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but I do not know what he is. In some years Chocrocampa nerii 

 is tolerably common, and C. celerio also, but I have not been 

 lucky enough to get them. If we had a good fall of rain it would 

 bring lots of them out. But this part of India, Sind, is not nearly 

 so rich in its butterflies and moths as Bombay is. The country 

 round about is desert, and there are no wooded hills which 

 insects love." The following is a list of the pupte I sent 

 Mr. Watson: — Three S.ocellatus, two D.euphorhue (not British), 

 eight E. jacobece, four P. bucephala, six P. brassicce, and four 

 P. rapcE. They were placed in a box on moss, with a light layer 

 of the same material upon them. This upper layer was kept in a 

 slightly damp condition. — J. Arkle ; 2, George Street, Chester, 

 September, 1887. 



Curious habit of Macroglossa stellatarum.— In the 

 course of a suburban ramble that I took on July 16th, about 

 4 p.m., I noticed a specimen of this insect, apparently dozing in 

 the broad sunshine on the tarred side of a cow-shed. Thinking 

 that I had an easy prey before me, I approached it cautiously 

 with a large glass-topped box ; but I soon became aware, by the 

 position of his antennse, that he was playing with me, for off he 

 sailed a moment later. I had barely bemoaned ni}' ill-fortune 

 in appropriate terms, when to my surprise he returned, and 

 settled within a few feet of his former position. Desirous not to 

 miss him, I opened battle with a net, and, thinking that so lively 

 an insect would certainl}^ fly straight away, struck straight at the 

 spot where he was. The result was that he allowed me to cover 

 him, but before I could closely adjust the ring of my net to the 

 boards he had slyly gone out sideways, and thereby received a 

 second life at my hands, amid shouts of derisive laughter from 

 my companion. My astonishment was redoubled to see him 

 within a few minutes again " located " on the warm black boards. 

 This time, thoroughly on my mettle, I swept sideways for him, 

 and captured him as he flew, on the return stoke, a victim to his 

 rash idiosyncrasy. I have been told by several entomologists, 

 and others, in difl'erent counties, that the above insect has 

 been much more plentiful, in their various neighbourhoods, than 

 usual, this dry summer. — Percy Kendall; 10, Little Grosvenor 

 Street, W., September 1, 1887. 



Macroglossa stellatarum in Dumfriesshire. — On the 17th 

 July, my friend Mr. Scott, of Whinneyknowe, Moffat, brought me 



