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DEILEPHILA LIVORNICA IN BerKsHIRE.—I should like to record 
that I took a well-marked specimen of the above-named species 
on July 15th. It was dipping into flowers of Pelargonium in a 
greenhouse, at dusk.—F. Watkrer; Oakley House, Abingdon. 
Variety OF Eprone vESPERTARIA.—I had the good fortune 
to net, on the morning of July 29th, an extraordinary variety of 
the very local H’pione vespertaria at its haunt, near to this city. 
The border of the wings of the insect is of a very dark purple, 
with the central part of the wings (which in ordinary specimens 
is of an orange colour, with the vein-like markings dark red) of a 
deep brick-colour, the vein-like markings being absent. It is a 
very striking variety, and is in capital condition.—SaMuEL 
Watxer; 8, Neville Street, Haxby Road, York. 
ABRAXAS ULMATA AT Lewes.—This species occurred at the 
end of June in a small wood on the chalk, close to this town. I 
had previously thought it to be, almost exclusively, an insect of 
the Midland Counties. It is, I believe, quite new to this district. 
—J. H. A. Jenner; 4, East Street, Lewes, July 21, 1883. 
CIDARIA SAGITTATA IN WorcEsTER.— Whilst collecting Lepi- 
‘doptera in Bewdley Forest, on June 26th, I was astonished to 
find this beautiful Geometra flying over a sway spot at dusk. I 
was fortunate enough to net seven fine specimens, evidently just 
emerged. This, I believe, is a fresh locality for it—W. Epwarps ; 
Great Malvern, August 15, 1883. 
Breepine StTauropus FAcI.— Having bred a very fine series 
of the above-named species I gladly respond to Mr. J. Anderson’s 
request in the ‘ Entomologist’ (HEntom. xvi. 182), with reference 
to its management while in the pupa state. My method, which I 
found most successful, was to place the whole of the pupz out of 
doors during the winter, taking the precaution of covering them 
with a quantity of beech leaves: this will be seen to be the most 
natural way for them to pass that season. Upon the arrival of 
May I brought them into the conservatory, the temperature of 
which was very little above the average of that out of doors, and 
kept them slightly damped with water of the same temperature as 
the air in the conservatory, never allowing them to get dry. Ina 
few days they began to emerge, and that with scarcely any failures. 
They will sometimes, if fed-up quickly, go through all their stages 
