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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



article in the E. M. M., perhaps he will kindly give us his opinion 

 afresh.— C. W. Dale ; Glanvilles Wootton, Dec. 4th, 1896. 



Committee of the Entomological Society of London for the 

 Protection of Lepidoptera. — At a meeting held on November 25th, 

 it was resolved to invite the co-operation of local Societies throughout 

 the United Kiugdom, and to ask them to furnish information as to 

 proceedings likely to cause the extermination of local species of Lepi- 

 doptera. Communications will be received by the Hon. Secretary, 

 Chas. G. Barrett, 39, Linden Grove, Nunhead. 



CAPTUEES AND FIELD EEPOETS. 



Acherontia atropos in 1896. — I took a fine larva of A. atropos last 

 August in New Barnet, ten miles from London. — H. C. Regnart-; 

 CHnthill, Park Eoad, New Barnet. 



Variety of Vanessa atalanta. — Tlie variety of V. atalanta, referred 

 to Entom. xxix. 371, appears to be similar to tlie aberration of the species 

 recorded bv me, Entom. xxiv. 31. — J. Hy. Fowler; Poulaer, Ringwood, 

 Dec. 5th, 1896. 



Anosia menippe, Hiibn. (D. erippus, Or.)— x\fter seeing the note, 

 ante, p. 365, it seemed only right that I should report the following : — On 

 July 12th last, at Newland's Corner, Surrey, a young friend who was out 

 with me collecting saw at rest on the trunk of an oak a well-marked speci- 

 men of Anosia menippe, Hiibn. In his baste to make a capture he made a 

 mis-stroke, and the insect escaped. As he knew the insect, and there is 

 no doubt as to his hona fides, it seems that Surrey may fairly be credited 

 with having been favoured last summer with the presence of a specimen of 

 this grand butterfly. — W. J. Lucas ; Kuight's Park, Kingston-ou-Thaiues. 



Hybehnia aurantiaria and defoliaria in mid-London. — On Nov. 

 20th last at mid-day I captured a specimen of Hyhenda aurantiaria in 

 good condition at rest outside a ground-floor window on the street iu 

 Chancery Lane. The next day, Nov, 21st, on the flag-stones between the 

 gates of the British Museum and the building itself I found a i-pecimen of 

 H. defoliaria. It had been trodden upon by some passer-by, but the upper 

 wings were sufficiently perfect to show that the insect bad been iu good 

 condition. — Selwyn Image ; 6, Southampton Street, Bloomsbury, W.C. 



Further Notes on Callimorpha hera. — To my remarks on this 

 species in the ' Entomologist ' for 1895 (vol. xxviii. p. 290), I should like to 

 add the following: — Seventy-seven out of some hundred and twelve larvae 

 of C. hera successfully hybernated on ground ivy, and fed up rapidly on 

 white dead-nettle; three were lost by drowning (these I bad preserved); 

 whilst some two or three specimens died wlieu full-fed. Most of the rest 

 spun a slight cocoon between the moss at tlie top of the pot and the soil, 

 none pupating underground. Six or seven spun together two or three 

 leaves of the nettle, and then turned into the chrysalis state. I reared in 

 all forty-nine beautiful specimens and nine cripples, the latter I believe 

 caused by my having kept tlie pup:T3 too dry. JMost of the imagines 

 emerged between 3 and 4 p m. indoors. The first emerged on June 30th, 



