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work on the ' Lepidopterous Insects of the British Islands.' We gather 

 from the prospectus that the subject is to be treated in a thorough and 

 exhaustive manner. Lepidopterists will no doubt ;make a point of 

 adding these volumes, as they appear, to their library, as when the 

 work is complete they will then be in possession of a valuable digest of 

 all that concerns the technical aspect of the subject, togetber with a 

 reliable guide to a knowledge of the species themselves, and a maga- 

 zine of information connected with their life-history, times of appear- 

 ance, distribution, &c. As the price of each volume is to be increased 

 to 20/- on publication, it will be well for those who wish to secure 

 copies to at once send in their names to Mr. H. E. Page, Bertrose, 

 Gellatly Road, Hatcham, S.E. 



Pupation of Cossus ligniperda. — In the Editorial note to Mr. 

 May's remarks on Cossus ligniperda (ante, p. 17), I think an article by 

 Mr. Ivy (Entom. xxi. 110), in which he describes how he found a 

 number of pups in what he calls " sand caps," has been overlooked. 

 At p. 155 of the same volume he describes what he means by " sand 

 caps." — Edgar J. Meynell ; Durham. 



Norfolk Coleoptera. — Mr. J. Edwards, of Colesborne, Cheltenham, 

 would be glad of records of captures of beetles in Norfolk, for incorpo- 

 ration in a ' Supplement' to his 'List of Norfolk Coleoptera,' which 

 will go to press eariy in March. 



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Chcerocampa celerio in Surrey. — I have just received from the 

 Rev. E. V. Bond, for identification, a specimen of C. celerio taken at 

 Ewell, Surrey, at the end of August last. It is perfect in condition 

 excepting the thorax, which is rubbed. — F. W. Frohawk; January, 1899. 



Migratory Locust in Sussex. — The Rev. E. V. Bond has lately sent 

 me for identification a fine specimen of CEdipoda migratoria, captured at 

 Lower Beediug, Sussex, about Aug. 25th last. — F. W. Frohawk ; 

 January, 1899. 



Gonopteryx rhamni in January. — On Jan. 8th last I saw a male 

 specimen of G. rhamni in Reigate Park, owing most probably to the mild- 

 ness of the season. It was flitting gaily along in the sunshine, now and 

 again settling on bramble sprays, seemingly none the worse for its few 

 mouths' sleep. — William Gandy ; Beetch View, Reigate, Surrey. 



A specimen of G. rhamni was seen on the wing in Dulwich village on 

 Jan. 8th this year, by a friend of ours. I suppose this may be accounted 

 for by the mild weather this month? — F. M. B. Carr ; 46, Handen Road, 

 Lee, S.E. 



Vanessa cardui. — Yesterday, Jan. 8th, I saw a very fair specimen of 

 Vanessa cardui, flying along a hedgerow on the downs near here ; the sun 

 was shining brightly and the weather very mild, but cardui seemed rather 

 out of place among the dead and sodden undergrowth. — P. W. Ridley ; 

 3, Manor Road, Salisbury. 



