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for saying that Ebor was the ancient name of York. Possibly he 

 means Eboracum ; but, if he does so, it is difficult to see how he 

 arrives at the name eboracce, which, having no meaning, is 

 certainly open to objection as a new name.— C. A. Briggs ; 

 55, Lincoln's Inn Fields, December 5, 1883. 



Cossus ligniperda in Ireland. — In Mr. Birchall's 'Cata- 

 logue of the Lepidoptera of Ireland' (1868) this insect is 

 mentioned as occurring in " Wicklow, apparently scarce." The 

 late Mr. R. W. Sinclair, in his ' Notes on Irish Lepidoptera,' 

 says, "The larvae at Leixlip" (Co. Dublin). I am able to 

 mention two other counties where the larvae have occurred, viz., 

 Waterford and Kings Co. In June last I was brought about two 

 dozen of these highly, but not pleasantly, perfumed larvae. They 

 were found in a large oak recently felled in this locality. I was 

 told that the}*' tumbled pell-mell out of their tunnels as soon as 

 the axe began its work. These larvae I kept in a large tightly 

 fitting tin box, perforated with holes for the admission of air, and 

 too small for their escape. They seemed to thrive fairly well for 

 several months, but never appeared to increase in size. Having 

 been from home for some time I took a look at them on my 

 return, and was surprised, and a good deal disappointed, to find 

 only two. Where the rest disappeared to I cannot positively 

 say, but surmise that they were devoured by the others. This 

 was not a case of the " survival of the fittest," for their repast did 

 not at all agree with them, and they died quite lately, and were 

 preserved. The other locality is along the banks of the Nore, 

 near Castietoun, Kings Co. The larva was found here in ash 

 trees by Mr. J. Neale, one of the masters of Newtoun School, 

 Waterford. — [Rev.] William W. Flemyng; Clonegam Rectory, 

 Portlaw, Co. Waterford, December 3, 1883. 



Sesia bembeciformis at Leicester. — On the 23rd March, 

 1883, having heard that labourers were cutting the osiers on an 

 osier bed belonging to the Leicester corporation, I obtained the 

 kind permission of the town surveyors, and, with the assistance 

 of a friend and my saw, I obtained upwards of 150 sticks with 

 nearly full-fed larvae of S. bembeciformis in them. Not having 

 room for them all, I sent the greater number of them to friends. 

 The results from those retained were as follows : — Out of twenty- 

 four pupae, carefully taken on May 14th from the sticks, I only 



