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breeding the species. Having procured the small withered tufts of 

 thrift, Avhich either contained full-fed larv£e or pupfe, I placed them in 

 a large glass receptacle securely fastened, on a shelf in a cool green- 

 house, and took care that they should have plenty of sunshine ; I also 

 sprinkled a little water over the thrift each morning. In former years 

 when trying on several occasions to obtain imagines from pupte, I 

 have invariably failed owing, I believe, to my having kept them too 

 dry, and having placed the box containing them too much in the 

 shade. Sunshine and moisture are, in my opinion, most essential in 

 breeding the species from pupje. — Ibid. 



Staukopus factI at Dormaxs Park. — On June 18th I caught a fine 

 male example of Staamiiuv faf/i in my bed-room at 11 p.m. I noticed 

 it flying, then it suddenly disappeared, I eventually found it sitting on 

 my chest, when I promptly bottled it. The species Avas quite new to 

 me, and I believe is new to the district. — M. Buee, F.Z.8., F.E.S., 

 Dormans Park, East Grinstead. Jane 19th, 1900. 



Habits of the larva of Euteicha queecifolia. — I have for many 

 years taken K. quercifulia in the larval stage in early spring. To find 

 the Avild larvae, I search early in April low down on the stems of 

 blackthorn. They are always on the young wood, and where a hedge 

 has been cut doAvn, or on a bank where there are young suckers among 

 grass, one usually meets Avith success. The most unlikely-looking 

 places are generally the best. In Kent it appears to be Avidely 

 distributed, I have taken larvae this spring in six different places. I 

 have occasionally found it on apple, once on dogwood, but the most 

 common food-plant in nature is the blackthorn. The larvae keep very 

 low down during the day, feeding at night, and, in captivity, I Avater 

 the food daily, the larvae appear not to keep healthy otherwise. — L. W. 

 Neavman, 7, Salisbury Eoad, Bexley, Kent. June 21.si, 1900. 



Lepidopteea at Guildfoed. — Another visit to the Guildford 

 district on June 16th turned out rather badly, the Aveather being- 

 unsatisfactory, Cijaniris avijioluH and Callophrys rnbi Avere still out, 

 Folijominatm icarus and P. astrarche AA'ere frequent, and some nice 

 splashed examples of the former Avere taken. Nemcohhis lucina Avas 

 OA^er, only one example seen. Brentliia selene Avas not yet out, and only 

 one B. cHphrosyne Avas seen, but AA^e observed Paran/e e(jeria,P. rnetjcvjva 

 and ijiKjonia polychloros, Avhilst Euchelia jacohaeae were SAvarming. 

 MacroglosHa facifonim Avas in good condition, and several other 

 interesting insects captured, although certainly not in the numbers 

 that they evidently Avould have occurred Avith more favourable Aveather 

 — C. P. Pickett, The EaA'enscrofts, Columbia Road, Hackney Road, 

 N.E. June l<dth, 1900. 



CoLiAs HYALE AT TuDDENHAM. — The iiiost interesting recent capture 

 is that of Colia-'i hi/alc, in absolutely perfect condition, at Tuddenham, 

 on June 13th. — W. J. Kaye, F.E.S., Worcester Court, Worcester Park, 

 Surrey. Jane 23rd, 1900. 



Cleoea viduaeia in Neav Forest. — I have myself recently examined 

 a AA^orn specimen of Cleora rulnaria, taken by George GulliA^er, at the 

 beginning of July, 1898, in the Ncav Forest. — Ibid. 



