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a fortnight old on birch, and fed up fairly well. Several died, but 

 twelve to eighteen pupated in cocoa-nut fibre placed in box in sleeve, 

 and the moths successfully emerged in August. 



Odontosia carmelita. — Having obtained three pupae from Mr. 

 Newman, of Bexley, I was agreeably surprised to find both a male and 

 female emerge together one fine morning in April. When placed in 

 a candle-chimney cage covered with tiffany they paired at about sun- 

 set, and some fifty ova were subsequently obtained. Having been 

 advised to sleeve the larvse, I did so about ten days after hatching, 

 but all gradually sickened and died, the last succumbing when about 

 half-grown in late July. Three friends had some of these larv^, and 

 all were equally unsuccessful. It has been suggested to me that the 

 reason for failure was the honeydew on the leaves caused by aphides, 

 which were very numerous. This seems feasible, as other species fed 

 and sleeved on same birch likewise sickened, though some did fairly 

 well, as falcula and camelina. Can any reader throw out a sugges- 

 tion ? — Harold E. Winser ; Kent House, Cranleigh, Surrey. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



NoLA ALBULALis IN SussEX. — About the end of July, 1906, a 

 specimen of Nola albulalis was taken by my brother Geoifrey at the 

 foot of the Downs near Lewes. Owing to his having done very little 

 entomology since that time the insect has only just been identified. — 

 Hugh J. Vinall ; Torbay, Park Road, Lewes, April 23rd, 1908. 



Herminia derivalis not at Barmouth or Chester. — For Her- 

 minia derivalis at Barmouth (Entom. xxxviii. p. 292), and at Chester 

 (xli. p. 66), read Zanclognatha grisealis = ne7noralis. — J. Arkle ; 

 Chester. 



Lepidoptera of East Sutherland. — The following list is supple- 

 mentary to that published (Entom. xl. p. 40) : — Selenia bilunaria 

 (Ulimaria), sparingly; Odontoptera bidentata, sparingly (very dark 

 forms) ; A7}i,2Jhidasys betularia, fairly common (normal forms), out of 

 many larvae bred no black forms occurred ; Demas coryli, fairly com- 

 mon; Gidaria ?7imto, sparingly ; Hyijsipetes trifasciata (impliiviata), 

 common ; Hadena thalassma, sparingly ; CymatopJiora duplaris, 

 fairly common ; Coremia designata, sparingly. Total of previous list 

 of species 98, new additions as above 9 = 107 species. — M. A. Rolla- 

 soN ; Jan. 1st, 1908. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society op London. — Wednesday, March 18th, 

 1908.— Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, President, in the chair.— Mr. Edwin 

 Goldthorp Bayford, of 2, Rockingham Street, Barnsley ; Mr. Edgar 

 L. Clark, of Congella, Natal ; Mr. G. W. Jeffrey, of the Alpine Gold 

 Mining Company, Barberton, Transvaal Colony; Mr. G. W. Lawn, 

 of Tudor House, Wealdstone, HaiTow ; and Mr. D. Langsdon, of 20, 



