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of Spilosoma lubricipeda, Phalera bucephala. aud Acronycta aceris were 

 noticed. Some friends who spent Aug. 7th at Shoreham took, among 

 other things, HespeHa comma (in beautiful condition), Melanargia galatea, 

 Argynnis aglaia, Lyccena corydon, and L. medon (one). 



Autumn collecting has been practically nil, Ennomos tiliaria has been 

 seen at a street-lamp on Sydenham Hill, and I saw a full-grown larva of 

 Vanessa atalanta at Lee on Sept. 23rd. 



During October Oporabia dilutata is the only moth I noticed. 



Chesias spartiata hegSLU coming out indoors on Sept. 25th, and kept od 

 till Oct. 18th; Cerastis vaccmii, Aug. 23rd till Sept. 9th; and Orthosia 

 lota, Sept. 9th to 27th. Surely the C vaccinii were rather early, even for 

 bred specimens, especially as they were kept under the same conditions as 

 the other two species, in a room facing north, with no artificial heat. 



A great many more insects were bred during the season, and taking it 

 all round it has been one of the most enjoyable I have experienced. 



Some Corrections. — T must apologize for the following mistakes : — Entom. 

 xxxi. p. 295, line 10, Thera juniperata should be T. variata var. obeliscata ; 

 p. 296, line 8, Lithosia griseola and var. stramineola should be Lithosia 

 helveola (males); line 10 (females). Entom. xxxii. p. 277, line 14 from 

 bottom of page, delete A. ophiogramma. I am exceedingly sorry for 

 having recorded the above without previously making their identification 

 certain. — J. M. B. Carr ; 46, Handen Road, Lee, S.E. 



Field Cricket (Gryllus campestris) near Hastings. — Rev. E. N* 

 Bloomfield has sent me a fine specimen of G. campestris, perfect except for 

 the antennae. It was taken in 1899, at Pett, near Hastings, under a slab 

 of wood in a temporary bathing-shed erected on the beach. It betrayed 

 itself b\' its shrill cry. To judge by the records, this fine insect is seldom 

 taken in England. — W. J. Lucas; Kingston-on-Thames. 



Hemerobius limbatus in January. — On Jan. 6th last I beat a single 

 specimen of H. limbatus from Pinus sylvestris on Esher Common. The 

 earliest noted in 1899 was March 3rd, in the same locality, when it was 

 taken on the wing. — W. J. Lucas ; Kingston-on-Thames. 



Lepidopterous Eggs on Sallow, &c. — I am much obliged to Miss 

 A. D. Edwards {ante, p. 14) and other entomologists, for their assistance in 

 defining the species of the eggs alluded to by me (Entom. xxxii. p. 307). 

 There is no doubt they were those of Odonestis potatoria, a very common 

 moth in the neighbourhood of Chester. Miss Edwards accurately de- 

 scribed the general position of the eggs, as there was always plenty of long 

 grass immediately below them, upon which the larvae could feed. I find 

 the description I gave of the caterpillars agrees with that in Wilson's 

 'Larvae '(p. 75), allowing for usual diflferences in the stage of growth. — 

 J. Arkle ; Chester. 



Sphinx convolvuli at Penarth. — A schoolboy brought me a full- 

 grown larva of S. convolvuli on Sept. Ist, 1899. I have also captured three 

 specimens of this beautiful moth at Penarth. — T. L. Howe. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPOs AT Penarth. — Two fine pupas of A. atropos 

 were brought to me by the station-master. They were obtained when 

 digging potatoes on the railway bank, Sept. 12th. I put them in my 

 breeding-cage, and four days after I found one imago had emerged ; the 



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