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specimens I examined.—C. G. Hau; 3, Granville Road, Deal, 
November, 1882. 
(Mr. A. H. Swinton says “a yellow fan or fascicle of hairs, 
rising perpendicularly from a fold at either side of the anterior 
part of the abdomen, emits a pungent scent of jessamine” (Ent. 
Mo. Mag. xiii. 219).—E. A. F.] 
New Foop-priant ror Bompyx queRcus.—In the middle of 
May, observing a small Portugal laurel to be much eaten, I looked 
for the cause, and found a half-grown larva of Bombyx quercus on 
one of the branches. I conveyed it to the house and supplied it 
with leaves of the same plant. I after that introduced it into 
the feeding cage daily, together with sprigs of whitethorn, but on 
every occasion have found the laurel eaten in preference to the 
other plant. Latterly I supplied it with nothing else, and it con- 
tinued healthy and grew well until the 22nd of June, when it 
became full-fed, spun a cocoon, and changed to the chrysalis state. 
Thus it remained until the 17th of August, when a fine male 
imago emerged.— Owrn S. Witson; Carmarthen. 
CANNIBALISM IN Pirris cRATHGIL—On June 26th last, whilst 
walking with my brother from Visp to Zermatt, we came, soon 
after passing Stalden, upon a sudden turn in the road where it 
crossed a small mountain stream. Here disported a perfect flock 
of P. crategi; so plentiful were they that by one sweep of the 
net it was possible to capture eight or ten at once. A step or 
two further we saw what at first sight seemed to be a living and 
moving white flower in the road, but it dispersed and flew off in 
various directions at our approach, with the exception of some 
three or four individuals, which we carefully watched upon per- 
ceiving that they were feasting, with extended probosces, on the 
juices of a fallen comrade of their own species that had been 
evidently trodden under foot that morning. These three or four 
it was impossible to drive away from the spot ; they seemed half- 
stupefied with their repast, and only flew away a yard or so when 
disturbed, to return again at the first opportunity to their canni- 
balistic employment, and, as it appeared to be, enjoyment. Upon 
repassing the same spot a few days afterwards we again noticed a 
large flock of the same species by the stream. Though abundant 
throughout Switzerland, I never saw them in such countless 
swarms as here. I may mention that the whole of the Visp 
