14 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



7th. The nights were very mild. Winter set in on the 8th, with the 

 Snowdon range covered with snow — snow falhng on the adjacent lowlands 

 and sharp frost at Chester. Mr. South writes ixxxi. p. 293): "A speci- 

 naen was taken at Putney on Dec. 26th, 1895 (Eutom. xix. 65); and Mr. 

 Armstrong tells me that he saw one on the last day of the year 1872, at 

 Sandown Park." The late moths will hyberuate, I suppose, as the species 

 has been taken in February (Entom. xxxiii. p. 73) and March (p. 133). The 

 first general appearance would seem to occur in June (p. 187), the second 

 in August (p. 167), and a third in November (p. 19). — J. Arkle ; Chester. 



Lepidopterous Eggs on Sallow, &c. — The eggs described by Mr. J. 

 Arkle (Entom. xxxii. p. 3lt7;, in his notes on " Lepidoptera in the Chester 

 District," are, T should say, those of Odonestis Rotatoria. I have frequently 

 found them on the under sides of the leaves of dwarf sallows, and hazel 

 also, laid singly and in small clusters, and once in a compact little ring 

 round a twig. It seems a peculiarity on the part of the female to almost 

 always deposit the ova on anything rather than the natural food-plant, 

 although I did once find a small batch on a stem of grass. Possibly, her 

 weight prevents her getting a firm hold on the latter, and so she chooses 

 something more substantial. I have noticed that there is always longish 

 grass to be found close to the bush selected. The larvae are very active 

 and strong directly they are hatched, and do not appear to suffer at all by 

 wandering about in search of food for a day or two. — (Miss) A. D. Edwards ; 

 55, Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, Dec. 12th, 1899. 



Stilbia anomala in North Wales. — I beg to record the capture, in 

 August last, of a freshly emerged specimen of S. anomala, at Morfa 

 Nevin, North Wales, and should be glad to know if any other reader of the 

 ' Entomologist' has taken the species in this locality. — Mark A. Rollason ; 

 29, Hickman Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Dec. 7th, 1899. 



DiPHTHERA (Agriopis) apriltna IN MoRAY. — I picked up a fine speci- 

 men of this moth, which had been stupefied by cold, on Nov. 8th, on the 

 road at Darnaway Wood, Brodie. — Henry H. Brown ; Rosefield, Elgin. 



Lepidoptera, etc., in 1899. — The past season, which will long be 

 remembered for its great heat during the summer months and the long 

 spell of dry weather, has been somewhat a varied one entomologically, 

 according to my experience in different parts of the country. 



I have generally found the Rhopalocera in good numbers, some espe- 

 ciallv 80, and this remark particularly refers to the "whites." LyccBna 

 argiolus was again locally plentiful : in August, L. icarus and Epinephele 

 tithonus were very abundant in some parts of Somersetshire. Early in May, 

 on hills near Bath, I noticed a few specimens of Vanessa cardui ; but I only 

 saw one other specimen later in the season, even though I visited several 

 other districts. Colias edusa I observed on very few occasions only in South 

 Devon on the borders of Dartmoor, and not a dozen specimens altogether. 

 V. atalanta was generally abundant, and V. io fairly so, in the same district. 

 Argynnis paphia occurred freely in the woods. The last brood of Polyom- 

 matus phloeas occurred frequently also, in September, in Devonshire. 



With regard to the Heterocera, their appearance varied throughout the 

 season, the most noticeable fact being the frequent occurrence oi Macroglossa 

 stellatQ,rum, both in town and country. I noticed the first specimen in 



