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proved to be crippled. The males always come out better. Most 
of the imperfect females are not badly crippled, but simply at the 
ends of the wings; in some cases only the hind wings. I have 
tried to guard against these perpetual cripples, but have as yet 
failed. Can any reader kindly suggest why? —J. Srymour 
Str. Joun; Chalfont St. Peter, Slough, September, 1886. 
ABNORMAL EMERGENCE OF SATURNIA PAVONIA.—I was greatly 
astonished last Thursday at having an unusually large and fine 
male specimen of this moth emerge in one of my breeding-cages. 
It was from one of several pupe, the larve of which pupated last 
August. All failed to appear in the spring, and were, therefore, 
I thought, lying over till next year. Surely the appearance of 
S. pavonia in August is a somewhat uncommon occurrence? The 
pupe have all along been kept in a room without a fire.—W. H. 
Buaser; Beckworth, Lindfield, Sussex, August 16, 1886. 
AcronycTA ACERIS.—I find no record of a second brood of 
this moth. On the 11th of this month (September) I took two 
specimens at sugar, both quite fresh, but very unlike the early 
brood, being a dull greenish yellow instead of the pure grey of the 
earlier lot.—G. M. A. Hewett; South Searle Vicarage, Newark. 
BREEDING CIDARIA RETICULATA AND PENTHINA POSTREMANA. 
—After five years very hard searching for C. reticulata in the 
Lake District of the North of England, I have at last suc- 
ceeded in finding it. Last autumn I had the good fortune to 
take thirteen larve of Cidaria reticulata and Penthina postre- 
mana. From them I have bred six good specimens and two 
cripples of the former, and four specimens of P. postremana. I 
find with the breeding of Cidaria reticulata there are more than 
usual difficulties to contend with, when rearing the larve at any 
distance from its food-plant, Impatiens noli-me-tangere. This 
plant, when gathered, is very unsuitable for travelling far, because 
if the least exposed to air it rapidly shrivels up, and when 
confined too closely soon turns mouldy. It grows in very wet 
boggy places, so there must be a fresh supply of plant obtained 
every day to ensure any success with the larve. Although I do 
not live far from its locality I found this a great drawback. The 
larvee were very unwilling to partake of food more than a day 
old; it was therefore no use taking more than one plant at 
once; and further, if I had done so I should soon have taken 
