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their larvae nor have I taken the moth, although I have looked at the 

 proper times. I was discussing the subject with Mr. T. A. Lofthouse 

 of this town, and he told me he had long suspected that this insect 

 was a larch and pine feeder. In conclusion, I should like to point out 

 that the elevation of the wood in which the insect occurs is from 

 600-800 ft. above sea-level. —J. W. H. Hakrison ; 181, Abingdon 

 Road, Middlesborough. 



A Natural History of the British Butterflies. — We have just 

 received from the publisher, Mr. Elliot Stock, Paternoster Row, Lon- 

 don, E.C., eleven parts of volume ii. of this comprehensive work by 

 Mr. J. W. Tutt. The first part of this volume was issued on February 

 15th, 1907, and part xi. on July 20th. In the introductory chapters, 

 pp. 1-48, the subjects discussed are ^Estivation and Hybernation, the 

 Gregarious Habit, and the Family Habits of Butterfly Larvae. The five 

 species of "hairstreak" butterflies occurring in Britain are next con- 

 sidered, and these the author refers to the three tribes into which he 

 divides the subfamily Ruralina3 (Theclinas) of his Ruralidae ; the whole 

 being embraced in the superfamily Ruralides (Theclides). In the first 

 tribe Callophryidi, Callophrys (Thecla) rubi, L., is the only species, 

 occurring in the palfearctic region, referable to it, although some 

 North American species probably belong thereto. The tribe Strymonidi 

 comprises Edwardsia {Thecla) w-album, Enoch, and Stryman prmii, L. ; 

 whilst Bithys (Zephyrus) quercus and Ruralis (Zephyrus) betula are in- 

 cluded in the tribe Ruralidi. When it is stated that an average of some 

 forty-five pages is occupied in dealing with each species, in its perfect 

 and early stages, it will be understood that the treatment is of the 

 elaborate character the author has accustomed us to in his previous 

 volumes on Lepidoptera. Even such details as the time of appearance 

 of the imago, British localities, and distribution abroad are set out at 

 great length. Under Callophrys rubi, for example, these matters alone 

 run into about thirteen pages. Altogether there are in the eleven 

 parts 344 pages, and four (? five) plates. The latter are capital 

 reproductions of photographs of eggs of the Ruralides, life-history of 

 Callophrys rubi, and pupal hairs, &c. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Ennomos autumnaria at Ashford, Eent. — Early in the morning 

 of October 3rd last I picked up from the pavement in Ashford a male 

 specimen, in very fair condition, of E. autumnaria. — D. Chittenden ; 

 14, Limes Grove, Lewisham, S.E. 



Leucania vitellina in Eent. — Whilst spending a few days collecting 

 with Mr. E. D. Green. I have had the pleasure of taking a few L. vitel- 

 lina in East Eent. — Walter Dannatt ; Vanbrugh Park, Blackheath. 



Moths at Light. — It is true that from one cause and another I have 

 had very little opportunity for collecting Lepidoptera during the past 

 season, but so far as I was able to do so, I must say that I never 

 remember a worse one for these insects. A visit to the street-lamps 

 one evening in May (28th) yielded the following : — Euchelia jacobaa, 



