320 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Mamestra persicaricB. Larvae on mint and dock. 



TriphcBiia ianthina. Beaten from hedgerows. 



Tceniocampa gothica, T. incerta, T. gracilis, and T. stahilis. The 

 commonest pupae taken by digging, chiefly at roots of oak. They are very 

 easy to find, being enclosed in no cocoon (or a very slight one) and do not 

 penetrate deep into the earth. 



Orlhoda litura. Great numbers taken at sugar around Norwich and at 

 Northampton, sometimes as many as seventy were met with in a single 

 night ; varies from dark brick-red to silvery grey. 



Agrotis siijfusa. At sugar at Northampton. 



Xanthia aurago. At sugar near Norwich ; in splendid condition. 



Polia chi. On palings ; is rather scarce and local in this district. 



p. flavocincta. Great numbers, in perfect condition, at Northampton. 

 Came to sugar soon after dusk ; about half an hour later they began to 

 draw off with unvarying regularity, T have noticed this elsewhere. 



Aniphipgra tragoj)ogonis, Came across nearly two dozen, hybernating 

 under a piece of loose bark high up on an oak, while hunting for Coleo- 

 ptera. Very common at sugar at various places where I collected during 

 September. 



Catocala nupta. In very fine condition, at sugar, near Norwich, 



Crocallis elinguaria. A solitary larva found feeding on currant (a very 

 unusual food-plant) produced a female which laid about thirty ova, all of 

 which, of course, soon shrivelled up. 



Tephwsia crepuscularia. On tree-trunks, Sutton Park; May; all were 

 very pale. 



Ematurga atomaria. Common enough on the heaths, Sutton Park, 

 but all males. 



Htjhernia progenmiaria vdiX. fuscata. Sutton Park. 



Larentia didymata. The commonest Geometer of the year. 



Eupithecia lariciata. Especially common about larches in Sutton Park. 



Abraxas grossulariata. Larvae observed feeding on hazel and sallow, 

 nearly a mile from any garden. 



Anaitis plagiata. A few specimens of the second brood taken at light 

 near Norwich; ground colour more or less brownish, not grey. — Augustus 

 D. Imms; " Liuthurst," O.xford Road, Moseley, Worcestershire. 



CoLTAS EDUSA, &c., IN CORNWALL. — On October 18th we were favoured 

 here with a brilliant sunny morning, warm, and with a light wind from 

 the south-west. During a walk of a couple of hours I took, on the wing, 

 Colias edusa (two fine males), Pyrameis cardui, Polyonimatils phlaas (five 

 in good condition), and Pieris hrassica (two males). I also saw on the 

 wing Pieris rapcB, Pararge egeria, P. megcEra, and Vanessa atalanta. All 

 the insects were in remarkably good condition. Is it not unusually late 

 for P. phlceas, P. egeria, and P. megara? Our climate is, of course, very 

 mild, — W, A. RoLLASON ; 13, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, 



Late Dragonflies. — Walking by the side of the Black Pond at 

 Esher, in the beautifully warm weather that we experienced on Nov, 1-ith, 

 I was agreeably surprised to find a few specimens of Sympetrum striolatum, 

 disporting themselves in the sunshine over one corner of the pond. The 

 deep coloration of their wings, as well as the ease with which they might be 

 approached, testified to their advanced age; but, though veritable centen- 

 arians amongst this season's dragonflies, one female at least was busily 

 engHged iu oviposition. I had last seen the species at the same place on 



