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Sphinx convolvuli at Bridgwater. — A fine male was taken in my 

 son's garden at Bridgwater, by his wife, on Sept. 11th; it was Hying over 

 the Nicotiana. — Arthur Cottam; Eldercroft, Watford. 



Sirex juvencus in Moray. — A female of this hymenopteron was taken 

 on Sept. J 3th last, by a workman employed near the harbour at Hopemau, 

 on the Moray Firth. No large woods are near the village. The finder 

 thought it came from the direction of a foreign vessel in the harbour. — 

 Henry H. Brown; Rosefield, Elgin. 



Macroglossa stellatarum in the City — While passing down Gres- 

 ham Street to-day (1.40) I noticed a small specimen of M. stellatarum 

 settled on the window of a warehouse. — S. A. Blenkarn ; Clifton House, 

 East Dulwich Road, S.E., October 11th, 1899. 



Macroglossa stellatarum at Eastbourne and Ramsgate. — This 

 species was very plentiful at Eastbourne and Ramsgate in fields of lucerne, 

 and I took one at rest on a clothes-post agaiust a wall at the former place. 

 It was hanging on the clothes-line which was round the post, and looked 

 exactly like a knot till I examined it closely. It was evidently freshly 

 emerged, as I succeeded in taking it home in a small pill-box, where it 

 remained quite motionless after the first movement when I transferred it. 

 I should like to know if any of your correspondents have taken it in a 

 similar position. I also saw a specimen of the same species hovering over 

 flowers in my garden at East Dulwich on the 30th ult.— C. W. Colthrup; 

 East Dulwich. 



Macroglossa stellatarum at Luddenden Foot. — On September 

 28th I caught a good specimen of M. stellatarum in our house, and one or 

 two others have been seen in the garden. In the ' Halifax Maturalist ' 

 for this month there is an account of two being captured at Elland. These, 

 I believe, are the first records for this district. — Arthur Robertshaw ; 

 Ellenroyde Hall, Luddenden Foot. 



Macroglossa stellatarum at Erith. — This species has been very 

 numerous here this autumn, and from what I can gather the same state of 

 things has obtained pretty generally rouud and about the district. — E. 

 Sabine; Erith, Oct.,~1899. 



Macroglossa stellatarum at Haslemere. — The humming-bird hawk- 

 moth has been frequently seen in the garden this summer. The flowers 

 generally seem to attract it, perhaps lavender especially. This moruing, at 

 half-past seven, one was seen at the petunias ; weather dull and gloomy, 

 with soaking dew. — T. P. Newman ; Hazelhurst, Haslemere, Oct. 23rd, 

 1899. 



Macroglossa stellatarum at Malvern. — M. stellatarum has been 

 very abundant in this neighbourhood, flying over the scarlet geranium, 

 and still fresh specimens may be seen. I took one on September 22ud, 

 apparently just emerged. — W. Edwards ; Malvern. 



Notes from Bucks. — My brother and myself were fortunate in obtain 

 ing three larvae of Stauropus fagi in a small wood near here. The first 

 was beaten from oak on Sept. 9th, and pupated on the 18th ; whilst of the 

 other two, beaten from oak and beech, one spun up on the 21st, and the 

 second is still feeding. Macroglossa stellatarum has been unusually abun- 

 dant here during the season. This district appears to be a good one for 



