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took one at Chichester on Oct. 30th. All were absolutely fresh." The 

 Rev. J. E. Tarbat {supra) records three specimens Oct. 25th. In the 

 'West Sussex Gazette' (kindly communicated by Mr. Christy), the Rev. 

 Dr. Arnold records a specimen taken by Miss Hipkins, at Bacton, on Nov. 

 Ist. Mr. Carrington informs me that he saw a lovely specimen flying 

 briskly on Nov. 9th near Shoreham in Sussex ; and Mr. McArthur reports 

 the species "in some numbers during the present month (November) between 

 Rottingdean and Shoreham, last date the 13th." Turning to late records in 

 previous years, we find that in 1877 (an edusa year) specimens were captured 

 in November up to the 4th at Folkestone, on which date a very fresh speci- 

 men and also a pair in cop. were taken, and to the 17th at Hastings. On 

 Oct. '28th, 1883. a male specimen was captured in a meadow between 

 Cookham and Maidenhead. Alihough the species had been observed in 

 September that year in many parts of England Irora Devonshire to Notting- 

 hamshire, it was not really common in any of the localities reported. In 

 1884 C. edusa was recorded as very abundant at Lulworth, Dorsetshire, 

 during the second and third weeks of October; it had been taken in various 

 parts of the country during August and September, but does not appear to 

 have been observed earlier in the year. In 18'J'2 C. edusa and C. hyale 

 were more or less abundant throughout England, and the former species 

 was seen as late as Nov. 3rd at Littlehampton and Nov. 10th at Sidmouth. 

 The following year C. edusa was again with us in some numbers, and was 

 seen as early as March 29Lh at Seaton, in Devonshire, and early in April 

 at several places. The latest specimens recorded that year were Oct. l"2ih 

 (abundant at Sidmouth) and Nov. 2ud (several at Seaton). At the last- 

 named locality specimens were seen each month, except August, from 

 March to November. — Richakd South. 



Second Brood of Nemeobius lucina. — On June 3rd Mr. Helps, of 

 Forest Hill, and myself, collected some seven dozen ova of N. lucina, 

 which we fed up on primrose, cowslip, and the garden polyanthus. Tliey 

 all pupated during the third week in July. On Oct. 20ih and Nov. 3rd 

 Mr. Helps bred two imagines, and one of mine emerged on Nov. 7ih ; all 

 were females. The pupae were in both cases kept out of doors. — Walter 

 A. Pearce ; West Dulwich, S.E. 



Larvae in Surrey and Kent. — Larvae of Vanessa polychloros and 

 Diloba cceruleocephala were common here in June. During August and 

 the early part of September I took the following larvae near Asliford, in 

 Kent : — Acronycta leponna (on sallow), Demas coryli, Ckcerocampa porcellus, 

 Gnnphria rubricoUis, Dasychira pudtbuiida, Drepana lacertmana, D. cul- 

 traria{u)iguicula), Pterostuiita pulpina, Notodontadutaotdes,Ndroinedarius, 

 N. ziczac, Cossus Ligniperda, and Euclidia mi. — E. A. Brackenbuky ; Crau' 

 leigh School, Surrey. 



Sugaring in the Cotswolds, 1895. — From June 4th to Oct. 14th I 

 sugared some fifty times with rather poor results, considering that this 

 locality is supposed to be particularly rich in Lepidoptera. Common 

 insects occurred very pleniiluily, Triphana pronuba, in particular, was seen 

 by the hundred on some nights, from ten to forty on each tree, almost to the 

 exclusion of everything else, and in endless variety, from pale ochreous to 

 nearly black, mottled, &c. Subjoined is a list of species taken : — Thyatira 

 derasa, T. batis (one fresh example taken Aug. 2lst), Acronycta mega- 

 cephala, A. ligustii (scarce), A. rumicis, Leucaida lithargyna, L. covnna, 

 L. pallens, Xylopiiada lilhoxylta, X. monoglypka (avsaruis), X. heputica 



