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folding-nets, and though my son pursued the insect, fitting up his 

 net as he did so, just as he was prepared to strike at it, it flew over 

 the hedge and across a field of wheat, where of course he was unable 

 to follow it. We were thus unable to judge of its condition. No 

 doubt the prevalence of strong south-westerly winds lately has blown 

 some C. edusa over from abroad, and if conditions continue favour- 

 able we may look for this species later. — H. Huggins ; 13, Clarence 

 Place, Gravesend. 



Prevalence of Arctia caia Larv^ this Year. — Last season 

 Mr. L. W. Newman remarked on the scarcity of these larvae in Kent, 

 and I was able to confirm his remarks as far as this district is con- 

 cerned. Mr. Newman suggested that the scarcity last season was 

 probably caused by the fact that the hot autumn of 1906 had carried 

 the larvae past their usual stadium, and the majority had died during 

 the winter in consequence. I do not think that this theory is correct, 

 for last autumn was quite as hot as that of 1906, and this season 

 A. caia larvae have been quite as plentiful as they ever were about 

 here. — H. Huggins. 



Note on Metopsilus (Ch^rocampa) porcellus. — From the 

 17th till the 21st of June, Ghcerocampa loorcellus has been hovering 

 over and feeding from delphiniums in the garden here, and of them 

 I took three specimens. As I have not heard before of 'porcellus 

 visiting these flowers, I thought the capture worth recording. — 

 D. C. Holmes ; The Briars, Manor Road, Thames Ditton, June 

 26th, 1908. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, 1907-8. With Five Plates. Pp. i-xvi, 1-114. The 

 Society's Rooms, Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge. 



From the "Report of the Council," which by the, way is the 

 Thirty-sixth, we learn that the present membership of this flourishing 

 Society totals 166. That excellent work is being done by the mem- 

 bers, in the various departments of natural history study and research, 

 the literary contents of the publication present convincing evidence. 

 Among the papers are — " Our Authorities : an Introduction to the 

 Early Literature of Entomology," by Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S. ; " Rho- 

 palocera of the Taunus Hills," by Alfred Sich, F.E.S. ; " Notes on 

 Porthesia chrysorrhma " and " Further Notes on Tortrix 2)ro7iubana," 

 by R. Adkin, F.E.S. In the President's Address there is considerable 

 reference to local Natural History Societies, their objects, &c. ; also 

 interesting remarks on the advantages of associating local societies 

 in the form of a federation or union. 



Three of the plates illustrate the life-history of Tortrix pro- 

 nuhana, largely reproductions of photographs by Mr. A. E. Tonge ; 

 two others show photos of the larvae and pupae of Charaxes jasius, 

 by Mr. H. Main. 



