16 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Srcoxp Broop or Mimmsroprinus BIFUNCTIDACTYLUS.—I have been 
breeding evidently the second brood of Mimaseoptilus bipunctidactylus. The 
larvae were feeding exposed on the flowers of the garden scabious, and the 
moths emerged at the end of October. The first brood I have bred from 
the young shoots of Scabiosa succisa, feeding internally, and as the plant 
grows they move from one shoot to another, and can easilv be traced. The 
markings of the respective larve of the two broods are identical, but the 
second brood of moths are a trifle darker.—W. PurpEy; Sea View Terrace, 
129, Dover Street, Folkestone, Nov. 12, 1891. 
Hapena satura, &c.—Some time ago I saw it stated very mysteriously 
that the above rarity had been taken far North. Probably the specimens 
recently sent me may be the examples referred to, or others from the same 
source. The party from whom I received them had purchased these 
insects, with other species, as British. They are all on black pins, and 
set in our fashion. Satura’s box-mates comprised the following :— 
1 purpurea, 1 sacraria, 2 conformis, 2 zinckenii, 1 conspicillaris, 1 alchy- 
mista, 1 armigera. JI returned them at once, although the price was 
left to me. They all looked as if bred and new. It certainly was a 
treat to see satura. The conformis were of the leaden hue, not as dark as 
Welsh specimens.—J. B. Hovextyson ; Ashton-on Ribble, Nov. 2, 1891. 
VARIETIES OF LycHNA BELLARGUS (ADONIS) AT FOLKESTONE.—I have 
taken three very fine varieties of L. adonis this year, two males and one 
female. The female is very blue, and has a row of black spots on the fore 
wings just inside the white fringes. The males are very dark slate colour, 
with almost black fringes.—W. J. Austen; Radnor Street, Folkestone. 
DaASYCAMPA RUBIGINEA AND DasypoliA TEMPLI AT Poorr.—I took 
two perfect specimens of D. rubiginea at ivv during the evening of October 
23rd. On November 2nd a male D. templi, which had been captured in a 
house here, was given to me.—J. H. D. Beates; Beech Hurst, Poole. 
ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN LEPIDOPTERA AT WILLESDEN.—I visited 
again my favourite field this year in May and June, finding some species 
unusually plentiful, which looked as if the season was going to be a better 
one. For instance, Heliaca tenebrata was the first to appear, of which I 
took a very large number in fine condition. As soon as this was over, Ino 
statices came out in equal force, so I likewise obtained an extensive series. 
My last visit to this particular spot was on June 20th, when by that time 
I. statices was quite a pest, for not unfrequently three or four would be seen 
upon a single clover blossom ; the females on that day were more plentiful 
than the male. Huclidia mi was out in abundance at the same time, but TI 
did not go in so extravagantly for this insect. Last year Tanagra atrata 
swarmed, but this year it was only just coming out when I left, being later 
than last year. Amongst others that occurred in the same field was 
Emmelesia albulata, which was very common on one side only; and a good 
specimen of Drepana binaria fell to my net.—J. M. Apye; Christchurch, 
Nov. 21, 1891. 
CucULLIA CHAMOMILL®.—On the 5th inst. I bred an example of this 
species from larvee found in Chatham Dockyard in July last. The pup 
-had been a voyage to Bermuda and Halifax during August and September, 
