300 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



EupiTHECiA ULTIMARIA, Dup. — The history of this species 

 is as follows : — It was captured near here by Mr. S. Stevens 

 some twenty or twenty -five years ago, in the middle of September, 

 and specimens forwarded to Guenee by Mr. Doubleday were 

 returned to him as the Eupithecia ultimaria of Duponchel, with a 

 query attached. Since then nothing has been done to establish 

 its identity ; and Mr. Stevens, I believe, has not taken it since. 

 Mr. Bond has specimens taken on the downs in the Isle of Wight 

 many years since. In the locality where the specimens were 

 taken there are, within a radius of half a mile, some five or six 

 stunted junipers, and I diligently worked these during the spring 

 months, beginning in April, for E. sohrinata without success. I 

 have also wasted two evenings watching these bushes, both at 

 sunset, dusk and by lanterns, whilst these pugs were out, but 

 have not seen a single specimen of E. sohrinata there. We do 

 not at present know more of its life-history, though I fancy it will 

 turn out a Pimpinella feeder. I have seen one or two specimens 

 in other collections mixed with Eupithecia sohrinata or E. subum- 

 hrata. — Sydney Webb; 3, Luther Terrace, Dover. (See p. 308.) 



Dasycampa rubiginea. — This species was taken by me on the 

 15th inst. I found it enjoying itself on the ivy-bloom in my 

 garden, in company with Phlogophora meticulosa, Plusia gamma, 

 &c. It may also be interesting to the readers of the ' Entomo- 

 logist' that I obtained a fine specimen of AcJierontia Atropos, 

 which had found its way into a cottage near here on the 23rd of 

 September. In reply to " Notes from Bournemouth," Xylophasia 

 polyodon and P. meticulosa have been very abundant, and P. 

 gamma considerably less in number, in this neighbourhood. — 

 S. Norman ; Dartmouth Castle, South Devon, November, 1881. 



Vespa norvegica=britannica in Sussex. — On August 27th 

 I found a nest of the tree wasp [Vespa hritannica) hanging on 

 a fir tree (Cedrus deodara). It is about the size of an ostrich 

 egg, and was hanging about five feet from the ground. Is not 

 this species of very rare occurrence in this part of England ? — 

 Thomas Howe; Normanhurst Court, Battle, September 18, 1881. 



["This species is rare in tlie South and West of England; it 

 is not uncommon in Yorkshire, and is frequently found building 

 in gardens in gooseberry bushes ; it also builds in fir trees. In 

 Scotland it is abundant ; I have also received it several times from 



