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fed left the plants and pupated in the surrounding earth, without 
any cocoon.—Prrcy C. Rem; Feering Bury, Kelvedon. 
DraGonrules Brep in 1913.—I have bred this year Gomphus 
vulgatissinmus (one), 4’schna grandis, Cordulia enea, Libellula quadri- 
maculata, Sympetrum striolatum, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Ischnura 
elegans, Hrythromma naias, and Calopteryx virgo. The nymph 
of Gomphus vulgatissimus was obtained in the New Forest in May. 
It is the first time I have taken one of this species, though I have 
for some years collected nymphs (and bred, too) in the same place 
in the forest, on one day at any rate, in early summer. I got no 
Cordulegaster annulatus this year, though they have generally turned 
up there, or, more accurately, have been turned up. A few hours on 
the Ouse, near St. Ives, in early June produced many Ischnura 
elegans and one nymph—an Anisopterid—which I have not yet been 
able to identify. It is growing fast, living mainly on small snails; 
but it is now taking to worms, which it refused for a long time.— 
Haroup Hopes; 9, Highbury Place, London, N. 
PLEBEIUS (LCaiNA) MEDON (ASTRARCHE) IN DoveDALE.—Referring 
to the note of Mr. St. John (vol. xlvi. p. 314), I was in Dovedale 
in July, 1908, and found this species quite common and I secured, 
as did Mr. St. John, quite a good series of thoroughly typical 
specimens. Insects generally were decidedly scarce, though I took 
one specially prettily marked blue female of Polyommatus icarus. 
Nudaria mundana was not uncommon on the walls of the outbuild- 
ings of some of the farmyards, whilst Boarmia bistortata lariciaria, 
Dbld. occurred in the dale. I also took one or two pretty Cerostoma 
sequella—and, apart from lepidoptera, Sirex gigas females were seen 
several times, though I only took a single specimen.—G. T. BeTHunz- 
BakER. : 
A Draconriy at SeA.—On September 6th, somewhere in mid- 
sea, between Kevel and Helsingfors, I saw the insect flying about 
over the deck. It subsequently settled on a chair, where it was 
caught by a fellow-passenger, who gave it to me. The presence of 
this dragonfly seemed curious, since there was no land within a good 
many miles, neither had we touched land since leaving England. 
—Joun B. Hicks; Stoneleigh, Elmfield Road, Bromley, Kent, 
November 8th, 1913. 
Wasps Active Iv DEcEMBER.—On December 5th I was much 
interested watching wasps, apparently workers, going in and out of 
a nest in the ground. This must be unusual.—H. C. StowzLt; 
Laleham, Bexhill-on-Sea, December 12th, 1913. 
PoLIA FLAVICINCTA IN GLAMORGANSHIRE.—I took this moth at 
sugar on October 2nd last in my garden. I can find no record of its 
being taken in this county before.—E. U. Davin; Yscallog, Llandaff, 
November 24th, 1913. 
NoLa ALBULA IN Hants.—I have much pleasure in reporting the 
capture of Nola albula whilst’ collecting in Hampshire (about July 
18th and 19th). My friend, Mr. Danby, has two specimens, and I 
