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EPIONE VESPERTARIA AT ARUNDEL.—On August 29th of last 
year (1879) I captured a specimen of this insect at Arundel. 
I see that in the ‘Insect Hunter’s Companion,’ by the Rey. J. 
Greene, Brandeston, in Suffolk, is given as a locality. The only 
localities mentioned by Mr. Stainton are York and Lyndhurst. 
Both Mr. Fitch and Mr. J. Weir identify it as Epione vespertaria. 
The specimen I captured is an exceedingly small one, not more 
than half the usual size.—A. Smpney Ouuirr; 36, Mornington 
Road, Regent’s Park, W., November 5, 1880. 
ABRAXAS GROSSULARIATA DOUBLE-BROODED.— During last May 
and June I collected about 4000 larve of this species, and bred 
about 3000 perfect specimens from the May-gathered larve, whilst 
nearly all the latter ones were Ichneumoned, or, though they 
made up, failed to produce imagines. On visiting last week one 
of the localities where I got about 2000 larve early in May, 
I found two pup just made up, and larve full-fed. These I 
brought home, and some have gone into chrysalis, whilst others 
are about to do so. I am curious to know what the imagos from 
them will be like, not having ever known this species to be 
double-brooded before. I note it, and shall be glad to hear if any 
of our fellow-workers have observed a similar instance.—C. S. 
GreEGson; Stanley, Liverpool, October 20, 1880. 
[At p. 20, vol. xii., of this magazine, Mr. Silcock relates a 
similar instance in November, 1879; but we have not heard that 
the pup produced abnormal forms. Perhaps Mr. Silcock will 
communicate the result of those pupe.—ED. ] 
Papisca sorDIDANA.-—On the 26th of September Mr. G. 
Jackson and myself went to Bishop’s Wood, Cawood, to look for 
larvee of Hupithecia trisignata and E. albipunctata, and, having 
worked very hard for three hours with no success, we turned our 
attention to beating alder, larch, nut, &c. We soon began to find 
a Tortrix rather commonly, which I at first took for worn 
P. solandriana, but thought them very late. However, upon a 
more close examination, I found it was not that species, but the 
true P. sordidana = Stabilana of Stainton’s Manual. I feel quite 
sure that an error is often made by persons mistaking this species 
for P. semifuscana, but any one who has bred the latter species will 
at once see that the posterior wings are much hghter and more 
glossy than in P. sordidana. I went again on the 30th, and gota 
long series, but I was about ten days too late for really fine 
