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later ; my pupae were kept out -of- doors, spun up in chopped heath, in 

 large flower pots, covered with muslin, all the Avinter. I never bring 

 them in, neither do I those of Htauropus farji. On April 28th I took 

 two wild male Lophopteryx carmelita, on old birch trunks, but failed 

 again this year to obtain a wild female. Staitrojms fagi is late this 

 year and after searching large beech woods all to-day I have only 

 obtained nine males, inclusive of two large and very black ones. The 

 females should be out in a day or two noAV, after this rain. Alto- 

 gether my bag was a good one on this <late, for I obtained also two 

 Notodonta trepida, two Lojyliopteryx camdma, twelve Drepana imf/nieula, 

 two dozen C'yaniris aryiohts, eight Euchlo'e cardamines and Pararge 

 eyeria, with other small fry. The sallows were late owing to cold 

 nights and winds, but they paid well for a visit, and Taeniocanqm 

 vmnda, Panolis pinipcrda, T. yracUis, T. mimosa, T. poimlcti, T. 

 stabilis, T. instabilis and T. pulverulenta were in great abundance. — W. 

 Barnes, 7, New Eoad, Eeading. May 8th, 1900. 



Lee. — The only species worthy of notice in this district, so far, are 

 Uyaniris aryiolns and larvfe of Flusia rnoneta. Of the former one 

 expects to see a few examples each season, but this year it has been 

 positively common, and during the first week of the month it was to 

 be seen daily in considerable numbers. Finding a larva of the latter 

 in my garden on the 8th, I visited that of a friend in which I took four 

 in 1899, and secured twenty- six. These varied greatly in size, some 

 being barely one-eighth of an inch long, whilst one was nearly fuUfed. 

 I fear this insect must now be regarded as a garden pest, it really 

 does considerable mischief when it attacks the Aconitnm. The leaves 

 of this plant not being convenient for it to form a home from as are 

 those of the DelpMmum, it spins together the ends of the shoots, eats 

 out their centres, and so causes the plants to be without bloom until 

 fresh growth has been made. — B. A. Bower, F.E.S., 33, Eltham 

 Road, Lee, S.E. May IQth, 1900. 



OxTON. — This spring sallowing was very unproductive, but from 

 ova of Zonosoma porata, obtained last July, I have bred more than 60 

 specimens, though none approaches that captured here by Mr. Bower 

 last x\ugust. Unlike other districts from which reports have been 

 made, Cyamris aryiolns has been very scarce this year, or the high 

 winds prevented it showing itself. Little has been captured in the 

 traps, the only insect worth recording being a black ^ Tephrosia 

 bistort.ata, on April 22nd. It is a large specimen, in finest condition, 

 with rich ochreous fringes, similar in colouring to a black JHnrnea 

 fagella captured here last year.— E. F. C. Studd, M.A., F.E.S., Oxton. 

 May 25th, 1900. 



Lepidopteea in the Guildford district. — Bank-holiday, June 4th, 

 was an ideal day for collecting, and lepidoptera were exceedingly 

 plentiful. A run down to the Surrey downs, in the neighbourhood of 

 Guildford, produced many interesting species. The commonest, 

 probably, were Callophrys rubi and Cyamris argiolm, some of the 

 examples being, howeA^er, somewhat worn ; Euchlo'e cardamines was 

 also abundant and very fresh. I found Nemeobius hicina, of which I 

 brought away eleven, and I let quite as many escape as not being up 

 to standard. Polyommatns astrarche, P. icarus, Cupido minima (one 

 only), Syrichthus malvae, Brenthis cuphrosyne, Pararge megaera and P. 

 eyeria were also on the wing, and in fine condition, whilst Eugonia 



