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concert not far from here, the room being crammed to suffoca- 

 tion, with no top ventilation. After enduring this state of 

 things for about an hour I was agreeably surprised at the sight of 

 a somewhat half-awake specimen of Hydrcecia micacea, fluttering 

 about the room not far from where I was sitting. After careering 

 about for a few seconds it disappeared under the platform, and 

 therefore vanished from my sight. To-day (January 16th) I saw 

 and captured a good specimen of Vanessa atalanta, which I 

 released soon afterwards, having already a large collection of 

 bred specimens of that beautiful insect. — H. Archer ; The 

 Close, Ely. 



Petasia nubeculosa Three Years in Pupa. — On looking 

 into my breeding-cages on March 4th I was much pleased to 

 find a very fine female Petasia nubeculosa. It is from one of the 

 eggs I received from Rannoch in May, 1881, and it has remained 

 in pupa from June, 1881, until this present date, March 4th, 1884. 

 One of the brood came out in March, 1882, two in April, 1883, 

 and now one in March, 1884. — W. H. Tugwell ; Greenwich. 



Hybernia progemmaria, var. fuscata. — During the month of 

 March last I had the pleasure of taking and breeding some very 

 fine and varied forms of Hybernia progemmaria. The fore wings 

 are of one uniform dark brown colour, the three transverse lines 

 show out very distinctly, being of a darker colour still, as do also 

 the row of dots on the hind margin ; whilst in some there is a row 

 of light-coloured dots between the third line and hind margin. I 

 have also some very good banded types. Of the var. fuscata the 

 colour of the fore wings is one uniform dark soot- or smoke- 

 colour, with hind wings a shade lighter, and the body black ; the 

 usual transverse lines and dots are altogether invisible, with the 

 exception of the one across the hind wing. I should like to hear 

 if the same forms are taken in any other locality. — J. Harrison; 

 7, Victoria Bridge, Barnsley. 



Camptogramma fluviata at Bournemouth. — On the evening 

 of September 2nd, 1883, during a violent gale, accompanied by 

 heavy downpours of rain, I boxed an excellent specimen of 

 Camptogramma fluviata off some railings immediately beneath a 

 gas-lamp in the Pleasure Gardens, Bournemouth. — Wm. E. 

 Brady; 1, Queen Street, Barnsley. 



Description of the Larva of Gymnancycla canella. — For 

 the opportunity of studying this interesting species I have on two 



