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ascertained facts whenever possible, and not mere surmises, 

 however great may be the authority on which they are put 

 forward. — Chas. F. Thornewill; The Soho, Burton-on-Trent, 

 August 18, 1887. 



Geometers Two Years in Pupa. — I have this month had 

 Cidaria sagittata and Eupithecia venosata emerge from pupte 

 obtained in the autumn of 1885. The bulk of the broods of both 

 species appeared twelve months ago, June, 1886. — J. W. Tutt ; 

 June, 1887. 



TiNEOLA BISELLIELLA, LONGEVITY OF LaRVA OF. — One 



thousand, one hundred and sixty- six days seems to me an 

 unusual length of time for a larva of a clothes'-moth to be 

 feeding. One which hatched July 3rd, 1884 (ova laid about 35th 

 June, 1884), was on June 15th last about three-sixteenths of an 

 inch long, and was spinning a web. Not thinking it full-fed I 

 did not again examine it until July 28th last, when I was 

 surprised to find the moth had emerged, and which flew awa}^ 

 upon opening the test-tube in which the larva had been confined 

 since it hatched, and fed upon a portion of a parrot's wing-feather 

 until February 24th last, when I supplied it with a few sparrow's 

 feathers.— F. W. Frohawk; Balham, S.W., August 15, 1887. 



Larva of Harpipteryx scabrella. — I met with the larva 

 of this pretty species rather commonly this year among the 

 hawthorns in Epping Forest about the middle of June. Like all 

 the Cerostoma larvae that I am acquainted with they are 

 excessively active, and require a close-fitting cage to keep them 

 from escaping. They so closely resemble the larva of H. horri- 

 della as to be separated with difficulty ; but that of the latter 

 feeds on blackthorn, and is perhaps a shade paler. They appear 

 to suffer little from ichneumons, and are comparatively easy to 

 rear. — William Machin; 29, Carlton Eoad, Carlton Square, E., 

 August 19, 1887. 



SiREX JUVENCUS NEAR MANCHESTER. — A fine female of this 

 large sawfly was captured in Didsbury, near Manchester, two 

 days ago. It was seen to fly into a room of a house through the 

 open window and settle on the blind. The window was then 

 closed and the insect boxed out of curiosity. It was handed to 

 me alive this morning, and is a remarkably fine specimen. I 

 have not heard of this species being taken in this district before, 



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