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men of this latter, now before me, has two or three extra spots, and appears 
rather larger than most specimens I have seen.—F. Bromitow; Avalon, 
St. Maurice, Nice, S. France. 
ARE JERSEY Insxcts British ?—Apropos of Mr. W. J. Kaye’s letter 
(Entom. 202) when making the tour of the Channel Isles, in 1860, in the 
company of my father, I clearly recall a difference of opinion between him 
and the late Dr. J. S. Bowerbank, who was our fellow-traveller in Guernsey 
and Sark, and in quest of Spongiade, especially in the Gouliot caves of the 
last-named island; Dr. Bowerbank maintaining that the Channel Island 
Fauna should be regarded as British, and my father holding the contrary 
view, and considering that Malta and Gibraltar had an equal claim. It is 
certain that some of our rarest British Rhopalocera are, or at any rate 
were, a8 common in Jersey as on the Continent; fer example, I captured 
six specimens of Argynnis latona and three of Pieris daplidice, certainly, 
in St. Ouen’s Bay. The prevalence of Lacerta viridis, unknown in Britain, 
but widely distributed on the Continent, and of many continental species 
of plants, lead me to the conclusion that the Flora and Fauna of the 
Channel Isles, or of Jersey at all events, should be classed with the Conti- 
nental rather than with those of Britain.—F. A. WaLKxer; Dun Mallard, 
Cricklewood, N.W. 
N.B.—Mr. Piquet pointed out to me several local plants in the vicinity 
of St. Heliers, and sent me afterwards many larve of Deilephila euphorbie. 
All unfortunately died, however, in the autumn of 1860, before reaching 
the pupa stage, and Mr. Piquet wrote shortly after to say that he had like- 
wise lost his own batch, so that the failure, or epidemic, that season would 
seem to have been general.—F’. A. W. : 
MALE versus FemMaLe Motus at Licur.— With reference to the 
interesting note of Mr. Anderson, jun. (Entom. 290), I beg to say I have 
found males to far outnumber females in my captures at gas-lamps. ‘The 
following are illustrations from my last six years’ experience ;—Pecilocampa 
popult : about a score of males taken every year; two females in the six 
years. Neuronia popularis : about a score of males each season ; one female 
in the six years. Asteruscopus sphina (cassinea): about a dozen males each 
season, but never a female I regret to say. Hugonia alniaria (tiliaria): 
males about a score every year; two females, all told. Himera pennaria: 
about a score of males captured yearly; no females in the six years. 
Generally, I believe, males fly more than females; and I think this is only 
natural, in spite of the usual greater wing development in the females,— 
always excepting the apterous species. My experience shows this rule of 
flight to be equally applicable to butterflies. ‘Take, for example, the testi- 
mony of the Colias edusa pages in the November ‘ Entomologist.’ It may 
be urged, possibly a greater number of males are actually born. I can 
only say along breeding experience shows me that the sexes are pretty 
equal; in fact, I have noticed the females sometimes show a numerical 
superiority.—J. ARKLE ; Chester. 
ArctiaA cata: Second Broop or Larve.—“ July 21, 1892. Bumper’s 
Lane, near Chester. Took a larva of A. caia in its second or third skin. 
Found two dead ones, evidently of the same brood, apparently glued to 
- grass stems, as if for the purpose of moulting. The living larva died 
July 27th.” The caterpillars referred to in this extract from my note-book 
