94 Field Notes. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Poplar Hawkmoth in Durham. — In June 1902 a fine 

 specimen of the Poplar Hawkmoth [^Smeriiithns populi) was 

 caug'ht near Greenside, in the parish of Ryton, in the county 

 of Durham. — J. W. Fawcett, Satley, Darhngton. 



Poplar Hawkmoth in Northumberland. The month of 

 June 1902 was a plentiful one for the Poplar Hawkmoth in 

 various parts of Northumberland, and remarkably fine specimens 

 were caug'ht at Corbridge on 14th June, and at Cornhill School- 

 house, Cornhill-on-Tweed, on 17th June, by Mr. R. Hall.— 

 J. W. Fawcett, Satley, Darlington. 



Lepidoptera New to Cleveland Taken in 1902. — 

 Cvmatophora floviconiis, taken at Carlton-in-Cleveland in 

 April ; Hvpsipe:!es ruberata, bred from larvai taken at Great 

 Avton ; Cucidlia chamomillce , taken at rest on fence at Great 

 .\vton, 31st May; Larentia filignwunaria, bred from larvje 

 taken at Ginsborough ; Cheimatobia boreata, common among 

 Birch at Kildale in November. — T. Ashton Lofthouse, Middles- 

 brough, i2th January 1903. 



COLEOPTERA. 

 Cionus scrophulariae in Westmorland. — No doubt Cionus 

 scrophuhirke is pretty widely distributed. Dr. Johnson, of 

 Grasmere, brought me on 5th June 1901 specimens of the 

 perfect insect, which was abundant on the Mullein plant 

 {Verbascum Thapsus) in his garden. Examining our own garden 

 plants, it was found to be numerous there too, resorting to the 

 lower parts of the large woolly leaves. The beetles were pairing, 

 and soon disappeared. Mr. Wallis Kew's interesting paper 

 apprised me of the earlier life-history of this weevil, and last 

 year I looked out for it in the garden. Nothing was seen of it, 

 however, till 24th June, when again the perfect insects were 

 found on the Mullein plant which stands on the bank of the 

 river Rothay. But on 28th July, when gathering flowers 

 a quarter-mile higher up stream, we came across Figwort 

 [Scrophularia nodosa) greatly infested by it, the feeding snail- 

 like grub and the larva being present. Are there, then, since 

 Mr. Wallis Kew says that the imago emerges in some ten days 

 from the cocoon, two generations of this beetle in the summer? 

 And does it always resort to another plant when perfected ? 

 I should say that there may be Figwort plants nearer to our 

 garden Mullein than those found infested. — Mary L. Armitt, 

 Rydal. 



Naturalist, 



