufts of hair on the 

 back of the larva serve to heighten this effect. On May 9th I found a fine 

 specimen of Cucullia chamomilla on a fence here, and another on May 

 23rd. The latter I set again at liberty, as it was rather worn. The only 

 other specimen I have, I took here about 1870. Can anyone tell me how 

 to find the handsome larva ? as I should much like to rear this species. — 

 Alfred Sich; 65, Barrowgate Pioad, Chiswick. 



Notes from North Wales. — In August, 1898, I spent a fortnight at 

 Aber, North Wales, and did some collecting. Butterflies were not very 

 plentiful owing to the prevalence of wind. Among those I noticed were the 

 following : — Pieris napi (abundant, by far the commonest of the " whites "), 

 Vanessa urticce, V. io, V. atalanta, V. cardui (a few in fine condition), 

 Pararge megara, Satyrus semele, Ccenonympha pamphilus, Polyommatus 

 phlceas, Thecla quercus, Lyccena icarus. Moths were fairly plentiful on 

 favourable nights. Odd specimens of Hydrcecia micacea, Neuroma popu- 

 lar is (males only), Amphipyra tragopogonis, and Abrostola triplasia came to 

 light. I also noticed the following moths at various times during my 

 visit: — Lithosia complana, Hepialus sylvanus, Axylia putris, Mania 

 maura, Plusia gamma, Selenia illunaria, Larentia didymata (very common), 

 Hypsipetes elutata, Melanthia bicolorata, Melanippe subtristata, M. fluc- 

 tuata, Cidaria immanata, C. prunata, and Eubolia limitata. — P. J. 

 Barraud ; Bushey Heath, Herts. 



Collecting at Deal. — I spent five days towards the end of July this 

 year at Deal, collecting Lepidoptera. The weather being fine and hot, 



