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Hybrids. — Any information, either original or previously published, 

 respecting hybrids, will be most acceptable to Mens. A. Suchetet, 

 Chateau d'Antiville, par Breaute (Seine Inferieure), who is engaged 

 upon a book dealing with hybrid insects, fishes, and reptiles. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD EEPORTS. 



AoRONYCTA ALNiAT Trefriw, North Wale3. — A fine specimen of this 

 moth emerged horn tlie pupa this evening in my breeding-cage. I 

 obtained the larva on the 5th of last August, sitting in a semicircular 

 position on an alder leaf. I put a small piece of rotten wood in the cage, 

 into which it bored its way in about three days afterwards, closing up the 

 hole in such a way that it was almost impossible to detect it. The gallery 

 is just two inches long, the pupa and shrivelled-up skin of larva occupying 

 the farthest half. — Francis D. Bland; Trefrivv R.S.O., North Wales, 

 May 17th, 1897. 



Abraxas grossulariata bred in December. — On October 15th last, 

 my attention was called to a larva of Abraxas grossulariata in the last 

 stage. This I took indoors ; it pupated on Nov. 19lh, and the moth 

 emerged on Dec. ^llh. No doubt this was a case of partial second brood, 

 but had I left the larva in the garden it would probably have died instead 

 of pupating. On the 11th inst. I took a nearly black larva of this species, 

 showing only traces of the usual white and orange markings, — Alfred 

 Sicn ; Villa Amalinda, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, May 17th, 1897. 



Lepjdoptera in 1897. — Looking at the fact that an exceptioually 

 small number of items for the " Captures and Field lleports " section have 

 been received, it would appear that either collectors are very busy, and so 

 leaving their records for a later period ; or that insects are scarce, and con- 

 sequently there is little to chronicle. I am rather inclined to suppose that 

 the entomological season so far has not been altogether brilliant. Last 

 Saturday (May 15th) I put in a few hours in the afternoon at Norlhwood, 

 in Middlese.K ; the only Lepidoptera that I observed were a few specimens 

 of Sijrichthiis malvcE, and one or two species of Tinea?. Very few lar\ce 

 were obtained, and with the exception of Taniocamjia jJojnded, which were 

 very small, I failed to meet with any of the species 1 have found at the 

 same time and place in other years. — Bichard Soutu ; 100, Bitherdou 

 Bead, Upper Tooting, S.W., May '^Oth, 1897. 



Velia cuRRiiNs, Fobv., IN SCOTLAND. — 1 havc iu my collection three 

 examples of the macropterous form of V. currcns ; they were taken during 

 the month of August, 1893, at Musselburgh from the river Esk, where this 

 form was quite common. — B. M. Leakk ; 15, AUeyn Park, W. Dulwich, 

 S.E., May 2nd, 1897, 



AcHEROKTJA ATROPos AT Beverley, 189G-7. — Duriiig the autumn of 

 last year about thirty larvse and pufee of this moth were found in and 

 around Beverley ; but only six have produced perfect insects so f&r. 

 These were all reared by S. Copeland ; five emerged iu October, while the 

 sixth delayed appearance until April 17th ; all having been treated the 

 same way, and kept in the house. Several collectors have lost pujte; 



