284 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Preserving Lepidoptera from Mould or Mites. — 1, In the 



'Insect Hunter's Companion,' by the Rev. Joseph Greene, a 

 weak solution of corrosive sublimate (bichloride of mercury) 

 in alcohol is recommended as a remedy for mould on Lepi- 

 doptera: the proportions in which the sublimate and alcohol 

 are to be mixed, however, are not stated. Now, if the solu- 

 tion be too strong, it will deposit minute crystals of the salt 

 upon the insects. I should be much obliged, therefore, if you 

 would kindly inform me of the relative quantities of alcohol, 

 and bichloride of mercury to be dissolved in the alcohol, in 

 order to ensure the solution being of the right strength. 



2. Also, in the same work it is stated that the insects should 

 be "touched" with the solution. Does this mean that the 

 whole of the insect is to be touched, or only the body ? 



3. Allow me to ask whether the 'Entomologist' is published 

 by Van Voorst, or by Simpkin, Marshall & Co. — H. A. 

 Measor ; 39, Leamington Road, IVeslbourne Park, IV., 

 December 5, 1872. 



[1. The solution should be tested by wetting the surface of 

 black, brown, or any dark-coloured paper with a camel's-hair 

 brush : if it leave a white deposit it is too strong, and must 

 be reduced. 2. "Touching" refers more especially to the 

 body on the under side, while holding the pin in the left 

 hand; the fluid will then run into the wings. 3. The 'Ento- 

 mologist,' as stated on the wrapper, is published by Simpkin, 

 Marshall & Co, — Edward Newman.'] 



Argynnis Laihonia. — Three specimens taken in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Deal at the beginning of October: two at 

 Ivingsdown, near Deal, and one among the sand-hills. — 

 ^Science Gossip,"" December, 1872. 



Vanessa Aniiopa at Barnsley. — I have taken three speci- 

 mens of Antiopa this year at Barnsley: one on the 21st of 

 August, one on the 28th, and one on the 1st of September; 

 all have white borders and are in good condition: found on 

 sugar-tubs. — J. Jackson; 4, Kendray Yard, Barnsley, 

 Yorkshire. 



Vanessa Antiopa in Scotland. — One in the Forest of Glen 

 Tanar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. — ' Science Gossip,^ Dec. 1872. 



Captures o/ Antiopa in Kent. — I see Aniiopa has not been 

 recorded from here. A specimen was taken at Westerham on 

 the 14th September; and the man, a labourer, carefully 



