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I was, however, somewhat surprised to find on the following Monday 

 morning that the greater number had hatched out. This certainly 

 seemed a very short time for duration of the egg-stage — five and a 

 half days.— (Eev.) J. E. Tarbat ; Fareham, Hants, June 24th, 1909. 



Occurrence of P. moneta. — For the last eight years I have 

 looked out plants of Delphinium in this neighbourhood for traces of 

 the larvae of P. moneta without success. This month, however, I 

 have found or had brought to me sixteen cocoons, so that the species 

 is evidently still extending its range. It has been taken in the 

 county for some years, but to my own knowledge not so far west. — 

 (Eev.) J. E. Tarbat ; Fareham, Hants, June 24th, 1909. 



[This species has been recorded from the New Forest. — Ed.] 



The Entomological Club. — A meeting was held at the Savage 

 Club, Adelphi Terrace, on May 20th last, Mr. H. Eowland-Brown in 

 the chair. Other members present were Prof. E. B. Poulton and 

 Messrs. E. Adkin, T. W. Hall, G. T. Porritt. Among other visitors 

 were the Honorary Members, Messrs. A. H. Jones and A. Sich. — 

 E. South, Hon. Sec. 



Errata. — Page 140, line 6, for " Crosley " read " Crosby " ; line 

 23, for "pine or among sweet gale" read "June 1907, among sweet 

 gale"; line 15 from bottom, for '' Graphiolitha" read '' Graplio- 

 Utha." Page 141, line 1, for " bilunaria " read " bilunana." 



captuees and field KEPOETS. 



EuRYMENE DOLABRARiA IN CUMBERLAND. — As there liavo been 

 few records of this moth in the North of England, it may perhaps 

 be of interest to record that I captured a specimen on the wing, on 

 June 3rd, at Tarn Lodge. — George B, Eoutledge ; Tarn Lodge, 

 Headsnook, Carlisle, June 4th, 1909. 



GONODONTIS (OdONTOPERA) BIDENTATA AB. nigra IN SuRREY. — I 



have to record the capture, by myself, of a male G. ah. nigra 

 (Prout) on May 81st, 1909. The specimen was at rest on the tarred 

 fence surrounding Waverly Woods, Surrey. Is not this a record for 

 Surrey ? I have never heard of it being taken so far south. I see 

 that Yorkshire and Lancashire are given as localities in ' Moths of 

 the British Isles," series ii., p. 278. — Cecil Worssam ; Hillside, 

 St. Albans. 



Argyrolepia schreibersiana in Cambridgeshire. — On June 

 3rd last I went into Cambridgeshire to look for some A. schreibers- 

 iana, but it was a very cold day, wind north-east, and I did not expect 

 to do much good. After examining a great many trunks of elm, I 

 was successful in taking two specimens, and was about to return 

 home, when I came to a small whitethorn bush, which I beat for 

 larvae. To my great surprise and pleasure I found three A. schreibers- 

 iana at the first beating, and was successful in taking eighteen in all. 

 The cold had evidently driven them into the bush for shelter. I think 

 this is a record catch of this rare and pretty little Tortrix for one 



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