318 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



(P. de la Garde, I.e. p. 133). These recoi-ds are the only information 

 I possess regarding the occurrence of rhanini in Malta. It is not a 

 species at all likely to occur, and I strongly suspect an error in deter- 

 mination. 



125. C. deopatra, Linn. — Scarce, and confined for the most part 

 to the gardens and valleys of the western side of the island. Mr. 

 Mathew observed the females ovipositing on a stunted thorny buck- 

 thorn in February and March. Miua-Palumbo and Failla-Tedaldi 

 (Mat. per la Fauna lepidott. della Sicilia, p. 25) state that " nelle 

 nostra contrade, Madonie, questa specie ha tre apparizioni ; la prima 



in gennaio, la seconda in giugno e luglio, la terza in sett, et ott 



Le diverse generazioni non oflfrono notevoli differenze." Arguing from 

 analogy, this species should also be triple-brooded in Malta, but there 

 is not sufficient evidence to show whether this is the case. I have only 

 once met with it, on June 14tli, 1902, when the specimens, all males, 

 seemed freshly emerged. Caruana-Gatto records a specimen taken in 

 June. Mr. Mathew — who gives {in litt.) dates captured or noted : — 

 Feb. 27th, 1897; March 22nd, 1897; March 18th to May 30th, 1898; 

 June 25th, 1892 ; and July 10th, 1897 — considers that there is only 

 one brood, the specimens emerging in June, hybernating, and ovi- 

 positing in the spring. 



4. Ackivus [Papiiio) inachaon, Linn. Maltese name, farfett tal 

 feigel ; Italian, niacaone. — Fairly common between the middle of March 

 and the middle of November. There appears to be a succession of 

 broods, and it is usually most plentiful in April and September. The 

 larvse are to be found upon fennel, which grows commonly about the 

 island. The later emergences seem to tend more and more to var. 

 sphijrus, Hb., to which the majority of the specimens on the wing in 

 the late summer may probably be referred. 



735. Ayiius {Sphinx) cnnvolvuli, Linn. — Mr. Caruana-Gatto says: 

 " This moth is never a rare species here, but I have been struck by 

 the great numbers I have seen in September and October in all places 

 where there were Fancratii in flower" (Medn. Nat. vol. ii. p. 287; 

 Dec. 1st, 1892). I have only once met with this species in Malta, 

 and that was on May 26th, 1902. It appears, therefore, to be double- 

 brooded. 



749. Hylrs {L'h(crncampa) euphorbia, Linn. — The moth is common 

 in May, and the larvfe are abundant during the autumn. 



752. Phryxus {Deilephila) iivornica, Esp. — Not uncommon in May. 

 I have seen it hovering over flowers in the Argotti Gardens just before 

 sunset. 



753. Hippotion {Chcerocamjxt) celvrio, Linn. — Scarce. I have one 

 specimen, taken on Nov. 26th, 1902. Mr. Caruana-Gatto records one 

 on October 11th, 1892, and three others taken about the same time 

 (Medn. Nat. vol. ii. p. 287); and Mr. J. C. Sciortino records another 

 taken at light in August, 1.892 {I.e. p. 330). 



768. Sesia {j\[acroylossum) stellatarum, Linn. — Abundant through- 

 out the year. Fresh broods appear in May and Octgber, the latter 

 surviving until about the end of March, and constantly appearing on 

 the wing throughout the winter. 



970. Lasiocampa quercus, Linn. — Mr. De la Garde records both 

 type and var. sicula : the latter emerged in July. I have only met 



