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box will be the result. Geometers are ready for setting next morning 

 if put in the night before ; Noetuae not more than twenty-four hours. 

 Eepeat the process every time of using. — J. Beauland. [See Entom. 

 xxviii. 56. — Ed.] 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Vanessa atalanta and V. lo abundant at Sudbury, Suffolk, in 

 1899. — During the past season V. atalanta was very abundant here. 

 It was on the wing as late as October 29th. The larvsB of V. to were 

 also exceedinglv plentiful here in July ; in some places the nettles were 

 quite black with them, for they simply swarmed. They pupated about 

 July 2lst, and the butterflies emerged about August 3rd. As a rule, V. io 

 is not common with us. — Edward Ransom; Sudbury, Suffolk, Nov. 16th, 

 1899. 



Abundance of Vanessa atalanta in 1899.— This lovely butterfly 

 has been unusually plentiful here during the past season. I captured a 

 number in my garden during the latter half of August. The flowers of 

 the garden scabious proved the chief attraction, and they were easily netted 

 while engaged in imbibing the nectar from these flowers. All those I saw 

 and captured were rather under the average in size. It would be interest- 

 ing to know if this fact has been noted elsewhere. — R. Laddiman ; 

 25, Drayton Road, Norwich, Nov. 23rd, 1899. 



.AcHERONTiA ATROPOS IN 1899. — Since my note (xxxii. p. 255) on the 

 appearance of A. atropos in Suffolk, three pupae have been found here and 

 imagines emerged therefrom about the middle of October. I have also 

 seen a pupa which was found at Long Melford, Suffolk. — Edward Ransom; 

 Sudbury, Suffolk, Nov. 1 6th, 1899. 



On Oct. 7th a female specimen of A. atropos emerged from pupa, and 

 another example on the 18th of the same month. Both were perfect ; 

 they were reared from caterpillars taken at Dover. — C, VV. Colthrup ; 

 127, Barry Road, East Dulwich, S.E. 



On Sept. 22nd a full-fed larva of A. atropos was brought to me which 

 was found crawling on a road near this city. This is now in the pupa 

 state. — R. Laddiman; 25, Drayton Road, Norwich, Nov. 20th, 1899. 



Catocala ncpta in 1899. — J have found C. nupta very plentiful this 

 year, on tree-trunks in theFinchley Road,at Peckham Rye and East Dulwich; 

 and on stone pillars at Broadstairs and at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, thev 

 were particularlv common. — C. W. Colthrup; 127, Barrv Road, East 

 Dulwich, S.E., Nov. 22nd, 1899. 



Phigalia pedaria (pilosaria) in December. — I took a fine fresh 

 male from a Chester electric lamp on Dec. 6th. The editorial note upon 

 this eccentric species (xxiii. p. 134) will, I think, bear repeating: — " The 

 usual time for the appearance of this species is perhaps between the middle 

 of March and the middle of April, but it has been observed as early as 

 November and December, and so late as the middle of June. Fi^e Entom. 

 XX. pp. 64, 110 ; xxi. p. 91 ; xxii. p. 113." — J. Arkle ; Chester. 



Phlogophora meticulosa in December. — I captured fine and un- 

 usually dark specimens at the Chester electric lamps, on Dec. 4th, 6th, anjj 



