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pupa state is also well known to be common to several 

 species, — as Lanestris, P. Popnli, Vinula, Trepida, &c., — 

 but is it so with the " Plume" in question ? — G. B. Corhin. 



Captures in Epping Forest in 1872. — Notodonta trepida, 

 and Chaonia: larvae, comparatively common, end of June. 

 C. angustalis and S. truncicolalis were both common, but 

 local. P. marmorella and Suavella occurred but rarely 

 among sloe, Advenella on hawthorn, and H. eluviella and 

 P. dilutella among thistles. Early in June I took P. obtu- 

 sana, S. punclicoslana and Redimitana ; and in July D. 

 Grotiana, S. achatana, P. ochroleucana, S. rosaecolana, 

 S. cespitana, S. alternana, and O. funebrana; in August I 

 met with H. albistrigalis, P. cristana, T. caudana, and 

 S. spiniana and Janthinana. During the season I ali<o cap- 

 tured the following: — S. cratasgella, H. scabrella and 

 Nemorella, Y. sylvella, Gelechia Gerronella, Basaltinelia, 

 Rhombella, Macnlella, Nanella, Albipalpella, Vulgella, Leu- 

 catella, MoufFetella, Gemmella, and Ericinella, and a fair 

 series of Laverna Stephensiella. A. albistria were abundant 

 among sloe, Mendicella common, and Semifusca rare; 

 Semitestacella occurred sparingly among beeches, Andereg- 

 giella and Curvella among wild apple, and Glaucinella on 

 trunks of oak ; one specimen of X. Aurago was beaten out of 

 beech, one of Col. henierobiella from wild apple, and several 

 of P. acanthodactylus from rest-harrow. — William MacJiin. 



Preserving Lepidopiera from Mould or Miles (Entom. vi. 

 284). — I may inform your correspondent, Mr. Meason, that 

 the usual proportions of the mercury and alcohol are six 

 grains lo one ounce of the spirit, — at least I use such for the 

 preservation of other objects of Natural History beside 

 Lepidoptera. The solution must be used very carefully 

 upon insects of a green colour, or the parts "touched" will 

 become a dirty yellow; if too strong it also has an injurious 

 effect upon the colours of G. Rhamui, &c., but probably this 

 advice is unneeded. — G. B. Corbin. 



Caiocala Fraxini at Saudown. — In the summer of 1868, 1 

 found a specimen of C. Fraxini at Saudown, Isle of Wight, 

 under ratlier peculiar circumstances. We had taken a house 

 for some time in the middle of the summer, and upon going 

 in we found a specimen of this beautiful moth, rather rubbed, 

 in a dying state, on the mantelpiece of the dining-room. — G. 

 B. Hulme. 



