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abundantly with hawthorn. They fed up well, but just when 

 they appeared ready for spinning up they began to die oflF in 

 scores. I thought the cold weather we had at that time 

 might be the cause of this ; I therefore removed most of 

 what I had left to a warm room ; this, however, was of no 

 use, as they died off as fast as ever, and out of about 130 

 larvae 1 have only a single cocoon. If you or any of your 

 readers can explain the cause of this I shall be greatly 

 obliged. — George T. Porritl ; Huddersjield. — 'Naturalises 

 Circular.^ 



Demas Coryli near Plymouth. — I had the pleasure of 

 taking four larvse of Demas Coryli on the 20th of June ; the 

 first changed to pupa on the 30lh, and the first imago 

 appeared on the 25th of July, and a second on the 30lh. Is 

 not this an unusual time ? — G. C. Bignell. 



Lithosia complana in Ireland. — Mr. Birchall has just 

 shown me a beautiful specimen of Lithosia complana, bred 

 from a larva found by himself in Ireland, and supposed to 

 be that of L. caniola. — Edward Newman. 



Saturnia Carpini. — I found a caterpillar on the moor 

 to-day which neither of my gamekeepers have ever seen 

 before : it is about two inches long, and the colour a very 

 bright green ; the body has thirteen rings, and each ring has 

 several spots, like buds of the heather, on which it was 

 feeding ; each spot has a kvf short bristles. — A. J). Kers- 

 well ; near Lanark. 



[The caterpillar is that of the Emperor moth (Saturnia 

 Carpini). — E. Newman.] 



Does Saturnia Carpini often stay in Pupa two Winters ? 

 — A whole brood I reared last summer, from eggs sent to me 

 from Yorkshire, is still in pupa, while a larva found in Kent 

 produced an imago last May. — J. P. Barrett ; 29, Radnor 

 Street, Peckham, August 15, 1867. 



Is Minoa Euphorbiata double-brooded? — Towards the 

 end of May 1 took several specimens of this moth. In June 

 those taken were much paler, being apparently slightly faded. 

 On the 31st of August, in the same locality, 1 took a single 

 specimen, apparently quite fresh. Is this species double- 

 brooded ? — J. Merrin ; Gloucester. 



Acidalia inlerjectaria at Plumstead. — Mr. H. Vaughan 

 announces, in the ' Entomologist's Monthly Magazine,' that 



