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the point. Mr. Fitch further says that Mr. Moncreaff is the only 
authority he can find as to the hybernation of Polyommatus 
Phileas. J believe there is a larva at the present time hyber- 
nating on dock in my garden. 1 saw it early in the winter, and 
unless it has since been killed by the severe weather fully expect 
to find it again after the snow has melted.—W. H. Harwoop, 
8, West Stockwell Street, Colchester. 
Potyommatus Puiaas.—With regard to Mr. Fitch’s article 
on hybernation of the British Diurni, in the January number of 
the ‘Entomologist,’ I find this larva full fed in April, when 
looking among sorrel roots for Gelechia larve. I know it well. 
This, I see, confirms Mr. Moncreaff’s notes (Hntom. 11. 41).— 
J. B. Hopexinson; 15, Spring Bank, Preston, January 9, 1879. 
Lycana ALEXIS HERMAPHRODITE.—A friend of mine while 
botanizing on the downs near Winchester, on August 28rd last, 
noticed a fine hermaphrodite example of this insect, which he 
captured, and, knowing my partiality to the Lycenide, very kindly 
gave it to me. The specimen has the wings on the right side 
male, and on the left female; rather shot with blue, and with a 
small wedge-shaped streak of lavender extending partly across the 
under wing.—WatTER P. Weston; 1, Duncan Terrace, N. 
Commas Epusa AaNnp AcronycTa ALNI.—While staying at 
Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, in the middle of August, 1878, 
I saw about a dozen specimens of Colias Edusa. I also saw one 
on the London and South Western Railway, near Southampton. 
IT beat a nearly full-grown larva of Acronycta alni off beech in the 
New Forest on August 14th, but lost it while travelling.—C. G. 
Nurse; Southgate Green, Bury St. Kdmunds, January 14, 1879. 
Cottas Epusa IN Decremper.—I have now a fine living 
specimen of Colias Hdusa, which I found on ivy last week. Is 
this not an unusual occurrence at this time of year ?—JoHN 
STEPHENS; 3, Lee Road, Blackheath, Kent, S.E., Dec. 23, 1878. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVA OF COLLIX SPARSATA.—On the 
18th of August, 1877, I received from Mr. F. D. Wheeler, of 
Norwich, a dozen larve of this species. They were of various 
stages of growth, but in a few days the largest were full-grown, 
when I described them as follows :—Length nearly an inch, and 
of average bulk in proportion ; head rather flattened above, but 
