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Lijwptycha plumhana, Scop. — Frequents the same places with 

 plambagana, and the two species are generally to be found together. 

 The allied L. satuniana I have never met with. 



Fijrodes rheediella, L. — May be taken freely at the end of May 

 flying in the sunshine round the tops of tall hawthorn bushes or 

 hedges. Generally distributed. The larva feeds in the greeu berries. 



Catoptria albeisana. — Not common any wiiere, but widely distributed. 

 I have taken a fair number at Warley, also, but rarely at Wanstead, 

 Epping, lugatestone, and Hadleigh. The larva may be found in 

 September in rolled-up leaves of honeysuckle, and is not difficult 

 to breed. 



C. idicetana, Haw. — In swarms round almost every furze bush. I 

 once or twice met with specimens almost as strongly marked as the 

 well-known Scotch form assedana, St., but as a rule they are very 

 plainly marked in Essex. 



C. hypericana, Hb. — Somewhat local amongst Hypericum, in the 

 young shoots of which the larva may be found early in May. Localities 

 are Ingatestone, Blackmore, South Weald, Chelmsford, &c. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



The British Museum Collection of British Lepidoptera. — In 

 connection with the rearrangement of this collection some living larvae 

 have been received from Mr. A. M. Smallpeice, Ringwood, Hants, which 

 have been blown and preserved. We have also received promises of 

 larvae from Mr. Ed. H. Thornhill, Boxworth, Cambridge ; and of a 

 large collection of preserved pupfe from the Rev. J. Green, Rostrevor, 

 Clifton. These will all be extremely useful, and we are much obliged 

 to the donors. — G. F. Hampson. 



NoTODONTA DRYiNOPA, Lowcr. — I stated {ante, p. 42) that the pupa 

 of this moth is furnished with a sharp spike on the head, and that the 

 only explanation accounting for the removal of the round piece of the 

 hard cocoon must be that the pupa cuts it out, for no piercing instru- 

 ment could be found upon the moth. I have now ascertained that the 

 vioth, with this spike, cuts the fragment out ! The particulars are 

 these : obtaining some of this season's cocoons, containing pupge, I cut 

 holes in them, determined to watch for developments, and was soon 

 rewarded by observing that the first moth had burst its pupal shell, 

 and was moving, very deliberately, backwards and forwards, in fact, 

 pushing against the wall in front. Upon removing more of the 

 cocoon, to admit of a better view of the operation, I was pleased and 

 surprised to see that the portion of the pupal shell covering the eyes 

 and that above holding the spike, remained fixed to the moth's head ; it 

 is kept in position by two little pegs which pass in between the eyes. 

 I have since tried to bottle several of the moths with the head-piece 

 attached, but they strike it off directly they emerge. However, I have 

 sent the pupal head-pieces, cocoons, chrysalids, &c., to a well-known 



EKTOM. — JULY, 1902. Q 



