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rhamni, either in the egg or larval stage. Perhaps the spring brood 

 of Cyatiiris argiolus was not quite so common in Chiswick as it was a 

 year or two ago, but some specimens were seen of the July brood, 

 which is here usually very scarce. Pieris rajm has been as abundant 

 as usual, but P. napi aud F. brassicce have not perhaps occurred in 

 their usual quantity in this neighbourhood. Ccenonympha pamphilns 

 was very abundant in Kichmond Park, and Aphantopus (Epinephele) 

 hyperanthus in plenty at Chalfont Road. But perhaps the most 

 unusually abundant species is Aglais {Vanessa) xirticie. The first seen 

 was at Clandon, July 15th, and several have been seen, even at Chis- 

 wick, since. There were eight fine specimens, probing the blossoms 

 of Sedum telephium, in the garden on September 13th. Though 

 common enough elsewhere, such a congregation is rare within six miles 

 of Charing Cross. Pyrameis atalanta, too, is certainly more numerous 

 than it has lately been in this district. Pamphilns sylvanus was really 

 numerous on Putney Heath towards the end of July. I noticed a 

 specimen, on August 5th, resting quite exposed on a bramble-leaf, 

 with the wings closed over the back while the rain was falling fast ; but 

 though the leaf was wet, the butterfly was perfectly dry. I should 

 have expected it would have crept under the leaf. Among the Hetero- 

 cera the larvcB of Phalera bacephala have been an exceptional plague in 

 the gardens here, on rose, lime, and birch. Their habit of stripping 

 certain branches on one side of the trees causes the shrubs to become 

 very unsightly. The larva of Mamestra trifolii [chenopodii) has been 

 quite common on its food-plant, but I have only seen one larva of 

 Pelurga comitata. On the walls and fences in the neighbourhood a few 

 Catocala nupta appear every year, but this year the number has been 

 quite doubled. The larvfe of Acronycta aceris have also been rather 

 commoner than usual. This species, both here and on the Continent, 

 appears to be quite suburban. After having been almost scarce for 

 the last two or three years, the larva of Spilosoma menthastri is again 

 becoming common. — Alfred Sich ; Corney House, Chiswick, Sep- 

 tember 15th, 1905. 



Note on Second Emergences. — It wovild be interesting to know 

 the experiences of other entomologists as to second emergences this 

 season. I have had the following : — On August 20th, Stauropus fagi, 

 and a few days later a second example ; Pterostoma palpina in August, 

 date not noted ; on September 11th, Hypena proboscidalis ; and on 

 August 26th I found a larva of Porthesia similis [auriflua) half grown, 

 which spun its cocoon on September 2nd and is now a pupa, and the 

 imago will doubtless emerge shortly. — Francis C. Woodbridge ; North- 

 croft, Uxbridge. 



Partial Second Brood of Pseudoterpna bajularia. — On July 5th 

 last, at 10 p.m., I took a female of the above, and obtained ova. These 

 hatched on the 12th of that month, and were fed in a glass cylinder 

 indoors on oak (the room faced north-east). Some of the larva fed up 

 much quicker than others — in fact, to-day , September 11th, to my 

 great surprise, a beautiful male specimen (full-sized) emerged, and 

 yet some of the larvae are still very small, and have every appearance 



