170 THE entomologist's KECOED. 



the larva and emerges in quantities through a small hole at the top ot 

 the case. — Alfred Sich, August, 1919. 



[Of ten cases Mr. Sich kindly sent me, only one produced an 

 imago, the remainder produced abundance of the small Hymenopteron. 

 — H.J.T.] 



Ageilus lunatus in Surrey. — My note in this Magazine, vol. xxx., 

 p. 191, referred to aia old specimen. It is therefore some satisfaction 

 to be able to record a recent capture, for, in June last, while searching 

 old hawthorns at Wimbledon for Longicorns, a fine specimen of the 

 Agrilas fell into the umbrella. Both specimens are females. — W. J. 

 AsHDoWN, Leatherhead. August 18th, 1.919. 



Notes on Entomology in Prance and Italy in 1918 [continued 

 from page 3 34).— June 3rd. — This afternoon I collected below, by, and 

 above the waterfall behind the hill to the right of the village of 

 Eigoroso. I believe the small gorge in which this waterfall is situated 

 to be a very good collecting ground, but this afternoon the wind was 

 extremely gusty and I could not test the locality well. I found Hespe- 

 ria carthami well out and fresh, and Agriades coridon, both sexes, in 

 abundance. Pnpilio podalirius and Satyrus fidia were present, but un- 

 approachable. I got several Pararge maera, a fine large form. The 

 males of Agriades thetis [bellargus) were common and fresh. I took one 

 male Scolitantides orion in good condition, and on the steep slopes of 

 the hill to the right of the stream below the waterfall, I found the 

 beautiful tigei'-lily growing wild in some abundance. Hesperia walvae 

 were still quite fresh on the wing and also abundant. 



June 7th. — Crossing the river Scrivia this afternoon by the wooden 

 bridge, I turned to the left, and taking the first gorge to the right from 

 the river bank, worked steadily up it, in time reaching the fir-woods on 

 the hill-side above. Polyommatus semiargus was now out in both sexes. 

 Loweia alciphron was getting more abundant, and I took the first 

 female. Coenonympha arcania was now fully out, and I met with it 

 constantly on bushes and hedges. A fresh specimen of Issoria lathonia 

 and several of Melitaea phoebe were added to the list. So far the 

 " fritillaries " had been scarcely represented among my captures. A 

 new capture here was a specimen of Syntomis phegea drying its wings ; 

 it should shortly be abundant. I found that my captures of last even- 

 ing at light were Miana strigilis, Dipterygia scabriuscida (pinastri), and 

 Mamestra pisi. I have omitted to note that the females of Epinephele 

 jurtina were at this date well on the wing. 



June 9th. — My last evening's captures at the electric light were 

 Arctia.villica, Deiidrolimns pint, Lithosia deplana, Jaspidia celsia, Tili- 

 acea anrago, Apatela aceris, Mimas tiliae, Rhodostrop/iia vibicaria, Netim- 

 ria viridata, Mamestra oleracea, Acontia luctuosa, Calyiunia trapezina, 

 and Panolis piniperda. Collecting in the afternoon in the same gorge 

 as on June 7th, I found L. alciphron more numerous and Hipocrita 

 jacobaeae common. P. semiargus was well out in both sexes, and I took 

 Melanargia galathea var. procida, although the males were far from 

 being abundant. Pyrameis atalanta and Limenitis Camilla were the 

 only representatives of the Vanessids. C. arcania was now abundant 

 in both sexes. 



June 13th. — At the electric light in my own room last night I find 



