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conditions that led to this result. It is also to be hoped that other 

 observers will record any captures of the above-named moths which 

 may liave come under their notice, so that some idea may be formed 

 as to the area of distribution in this year of these immigrant species. — 

 R. H. Moore ; Heathfield, Plymstock. 



Leucania vitellina in Devon. — I took perfectly fresh Leucania 

 vitellina at ivy on October 11th in this district. — E. D. Morgan ; 

 27, Sanford Crescent, Chelston, Torquay. 



Leucania vitellina in Kent. — On October 5th last a specimen 

 of L. vitellina was captured at sugar in my garden on the edge of 

 the cliffs at Kingsgate. September is given as the best month. 

 Unfortunately I was away with Mr. Mellows in September, but will 

 make a note for next year.— E. Stanway Parris ; " Beachleigh," 

 Kingsgate, Kent, October 13th, 1920. 



Pachygastria trifolii. — Larvae of this species taken late in 

 June this year attained the imago stage from August 28th to 

 September 28th, the last-named date being unusual. One female 

 measuring 74 mm. in expanse is the largest I have yet bred, though 

 another in my collection measures 72 mm. The sizes given in 

 Tutt's ' British Lepidoptera,' vol. iii, p. 9, namely 46 mm. to 

 67-5 mm. for females would appear to be small. — B. W. Adkin ; 

 8, Hope Park, Bromley, Kent. 



Xanthorhoe sociata, ab. — I should like to record the capture, 

 on June 7th last, on Cannock Chase, of a remarkable aberration of 

 XanthorJioe (Cidaria) sociata. The normal dark central fascia of the 

 fore wing is wanting, the entire central portion of the wing being 

 white except for three small black spots. The inner of these three 

 spots corresponds in position with the normal discal spot ; the 

 other two, one above and one below it, seems to correspond with 

 the points of the two angles in the outer edge of the normal dark 

 band. Barrett (vol. viii, p. 103) describes a somewhat similar 

 specimen in the late Mr. S. Webb's collection. — F. C. Woodforde ; 

 19, Friar's Entry, Oxford. 



Emus hirtus, Linn. (Coleoptera). — On October 6th last 

 E. A. C. Stowell sent me an insect which, he said, he could not 

 properly place. As he jokingly remarked, " It looks like a cross 

 between a grasshopper and a bumble-bee"! As a matter of fact 

 it was an example of that scarce and curious brachelytrous beetle, 

 Emiis hirtus, Linn. Stowell tells me that he took it on August 21st 

 near the sea at Studland Heath upon a sandhill bearing scattered 

 tufts of heather and grass. It was flying, or rather " buzzing," for 

 short distances near the ground. The day was tolerably warm as 

 days went last August. He saw two more earlier in the day 

 amongst heather and short bracken near the margin of the larger 

 pond farther inland. These "buzzed" so ferociously and looked so 

 yellow that he skipped aside, thinking he was about to step on 

 the nest of some large wasp (or possibly hornet). They, however, 

 flew but a yard or two and then disappeared in the heather. Later 

 in the day he heard the same sound, and captured the "musician" 

 instantly — the one he sent to me. He does not think it could be 



