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male, right female. The right-hand wings are longer and narrower 

 than those on the left, giving the insect a slightly lop-sided look ; 

 their colour, too, is vei'y much duller and browner than those on the 

 male side. The antennae correspond, that on the left being much 

 stouter and longer and much more strongly pectinated than that on 

 the right ; also the legs, those on the male side being much stouter 

 and more hairy than the corresponding female ones. There is also 

 a distinct ridge or dividing line down the exact centre of the body, 

 the shade of colouring on either side matching the wings, and the 

 male anal taft is confined to the left side ; so that it seems to be a 

 fairly evenly divided insect. I bred it from a larva found here last 

 year. — P. A. Cardew (Capt.) ; St. Aldwyns, Park Avenue, Dover, 

 May 10th, 1909. 



Catocala fraxini in Sussex. — A fine female of this species was 

 taken at rest on the trunk of an old poplar near the railway-station 

 at Horsham, on Sept. 3rd, 1908, by Mr. A. James, of Tooting Groove. 

 The moth was placed in a muslin cage, fed with syrup on a sponge, 

 and obligingly laid about one hundred and twenty eggs, after knock- 

 ing itself about somewhat in a vain attempt to escape, having in 

 view, I suppose, that something more succulent than dry muslin to 

 eat would be necessary for its future progeny. The ova, some of 

 which I have in my possession, commenced to hatch on 4th inst., 

 and some few have not yet hatched (14th inst.). A few of the larvae 

 are now in the second instar, but I regret that rather a large percen- 

 tage of the young larvae died in moulting. I had an opportunity of 

 inspecting the parent moth ; it was also exhibited, I understand, at 

 the South London Entomological Society in April. I am informed 

 that there have been several captures of this exceedingly rare species 

 in Surrey and Sussex during the past few years. — J. J. Jacobs 

 (Lieut. E.E.) ; Gillingham, Kent, May 14th, 1909. 



A Nature Study Exhibition, organised by the Nature Study 

 Society, will be held at the Eoyal Botanic Gardens, Eegent's Park, 

 N.W., on Friday and Saturday, June 4th and 5th. Open each day 

 from 10 am. to sundown. It will include Aquaria, Vivaria, and other 

 means of observing animals, with photographic and microscopic 

 illustrations. Tickets and all particulars may be obtained of Miss 

 Winifred de Lisle, Hon. Sec. of the Committee, 58, Tyrwhitt 

 Road, Brockley, S.E. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN May. — I saw a specimen of CoUas echisa to-day. 

 — Frank W. Fisher ; Cranborn, Sahsbury, May 19th, 1909. 



Notes from the South Midlands. — My brother took a male 

 specimen of Cerura bifida on a poplar-trunk at Peterborough yester- 

 day (April 26th). On the same d&^y a, Notodo7ita dromedarius taken in 

 the district emerged in my breeding-cage. The season has been very 

 early this year. Sallow was almost over here before it came out in 

 the New Forest or in Sussex, and I have Feb. 6th as a date for 

 Hyhernia leucophcearia and Lycia {Biston) hirtaria. Tceniocampa 



