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Hesperia carthami. — Very abundant ; a rather small and brightly- 

 marked form first seen on June 6th. Mr. Eayward made certain of 

 the identification by the genitalia. 



H. cirsii. — Some examples of a species of Hesperia taken by me 

 at the end of July, 1905, prove, on an examination of genitalia being 

 made by Mr. Ray ward, to be this species ; they were abundant at 

 that time in the Vega, and also at Santa Croche. 



H. serratulae. — A Hesperid which was first met with on June 18th, 

 and which superficially appeared to be this species, was found on 

 examination of the genitalia to be it. Specimens were taken at 

 Santa Croche and Losilla, but they were not abundant. 



H. onopordi. — This species was fairly common. The first 

 examples were taken on May 19th, and it continued in good con- 

 dition until the end of June. The identification was confirmed by 

 Mr. Rayward's preparation of the genitalia. 



H. malvoides. — Zapater speaks of H. malvae being not scarce. 

 Undoubtedly by this is meant H. malvoides, which we did not find 

 uncommon. A preparation of the genitalia by Mr. Rayward shows 

 it to be this species. First taken on June 10th. 



Nisoniades tages. — Not infrequent from May 19th ; all that we 

 saw were var. cervantes. 



Adopaea flava. — A few specimens were captured. It is not 

 mentioned in Zapater's Catalogue, and is the only species of Rho- 

 palocera we met with that is not. 



The Heterocera were not much worked, but the following 

 species were taken or identified : — 



Aglaope infausta, Anthrocera rhadamanthns var. cingulata, A.sar- 

 pedon, Arctia fasciata, Pseudoptema coronillavia, Gnophos mucidaria, 

 Acidalia rubellata, A. rubiginata, Athroolopha pennigaria, Eurran- 

 athis plumistaria, Rhodostrophia calabraria var. tabidaria, Heliothis 

 cardui var. purpurata,- Leucania vitellina, Calophasia almoranda, 

 Metopoceras chalidja, Athetis hispanica, Acontia lucida, Erastria 

 viridisquama, Tarache lucida, Pyrausta sanguinalis, P. diffusalis, 

 Cledeobia moldavica, Cledeobia bombycalis, Crambus craterelhcs, 

 Evergestis frumentalis, E. umbrosalis, Heterogynis penella, Ancylis 

 unguicella, Pleurota bicostella. 



Youlgreave, South Croydon : September 4th, 1913. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



BlSTON HIRTARIA THREE YEARS IN PUP^. — On April 9th, 1910, 



I was fortunate in finding this insect in cop. and I successfully 

 reared a good number of the larvae. The larvae were a fine healthy 

 lot, and were all down before the end of July. Not one specimen 

 had appeared by April, 1911. The pupae were alive and healthy, but 

 showed no signs of emerging. They were always kept outside. On 

 March 29th, 1912, three fine hirtaria appeared, one male and two 

 females, and moths continued to emerge up to April 10th, though still 

 a number failed to do so. On March 27th, 1913, one female appeared, 



