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birch, alder, oak, elm, beech, apple, pear, sallow, willow, poplar, 
sycamore, &c., in gardens, parks, woods, moors, mosses, and on 
open plains in the following localities:—Bowdon, Knutsford, 
Delamere, Alderley, Disley, Chat Moss, and in the vicinity of 
Manchester generally. The black variety has been reared 
at Bolton and Middleton. In the latter town a number of 
buff varieties were, I believe, reared from ova obtained from a 
female which had been previously reared from ova in confinement. 
It has been suggested that they were acted upon chemically, but 
I do not think there is any truth in the assertion in that instance. 
And the most singular part is that they —at least those that I 
have seen-—were light buff, instead of where black as in ordinary 
types; though I have not seen a specimen entirely buff, which 
would have been the case if a black one had been treated 
chemically.—JosEpH CHAPPELL; 29, Welbeck Street, Chorlton- 
on-Medlock, Manchester, Sept. 1, 1886. 
Tur TrpurositaA Discussron.—I paid a visit to a friend 
yesterday, who drew my attention to a discussion in the 
‘Entomologist’ on Tephrosia crepuscularia and T’. biundularia. 
My friend has had a series sent him of what was said to be each 
species. I declared them to be one only, viz., 7’. crepuscularia ; 
in fact we were both of the same opinion. I have often taken 
T. biundularia in Drinkwaters Wood, Agecroft, and in Botany 
Bay Wood, near Worsley, on and near larch trees. It is always 
a dark and distinct species. I have taken 7’. crepuscularia in 
Delamere Forest, Cheshire, and Burnt Wood, Staffordshire, in 
abundance on various kinds of trees, except larch, and sparingly 
on Rudd Heath; but no ZT’. biwndularia. I have also reared 
them from the pupa with the same result, but not from the ova, 
not thinking it worth my trouble. My friend has frequently 
captured TJ’. crepuscularia in Mr. Philips’ park at Pilkington, 
but no TJ. biwndularia there. I have a good series of both 
species, but no intermediate forms. ‘The above species have not 
varied from what they were forty years ago. My advice would be 
to rear them from the ova, which may be easily obtained.—JosEPH 
CHAPPELL; August 24, 1886. 
TIMANDRA AMATARIA DovuBLE-BROODED.—During the last 
three seasons I have taken specimens of TJimandra amataria on 
the cliffs at Kingsdown, near Deal, in the middle of August. 
