150 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



evening (15th August) a fine specimen of Deilephila lineata ; 

 it was hovering over Verbena flowers at about 8 p.m. — John 

 Douglas; Kelkea Castle, Kildare. — Ent. Mo. Mag. for Sep- 

 temher. 



Deilephila lineaia at Cuchjield. — Walking through a 

 rough heathy field on the 9th of August, I started a hawk- 

 molh, which flew a few yards, and being captured proved to 

 be Deilephila lineata in good condition. — T. Merrijield ; 

 Belair, Click field. — Id. 



Stauropus Fagi near Norwich. — At a meeting of the 

 Norwich Naturalists' Society, on the 15th of June, Mr. H. 

 Starling exhibited a fine female specimen of Stauropus Fagi, 

 which he took while at rest on the trunk of an elm at Hors- 

 ford, on the 1st of June. This rare insect has previously 

 been taken in two other localities in Norfolk. — T. E. Gunn ; 

 Norwich, September 7, 1868. 



Successful rearing of Bomhyx Yama-mai. — With reference 

 to the subject of rearing this Bonibyx (of the non-success 

 attending which various records have appeared in the ' Ento- 

 mologist*), I beg to offer my experience. Out of seven eggs 

 given me by a member of the Eastern Entomological Society 

 three only hatched, and one of these died the following day. 

 The survivors I placed upon an oak twig inserted in a can of 

 water in an airy breeding-cage, the lop of the can being care- 

 fully covered to guard against the possibility of their coming 

 to an untimely end by falling into the water. The oak with 

 which I then supplied them being invariably dusty, 1 was in 

 the habit of washing it before giving it them, and placing it 

 in the cage without waiting for it to dry. I very soon noticed 

 that they appeared to enjoy this wet food, crawling on it as 

 soon as placed in the cage, and sucking the moisture from 

 ofl' the leaves. Seeing this, and thinking that a more easy 

 access to water might prove beneficial, I removed the 

 covering from the tin in which the twigs were placed, and, 

 after doing so, repeatedly saw them descend the twigs to the 

 water and enjoy a good drink. They then went through their 

 various moultings, changed to pupae, and ultimately emerged, 

 on the 15th ult., two fine male specimens of Yama-mai. 

 Now, whether or not the water may have been the cause of 

 my rearing these insects successfully I cannot say, but of 

 this i am ])rctty confident, that when easy access to water 



