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next month. P. Rapae ai^pears to be about as abundant as 

 in oidinary seasons. Other butterflies peculiar to the neigh- 

 bourhood seera particularly plentiful ; and 1 have also noticed 

 Colias Edusa, with one or two other rarities. Both the larvae 

 and pupae of Acherontia Atropos have occurred in at least 

 two gardens in this village, but I have failed, when handling 

 the specimens, to detect the " cry " so observable in the 

 perfect insect. The genus Vespa is almost wholly unrepre- 

 sented in this immediate neighbourhood, which is the more 

 remarkable as queen wasps of the four common species were 

 abundant in the spring. A few days since I noticed a soli- 

 tary specimen of V. riifa in the scullery window. — Henry 

 Reeks ; Thruxton, August 19, 1869. 



Scarcity of Butte rjiies in Ireland. — I have observed a 

 great falling off in the number of Pieris Brassica3 here 

 this year, but the same may be said of other species ; for 

 instance, C. Cardui was very abundant here last year, and I 

 have not seen a single specimen this year. I observe a con- 

 siderable deficiency of almost all the diurnal Lepidoptera, 

 but the abundance of larvae is extraordinary ; those of S. 

 Carpini, D. vinula, S. Po))uli, &c., are more abundant than I 

 ever recollect. — S. II. Fetlierstonliauyh ; Glenmore, Cross- 

 molina, Ireland. 



Larva of Lyaeua Arion. — Mr. K. Dembsld, of Cheltenham 

 College, announces that he has reared the larva of L. Arion : 

 lie says it is onisciform, and slightly flattened on the sides, 

 the back being rather convex. Head very small, black or 

 blackish brown. Body greenish, the dorsal and subdorsal 

 lines represented by a row of three black spots on the 

 middle of each segment. Legs almost imperceptible. Feeds 

 on the flowers of the common thyme, on which Mr. Dembski 

 found the eggs. — Etit. Mo. Mag. for August. 



Aclieronlla Atropos in Durham. — Eight larva3 of Atropos 

 have been taken here during the last fortnight. — F. Raiue. 



DeilepJiila lineata at Leives. — Yesterday morning I saw, 

 on the setting-board of a friend of mine in this town, two 

 [specimens of] D. lineata, which have been brought to him 

 within the last few days. — J. H. A. Jenner ; LeiveSy May 27, 

 ^^Gd.—Ent. Mo. Mag. for July. 



Sphinx Li gust ri feeding on Willow. — Is it a common 

 thing to find the larvae of S. Ligustri feeding on the willow ? 



