68 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
testata, C. associata (dotata), Pelurga comitata, Eubolia plumbaria, 
Senta maritima* (ulve), and Chesias rufata* (obliquaria); in 
all 142 species, 80 of which were taken by an adaptation of 
the American moth-trap, described by Knaggs. In daytime.— 
Fifteen Diurni, including Euchloé cardamines, Gonopteryx 
rhamni, Vanessa io, V. atalanta, V. cardui, and Pararge 
megera, and Orgyia antiqua on the wing. Also several species, 
including Biston hirtaria and Acidalia dimidiata (scutulata) 
at rest on fences. Mothing at dusk.—In addition to many 
of those taken at light, and which need not be repeated: 
Sphinx convolvuli, Hepialus humuli, H. lupulinus, Agrotis 
nigricans, Hypena proboscidalis, Kugonia quercinaria (angularia), 
and Larentia didymata. At sugar.—Twenty-seven species, all 
previously mentioned, except Acronycta megacephala and Mania 
maura. Among numerous other larve was found one of Sphinx 
ligustri, making a total in all of 170 species of Lepidoptera.— 
K. B. BisHop; Charlton Villa, Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, 
Essex, November 16, 1885. 
PERFORATED Ova or Leprpoprera.—I have been unable to 
find the article mentioned by Prof. Jeffery Bell (Entom. 18) on 
the Micropyle, and shall be much obliged if he will let me 
know more particulars as to where it may be found.—C. B. 
Houtman Hunt; Draycott Lodge, Fulham, February 4, 1886. 
Forcine Pupm.—The following may be of interest to some 
of your readers. Being determined to find out if there really 
was any good in forcing, and having a tortoise stove in my 
greenhouse, I adopted the following plan:—On the top of the 
stove I placed four bricks, two on each side above each other; on 
these a square pot seed-pan, the finish being a good-sized fish- 
bait tin. An aperture was left between the bricks, so as to let 
the hot air circulate freely all round. In the tin was placed 
moss, which was kept moistened with warm water, sprinkled over 
the pup with the hand every other day. On November 17th the 
following pupe were placed in the tin, and the temperature kept 
at about 90 to 100 degrees :—Six Acherontia atropos, six Chero- 
campa elpenor, eight C. porcellus, twelve Deilephila euphorbie, 
four Smerinthus ocellatus, and three Sphinx ligustri. The result 
is that now (20th of January) the following imagines are out :— 
Six C. elpenor, nine D. euphorbie, two C. porcellus, and one A. 
atropos. The rest of the A. atropos died just as they were about 
