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fusion. I may also add that in Switzerland I only saw two 

 specimens, where 1 captured C. Hyale in great profusion. — 

 R. Adair; St. Leonards. 



Scarcity of Colias Eddsa. — I captured one specimen of 

 C. Edusa at Exmouth at the beginning of August, but in this 

 locality, though very common last year, I have not seen a 

 single specimen, so that my opinion coincides with that of 

 your correspondent. — E. C. Dobree Fox; Castle Morton. 



Distribution of Apatura Iris.— With respect • to the 

 distribution of Rhopalocera, and the eastward thinning of 

 Apatura Iris, lately in question, I can afl&rm that this species 

 was formerly abundant in pheasant copses at Botley, Hamp- 

 shire. It was also taken at Farehara. — A. H. Swinton ; 

 Binfield House, Waterden Road, Guildford, October 1 1, 1878. 



Hybernation of Satyrus JEgeria in the Pupa. — J 

 should be glad to know if it is unusual for S. JE,geria to 

 hybernate in the pupa. I have a few larvae which have been 

 kept as naturally as possible on couch grass, one of which 

 turned to a pupa on the lOlh, and the others are nearly full 

 fed. — R. M. SoTHEBY, Sunny Side, Hastings, Oct. 15, 1878. 



Variety of Vanessa Io. — I have to record a variety of 

 Vanessa Io. I took the larvae on July 10th, at Grange, and 

 bred two specimens of the variety ; it is entirely without the 

 red-brown scales on the fore and hind wings, which gives it 

 a curious semi-transparent tint. — Henry Marsh; Wellington 

 Street, Leeds, August 26, 1878. 



Extended Notes on Breeding Deiopeia pulchella. — 

 From the insects mentioned (Entom. xi. 186) 1 obtained one 

 hundred eggs, only one-third of which hatched ; the few I retained 

 were treated in the sanie manner as the previous brood ; they 

 fed exclusively on Myosotis palustris, and did extremely 

 well, for by August 20th (twenty-five days from egg) the 

 first larva spun up ; three more had done so by August 

 25lh (my other larvae in different stages were sent to various 

 friends). These four pupae produced moths on September 

 10th, 12th, and 16th, two being males and two females. 

 After being together four days, copulation took place, lasting 

 fourteen hours ; the female deposited a few eggs each night 

 for a fortnight, and then died. All these eggs were barren. 

 — W. H. TuGWELL; 3, Lewisham Road, Greenwich, Octo- 

 ber 15, 1878. 



Parasites of Dicranura vinula. — On July 3 1st my 

 brother found a Dicranura vinula larva, which he gave to 

 me. The day afterwards I fouud on it five little black things, 



