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Goneptery.r Bhamni ovipositing. — I watched with irrnch 

 interest the other day a female depositing her eggs. The 

 food-plant (Rhaninus Frangula) grew in a thicket mixed with 

 hazel and honeysuckle, and she as often settled on these as 

 on the Rhamnus, sometimes appearing to me to bend her 

 body as if about to deposit an e^g, never however actually 

 placing one on the wrong plant. As the butterfly never 

 seemed sure she was right until after settling, I presume they 

 must be finally guided by some other sense than sight in 

 choosing the proper food-plant. — A^. C. Tuely. 



Gonepteryx Rhamni in Scotland. — In all works on British 

 butterflies that I have seen it is mentioned that Gonepteryx 

 Rhamni has never occurred in Scotland : perhaps you are 

 not aware that a specimen was once seen on this side of the 

 border by Sir William Jardine, I believe in Dumfriesshire. — 

 Wm. Douglas Robinson ; May 8, 1868. 



Argynnis LatJionia at Briyhto)i. — Having lately arranged 

 a collection of butterflies and moths which 1 have been 

 making for some years, I find I have in my possession two 

 specimens of what I think, from your description and en- 

 graving, there can be no doubt is the Queen of Spain frilil- 

 lary. They must have been caught, about three or four years 

 ago, at Brighton. 1 do not know at what time of the year 

 they were caught. — Edwin Hellard ; 132, Higli Street, 

 Portsmouth, May 11, 1868. 



White Specimen of Polyoinmaius Phlceas. — On May 19th 

 a friend of mine took a most curious variety of P. Phlaias, 

 the part which is usually of a bright copper-colour being of a 

 splendid silvery white ; it is also a very large specimen. I 

 should be glad if you would tell me whether it is a variety 

 which oflen occurs or not. — IV. Clark ; Doncaster. 



Note on the Cannibalism, of Chelonia caja larvfB. — Not-^ '*^* 

 remembering to have seen a notice of any tendency towards 

 cannibalism in the larvtB of Chelonia caja, 1 send the follow- 

 ing note, thinking it may perhaps interest some of the readers 

 of the 'Entomologist.' At the end of last autumn 1 had a 

 biitch of eggs of C. caja, and determined to try the effect of 

 rearing the larva; in the dark. I placed the eggs in a closed 

 box, and, when hatched, fed up the larva; as quickly as 

 possible, never allowing them to see the light. 1 was sur- 

 prised to find that they did not all grow at a uniform 



