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to extract ; but I shall be very glad to hear the opinions of 

 Entomologists on the subject. — Edward Newman j\ 



Acherovtia Atropos : success in breeding. — I had sixteen 

 pupae of this insect, which I placed in oyster-barrels, on the 

 surface of earth carefully sifted and baked, covering the tops 

 of the barrels so as to exclude light (but not air) : I kept 

 them in a south wividow as long as the sun had tolerable 

 power, sprinkling the mould lightly with water every two or 

 three days. When the weather became cold I kept them on 

 a mantel-piece over a fire. The result was that ten " put in 

 an appearance" at irregular intervals during October and 

 November, and I have still one pupa in a lively state. Of 

 the five which died three were more or less injured in the 

 process of exhumation, so that only two fairly died under 

 nay plan. Of the ten perfect insects six were males and four 

 females. Four males appeared beibre a single female emerged. 

 -— C. /I/. Bonn or ; MineJtead, Somerset, January 18, 1866. 



Chcerocampa Celerio in the Isle of Wight. — One speci- 

 men of C. Celerio has been taken at light at E^yde, and 

 another bred ; the latter came out of the chrysalis on the 28th 

 of December : the gentleman who succeeded in breeding this 

 specimen was fortunate enough to find a brood of larvae on a 

 vine. — James Ingram; St. Heleti's Schools, Netilesfone, 

 Rgde, Fehriiary 6, 1867. 



Sterrha Sacraria near Cowfold, Sussex. — A specimen of 

 this insect was taken by myself towards the end of the 

 second week of July, 1865. It has the oblique transverse 

 stripe of a brilliant lake ; the inner margin of the hind wings 

 is tinted with a delicate rosy hue, gradually passing into the 

 faint straw-colour which forms the pervading tint of the 

 insect ; the autennai are ]iectinated for about three-fourths of 

 their length, the remaining portion being simple to the naked 

 eye. It was taken in a net, whilst flying by twilight, in a 

 private garden in this parish. — William Borrer,jun. ; Cow- 

 fold, Sussex, January 23, 1866. 



Sterrha Sacraria in the Isle of Wight. — A very singular 

 variety of Sterrha Sacraria was taken at St. Helen's : it 

 differs from the normal form in having a conspicuous pink 

 costal strij^e in addition to the oblique pink stripe.' — James 

 Ingram ; School House, Netilestone, Ryde, February 6, 



[It will be found that this very variable species has been 



