242 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [October, 



Pamphila nietea, somewhat common, local, May. 



mystic, very common, June ; rare in September. 



leonardus, common, August, September. 



pecfcius, common, June to October ; three broods. 



cernes, common, June ; scarce, August, September, 



manataagua, scarce, July. 



metacomet, very common, June, July. 



otho egeretnet, rather common, July. 



bimacu/a, not common, June, July. 



delaware, rare, one specimen July 10. 

 Amblyscirtes vialis, common, May, June. 



scfnoset, scarce, June. 

 Nisoniades brizo, scarce, June. 



icelui, common, May, June. 



persius, rare, August and probably also June. 



juvenalis, common, June. 

 Eudamus py lades, common, June. 



tityrus, common, June, July. 



bathylhis, one specimen. 

 I have personally observed all the above except C. mandan, 

 E. Claudia and J. ccema. Mandan and claudia are undoubtedly 

 native, but the occurrence of J. coema is somewhat doubtful. 



Prodenia exquisita Moeschl. = pulchella H. S. — This moth is quite 

 common in Jamaica, going as high up in the mountains as Cinchona, 

 where it was taken by Mr. C. H. Nicholls. I find I have a note on its 

 larva, which may as well go on record. Mrs. Swainson found the larva 

 in the neighborhood of Bath, and described it as "soft dark brown, 

 darker marks along sides and back, greenish brown above legs ; feeds on 

 castor-oil plant." A form of the same species was bred by me in Feb., 

 1893, from a larva eating potato, received from Mr. J. R. Reece, Pedro, 

 P. O. The pupa is shiny, smooth, brown. — T. D. A. Cockerell. 



Polyphylla variolosa. — On July 3, I took a specimen ((j^) of this species 

 in Ogunquit, Me., which, although normal in other aspects, had the 

 antennae on its right side peculiarly developed. From a greatly dilated 

 third joint two separate fourth joints sprung, each bearing its own tip, and 

 both clubs were perfectly developed. I found the males of this species 

 to be very common, flying in the evening — and took several females 

 laying eggs in small holes in a sand.bank on a hill. — Harney N. Davis, 

 Providence, R. I. 



Nothing so helps a newspaper as the imparting of useful information. 

 " How shall I keep ants out of the sugar-bowl ? " asks a correspondent. 

 " Fill the sugar-bowl with salt," promptly responds Texas Sifting s. 



