450 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Orgyia pudibunda.—Referring to Mr. Earl’s communica- 
tion in last month’s ‘ Entomologist’ (v. 428), I may mention 
that having received a lot of pupe from Mr. Harwood, of 
Colchester, among which were four Pudibunda, I was. 
surprised to find a fine female in the breeding-cage, about a 
week ago, and since then have had a second out, also a 
female, which is at present alive. She seems almost torpid, 
as the cage is in a thorough draught from an open window; 
and I shall let her remain in peace as long as she is quiet. 
While I am writing I may as well mention that a very fine 
female S. Convolvuli was found floating in the river at 
South Shields, in September last, and is now in the collection 
of Mr. Eales, of that town. It was unskilfully handled at 
first, and so is slightly damaged; but, considering what 
it has gone through, it is a fine specimen. I can confirm all 
that Mr. Maling says about the season having been unfavour- 
able in this district; and, with the exception of between 
twenty and thirty Elymi, I have taken nothing particular — 
J. C. Wassermann; 5, Brunswick Place, Newcastle-on- 
Tyne, November 2, 1871. 
Orgyia pudibunda. —With reference to the paragraph in 
the ‘ Entomologist’ for November (Entom. v. 428), respecting 
Orgyia pudibunda, L have to inform you that last year I had 
eges of this insect, which hatched on the 10th of May. 
I noticed some of the larve spinning up on the 7th of 
August. On the 2nd of September three imagos appeared ; 
whilst some of the larve were. still feeding. — William 
Talbot ; Mount Pleasant, Wakefield, November 10, 1871. 
Hybrid Smerinthi.—| also bred hybrids betwixt Smerin- 
thus ocellatus and Swerinthus Populi; some of them 
remaining only twenty-two days in the pupa state.—Jd. 
Galls and Gall-makers.—TVhe following notes refer to some 
gall-making and parasitic insects, which Mr. Moncreaff has 
kindly forwarded to me, with his manuscript remarks :— 
Tephritis signata, Mezg. “ Reared on September 14th, 
from galls in the receptacle of Inula crithmoides; the 
receptacle becomes thickened and enlarged, and has a hard 
woody texture. About seven cells in one flower-head. The 
larva forms a cocoon.’ 
Phytomyza lateralis, Fallen. ‘“ Reared from flower-heads 
