152 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
PROLONGED PupaL DuRaTION IN ERIOGASTER LANESTRIS.—From 
larvee taken on June 19th, 1909, I obtained in 1910 seven moths, six 
males and one female emerging on February 27th, and one female 
on March 8th: no moths appeared in 1911, but in 1912 five males 
emerged, two on February 21st and three two days later. There 
was no further emergence in 1913, but on the 2nd inst. a perfect 
male emerged. I have still three pupe remaining, but whether 
living or not I am unable to say, the cocoons being intact. The 
date of the last emergence would seem to be unusually late-—Ltoyp 
Cuapwick, 7, Northgate Street, Warwick, April 19th, 1914. 
MACROGLOSSA STELLATARUM.—I saw a specimen of M. stellatarwm 
this morning flying over a rhododendron which is just bursting into 
flower. This seems to be an unusually early appearance, in view of 
the rainy and comparatively sunless March which we have experienced. 
—H. V. Puum; Kelly College, Tavistock, April 3rd, 1914. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE FutuL-Fep Larva or THECLA sPrIni.— Whilst 
at Albarracin in June last summer I beat sundry Theclid larvee from 
two species of Rhamnus, one of which was R. licyoides; these 
eventually produced specimens of 7. spimz, and as descriptions of the 
larvee of all Continental Kuropean Rhopalocera hardly exist, I am 
induced to publish the following details of the full-fed larva:—Length 
15 mm.; breadth 4 mm. Head jet black and shining; second seg- 
ment much narrower than those following, and narrower in front 
than in the rear; third segment is the full width of the larva (4 mm.). 
Colour of all segments except first (the head) light grass green. On 
the front of third segment commence two subdorsal stripes, greenish 
white in colour, these stripes are interrupted at the front and rear of 
each segment and they extend through ten segments. The spiracular 
stripes are the same colour as those on the subdorsal area, and 
extend from the third to the anal segment, both inclusive. Between 
subdorsal and spiracular stripes is an inconspicuous series of 
diagonal stripes. The ventral area is bluish green with claspers of 
grass green. The spiracles are inconspicuous and of a somewhat 
lighter green than the surroundings.—W. G. SHentpon; Youlgreave, 
South Croydon, April 26th, 1914. 
BuTTERFLY COLLECTING IN SICILY AND CALABRIA IN 1912 AnD 
1913.—I was persuaded to stay at Messina for the first week in May, 
and on the first I climbed Monte Cicci (2000 ft.); on the 3rd I walked 
up to Gravitelli, and on the 6th I visited the low hills at the extreme 
north-east point of Sicily overlooking the Faro, and though the 
weather was fine and hot, the rain had evidently retarded the 
appearance of the summer butterflies. I reached Forest Hill on 
May 10th with a very small “bag,” which to my disappointment 
did not contain a single fresh species to add to my list. Then 
followed the wet summer in England. 
In the spring of 1913 circumstances delayed my leaving England 
for Sicily until May 14th. Again I started in brilliant sunshine, 
again I left the finest weather in England. Crossing the Channel 
clouds gathered, and at Dieppe there was a heavy thunderstorm, 
and rain fell as I journeyed across France and entered Italy. In 
