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breeding-pan ; I keep the pupas very moist and warm upon a layer of 

 earth. On Sept. 17th I had the pleasure of taking a fine female 

 A. atropus which was settled upon a potato-stem ; a neighbour dis- 

 covered and kindly directed me to it. Doubtless if the fields where it 

 occurs were carefully searched, a number might be found about this 

 date. Sphinx convohuU has also turned up commonly. I had larvae, 

 pupa; and imago, all at the same time alive ; the imago was plentiful 

 from Aug. 16th to the end of the month ; they were nearly all females, 

 and worn. I tried to obtain ova, but without result, and upon opening 

 them I discovered they had already deposited ; still there appeared to 

 be a mass of soft ova in one or two examples. Up to Sept. 13th many 

 were seen, in fact scarcely a night passed with a blank. Afterwards 

 they were less plentiful, but suddenly, during the first week of October, 

 I netted four perfectly good males, which were undoubtedly British 

 born, and since Oct. 7th I have not seen any more, as the nights have 

 been frosty. From Sept. 6th to 20th I had two larvte and two pupae 

 brought to me, and one pupa dug by myself. Two imagines emerged 

 on Oct. 3rd, another on the 14th ; one pupa died, which I am keeping, 

 and a larva died in changing. No doubt I could have obtained more 

 larvae had I discovered earlier that they were to be found. From the 

 above notes I should say the life-histories of both species are identical. 

 I had each alive in three distinct stages. Specimens of each were 

 also reared without forcing. It will be interesting if S. convolvuli 

 survives our winter, and is to be found about July next year ; if so, 

 larvfe should be found commonly during August and September. 

 S. ligustti and Smetintkus oceUatm have been especially plentiful in the 

 larval stage. — J. Hy. Fowler; Kingwood, Hants, Oct. 16th, 1901. 



Notes from Ilford, kc.—Acherontia atropos, larva found leaving 

 potato plot, Aug. 28th, 1901 ; pupated by Sept. 5th. SpJiinx convolvuli, 

 perfect imago found on a fence at mid-day, Sept. 21st, 1901. Smerin- 

 thus ocellatus, S. popnli, and S. tilia;, larvffi recently taken and now 

 pupated. Chcerocampa elpenor, larva found in 1900. Macror/lossa 

 stellatariim, very numerous in 1900. Lycana arffiolus, several taken, 

 1901 ; also two seen on the wing, July 12th, in Ebury Street, Pimlico; 

 several also seen, July 19th, at Belvedere, Kent. — Joseph Adams ; 

 38, Empress Avenue, Cranbrook Park, Ilford, Essex, Sept. 21st, 1901. 



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Entomological Society of London. — October 2n(l, 1901. — The Rev. 

 Canon W. W. Fowler, President, in the chair. Mr. G. C. Champion 

 exhibited a long series of Buprestis samjuinea, Fabr., from Albarracin, 

 Spain, showing the remarkable dimorphism of this species. — Mr. H. 

 St. J. Donisthorpe exhibited, on behalf of the Rev. H. S. Gorham, of 

 Shirley Warren, a specimen of the scarce beetle, Mister marginatus. 

 Mr. Champion remarked that the species had been taken by Mr. Har- 

 wood, of Colchester. He also exhibited a number of rare Coleoptera 

 from the New Forest — ia) Velleius dilatatus, F., twelve specimens, ten 

 from one hornets' nest in August, and the other two from two other 



