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it was it has the appearance of having been touched on the left 

 wing by something passing. — R. Harbour; 1, Landport Cottages, 

 Deal. 



Chosrocampa nerii in Dorsetshire. — I have to record the 

 capture of a specimen of this rare species, at a village about 

 four miles from Blandford, Dorset. It was taken and presented 

 to me by a friend, and is in fair condition. Blandford being 

 more inland than any of the localities recently mentioned in the 

 'Entomologist' I think your readers may find this notice of in- 

 terest. — T. B. Jefferys ; Pacific House, Clevedon, November 4. 



Pupa of Sphinx convolvuli. — Last Friday, October 31st, a 

 boy who works in the garden brought me a pupa of S. convolvuli. 

 He told me his father had found it when digging, and had given 

 it to him, and he brought it to me. It is in fine condition and 

 alive; it is very large. — B. B. Hunt; The Grove, Woodford, 

 Essex, Nov. 2, 1884. 



Late occurrence of Macroglossa stellatarum. — During 

 the last month (October) several specimens of this insect in good 

 condition were observed in different parts of this town. The last 

 specimen I noticed was hovering at geraniums as late as October 

 31st. — Edward A. Atmore ; 3, Haylett Terrace, Lynn, Nov. 8. 



Laphygma exigua. — Whilst collecting on the Culver Cliffs, 

 Sandown, Isle of Wight, on August 26th last, in company with 

 my brothers and sister, the latter disturbed a small Noctua, which 

 at the time I did not recognise, from amongst the short grass. At 

 the Haggerston Entomological Society's meeting, held Nov. 13th, 

 Mr. E. G. Meek kindly identified the insect as belonging to the 

 above species. — F. W. Hawes; 14, Dovecote Villas, Wood Green. 



Laphygma exigua and Acherontia atropos at Deal. — 

 On returning home on September 20th, I found a fine specimen 

 of A. atropos had been killed and left by a young gentleman for 

 me to set out for him. By working the gas-lamps here for any 

 of the genus Ennomos, of which I only took two E. tiliaria and 

 one E. erosaria (males), I took another specimen of L. exigua, in 

 fair condition. — R. Harbour ; 1, Landport Cottages, Deal. 



Laphygma exigua in Cornwall. — I write to inform you that 

 while staying at Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall, I took three speci- 

 mens of Laphygma exigua : one on October 4th, and two on the 



entom. — dec, 1884. 2n 



