106 THE entomologist's record. 



knew a locality in Carlisle which produced a few dark aberrations, but 

 it has been since built on, and I know of no other Cumberland locality 

 where any dark forms occur. — G. Wilkinson, 62, Bromley Street, 

 Workington. March Wth, 190G. 



:iaOTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Query re the hybernation of Argynnis niobe, Linn. — Are any of 

 your readers able to tell me whether Argynnis niobe hybernates in the 

 egg or larval stage, and, if as an egg, when it hatches, or, if as a larva, 

 when it recommences to feed? — M. Gillmer, 4, Elisabethstrasse, 

 Cothen, Anhalt, Germany. March llth, 1906. 



Doubtful record concerning the Oviposition and time of hatching 

 OF the egg of Parnassius APOLLO." — I have just noted [Entom., xxxix., 

 p. 36) a statement by Mr. G. H. Gurney that (1) a $ Parnassius apollo 

 laid an egg on a plant of saxifrage at his feet (at Kalpetran, in the Visp 

 Valley, in July, 1906), and that (2) another ? from the same locality 

 laid a quantity of fertile eggs which successfully hatched indue course. 

 These facts are, it seems to me, exceedingly important, the egglaying 

 of P. apollo, and the probable use of the abdominal pouches thereanent 

 having been the subject of more than one note during the past few years, 

 in the magazines, and, secondly, the inference that the eggs of P. apollo 

 obtained hatched some time say in 1905 (at any rate some date before 

 the writing of the article which was published on February 1st). One 

 wishes for the observations of entomologists on both the following 

 questions. (1) Are the eggs laid on plants of saxifrage ? (2) Can 

 eggs of Parnassius apollo be made to hatch, say before mid-January, 

 anywhere in confinement ? Such records as these are unsettling to 

 one's mind. — J. W. Tutt. 



Notes on a visit to Arnside. — I spent a few days in July last 

 (from the 16th to 20th) in this interesting locality, and, although my 

 work was almost confined to searching trunks, etc., by day, and 

 dusking in the evening ; yet a fair number of species were taken, 

 among which were the following : In the pine woods on the Knott, 

 Macaria liturata on the trunks and twigs ; on some rough stony 

 ground just below, Melanippe c/aliata and Gnophos obscuraria were 

 disturbed, and Anaitis playiata were taken plentifully, mostly sitting 

 on twigs of juniper, with their wings partly wrapped round the twig. 

 At dusk, in the same place, Eupithecia sobrinata were common. 

 Dusking in the lanes produced Acidalia incanaria, Eupithecia sub- 

 fulvata and Axylia putris, and in one of them, Hellinsia osteodactyla 

 and Adkinia bijnmctidactyla were taken, the former plentifully, but 

 very local, the latter only two. During the day Polyommatus astrarche 

 were common, but worn. At the "Fairy Steps," Satyrus setnele were 

 plentiful, and odd specimens of Chrysophanus phlaeas and Zephyrus 

 querciis were seen. On the walls, Nudaria vnmdana occurred. A 

 search was made for Asthena blomeraria, but it was apparently over (I 

 had previously taken it on June 24th). Of larvae, only a few ' 

 Eupithecia cenosata and PHanthoecia carpophaga were taken, on both I 

 Silene inflata and S. tuaritima, and an odd specimen of Pharetra • 

 rumicis. Witherslack. — A run over to Witherslack on the 18th, 

 produced Plebeius aegoyi in plenty, with the ? s much suffused with ! 

 blue ; Selidosema plumaria {ericetaria) numerous, but rather passi ; and ( 



