274 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Cyaniris argiolus. — I took a specimen of C. argiolus this 

 morning ; surely this is remarkably early for the second brood, 

 although in such weather almost anything is possible, I suppose ! 

 — B. E. J. 



Zyg^na filipendul^ ab. flava in Surrey. — On July 16th, 

 1911, I had the very good luck to take a line specimen of ZygcBna 

 fiUpendula ab. flava at rest on a flower-head of devil's-bit scabious at 

 Coulsdon, Surrey. — J. St. Aubyn ; " Tregotham," Endlesham Road, 

 Balham. 



Retarded Development on Emergence of Chesias rufata 

 (obliquabia). — On June 18th, at 8 p.m., a specimen of Chesias 

 rufata (obliquaria) emerged in one of my cages. As its wings had 

 not seemingly begun to develop when I went to bed, I concluded 

 that the pupa had been kept too dry and that the insect would be 

 crippled. Of this I felt certain when I found it in exactly the same 

 condition at 7.30 the next morning. To my surprise, however, at 

 9 a.m. it was fully developed, and in proper condition. I remember 

 seeing a note of a somewhat similar case, but cannot find the entry. 

 — (Rev.) J. E. Tarbat ; The Vicarage, Fareham, Hants. 



Note on Larv^ of Merodon equestris, F. — Not without some 

 regret I write to inform your readers and Mr. F. J. Chittenden of 

 another bulb attacked by these larvae. Last winter four or five bulbs 

 of Hippeastrum in my greenhouse were found to be infested with 

 fair-sized grubs which I at once suspected to be Merodon ; so to make 

 sure, they were placed in a breeding-cage, and this spring over a dozen 

 images made their appearance. Fortunately my bulbs were not very 

 costly ones, but considering the high prices paid for fine varieties, the 

 loss caused by a single female might be serious. Curiously enough, 

 the specific name of this plant is " equestre," and of the fly, "equestris." 

 — Fredk. C. Adams ; Fern Cottage, Lyndhurst, June 22nd, 1911. 



Phryxus (Deilephila) livornica in Sussex. — A female specimen 

 of the Striped Hawk-moth was taken here on Sunday, July 2nd, and 

 I should say by her appearance she had not been out of chrysalis very 

 long ; she, however, laid about nine eggs in the bottle in which she 

 was kept for the night. I have the insect in my possession, on the 

 setting-board, sorry to say, slightly damaged at tip of fore wings. I 

 have written to you, as I do not think a specimen has been recorded 

 from this district before. — Ernest Streeter ; Church Street, Pet- 

 worth, July 6th, 1911. 



Phryxus livornica in Cornwall. — A specimen of the Striped 

 Hawk [Phryxus livornica) was recently sent to me by a friend, who 

 got it near Newquay, Cornwall, on June 27th. — R. R. Waters ; 

 1, Hillmorton Road, Rugby, July 23rd, 1911. 



Lepidoptera at Light. — The arc lamps in York in early June 

 seem to have proved very attractive to moths, for I found a very 

 large number on the pavements in the town. These included Acro- 

 nycta {Jochara) alni (2), D. chaonia, several of the dark Acronycta 

 rumicis, Eurymene dolohraria (2), and a rather good specimen of 



