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CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Vanessa antiopa in the Isle of Wight. — On Sept. 27th a beau- 

 tiful specimen of V. antiopa swiftly passed me. It was flying aloog 

 the road at Quarr Abbey, near Ryde, but as I was without my net it 

 escaped capture. I believe tliat the appearance of this species in the 

 island is an extremely rare event. — H. P. Tarrant ; Well Stveei, Ryde, 

 Oct. 7th, 1904. 



Larv^ from Honeysuckle. — Last spring, by beating honeysuckle 

 {Lonicera peridipnenum) by night, I obtained the following larvfe : — 

 Triphana fimhria, T. comes, T. iantliina, Noctua festiva, N. trlamjuhun, 

 Aplecta nehnlosa, Mania typica, Crocallis clinffuaria, Peiicallia syrin- 

 garia, Boarmia rcpandata, B. rhomboidaria, Cidaria truncata, Cerostoma 

 iiemorella, C. .rylostella, and over thirty Eptinda Uchenea. Is not this 

 a hitherto unrecorded food-plant for the last-mentioned species ? — 

 E. D. Morgan ; 8, Luscombe Terrace, Dawlish, Devon, Nov. 5th, 1904. 



CoLiAS edusa and Dasycampa rubiginea in Devon. — I saw six or 

 eight examples of C. edusa in this district last August, but they were 

 mostly in a chipped condition. On Nov. 1st I obtained a fine speci- 

 men of 1). rHbiqinea at ivy bloom. — E. D. Morgan ; 8, Luscombe 

 Terrace, Dawlish, Nov. 5th, 1904. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Wales. — On Aug. 23rd last a fine male speci- 

 men of .S. convolvuli, in splendid condition, was brought to me by a 

 friend. — Richard Garratt ; 2, Victoria Square, Penarth. 



Smerinthus populi in August. — On Aug. 13th a little lady friend 

 of mine brought in a fine male specimen of S. pnpuli, apparently just 

 emerged. — Richard Garratt ; 2, Victoria Square, Penarth. 



Coleoptera reared from Decayed Wood. — In the autumn of 1903 

 I placed in a muslin bag, in a greenhouse, a piece of decayed elm, and 

 from it I obtained OnmUum. pyyiumun which I had not seen before ; also 

 three examples of Cistela ater, with other common species. From 

 dead branches of broom I have reared Laviophhvns ater and Dryo- 

 philns anolnddea, and from Scotch fir, Cryphalus abietis. I am indebted 

 to Mr. Newbery for confirmation of above. — Alfred Beaumont ; The 

 Cottage, Gosfield, Halstead, Essex, Oct. 24th. 



CoLiAS edusa in November. — On Nov. 5th a fine male of tliis 

 species was noticed at Littlehampton, Sussex. Is not this rather late 

 for this species ? Of the various works I have consulted, Newman 

 alone gives November. — T. B. Trend ; 1, Grosvenor Square, Southamp- 

 ton, Nov. 13th, 1904. 



CoLiAs EDUSA IN NOVEMBER. — Yesterday I had brought to me by the 

 six-year-old son of Mr. Moore, of Palmer's Green, N., a specimen of 

 ('. edusa, which he had captured in Broomfield Park, Palmer's Green. 

 I believe it to be a male, and it seemed in perfect condition, although 

 rather spoilt by the lad throwing his cap on it and bringing it home in 

 his hands. — L. E. Dunster; 62, Lascotts Road, Bowes Park, N., 

 Nov. lyth, 1904. 



