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another of a much lighter shade; the darker edging lines are 
only present from the 5th segment onwards to the 12th; on 
the 4th, Sth, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th segments, are 
two transversely-placed black dots; and on the Sth, 6th, 7th, 
8th, and 9th, there is dark V, with its point towards the head; 
the divisions of these last-named segments are very perceptible 
in the lateral skinfold. The spiracles are of the darker shade. 
The ventral space of an almost uniform olive-brown.—[ Rev. 
P.H. Jennings; Longfield Rectory, Gravesend, July 13, 1875. 
Spilodes palealis.—Yesterday (Friday) | had a fine speci- 
men of 8. palealis emerge from pupa. I found several larve 
last September, on the road from Dartford to Darenth Wood, 
feeding in the umbels of wild carrot, which they draw 
together with a web. They leave this when they are full fed, 
descend to the ground, and there form a compact, oval 
cocoon, somewhat resembling an eggar’s cocoon in miniature, 
but I think rather large for the size of the insect. Some 
years ago I believe two or three specimens were taken in this 
locality,—one I know by my friend Mr. Dow; but it is 
only within the last year or two that the larve have been 
taken there, and then only sparingly, until last year, when 
they were taken in abundance. This is the first specimen, so 
far as I know, that has been bred from the Jarve which were 
taken at Dartford last year; and this fact will remove any 
doubt which existed as to whether the larve which were 
taken there really were S. palealis or not. It is, as far as I 
have heard, rather a difficult insect to breed, as it does not 
change to a pupa until about the middle or end of June, 
although it makes its cocoon in the autumn; and, like many 
larve which do the same thing, they die off. It is necessary 
to keep them moist, or they dry up; but, unfortunately, in 
keeping them moist lies the difficulty, as they are then very 
liable to go mouldy,—a state of things which has happened 
to most of mine. I may say that 1 have kept mine out of 
doors all the time. I find, on examining the remaining 
cocoons, that I have another one which contains a pupa, 
which I hope to find out in the course of a few days.— C. W. 
Simmons; 39, Market Street, Caledonian Road, N., July 
17, 1875. 
Lepidoptera at Rannoch.—I\ was at Rannoch in the first 
fortnight of July with (thanks to the kindness of Dr. Buchanan 
White, whose kind assistance was of the greatest value to 
