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p. 256, July, 1877; Vol. XXII., p. 294, 1889; Vol. XXV., p. 815, 
July, 1892; Vol. XXVL., p. 196, Spring, 1898; Vol. XXIX., p. 289, 
May-June, 1896; Vol. XXX., p. 67, August, 1896; Vol. XXXL, 
p. 20, 1897; Vol. XXXII, p. 95, 1898; Vol. XLI., pp. 64, 91, 1907. 
Sizes or Brivish Burrerrims.—I was interested in reading the 
measurements of British Lepidoptera in the Record some time ago, and 
thought that a few more might perhaps be of interest to other readers. 
The specimens measured are in my own collection and mostly captured. 
The measurements are given in millimeters. 
P. machaon, small 3 60; large 9 94. 
P. brassicae, small g 42, 9 44; large g 69, 2? 73. 
P. rapae, small g 34, 9 85; large g 59, @ 55. 
P, napi, small g 88, 9 35; large J 52, 9 54. 
FE. cardamines, small g 34, 2 85; large § 48, 2 50. 
A. urticae, small 9 385, ? 35; large g 58, 2 58. 
V. io, small g 42, 9 45; large § 70, 2? 68. 
P. cardwi, small g 45, 2 47; large, fg 74, 2 72. 
B. quercus, small 9 25; large 3g 40. 
P. icarus, small 3 24, ? 21; large 9 36, 2 38. 
P. atalanta, small g 50, @ 52; large g 72, 2 74. 
L. sibilla, small g 49; large 9? 64. 
I also have four or five Abraxas grossulariata that were taken at large 
that only measure 26mm. There were plenty of the normal sized 
specimens flying at-the same time, but all the foliage was completely 
stripped from the currant trees on which the larve had fed, so I think 
that these small specimens were probably some of those starved for 
want of sufficient food.—Wm. Daws, Mansfield, Notts. April 12th. 
A rew Nores rrom Mansrietp, Norrs.—My first visit in search of 
Lepidoptera this year was on February 1st, when I went to my favourite 
woods, or rather what is left of them, for the greater portion has been 
cut down for war purposes and the ground cleared of all the under- 
growth, which has been burnt ready to reafforest with young trees. 
My journey was a blank, I did not capture a single insect. On 
February 20th I paid another visit, and this was almost a blank. I 
pulled off a great quantity of bark from old fallen trees in search of 
pups. At times Fhave found plenty of Jocheaera (Acronicta) alni by 
this method, but this time I had no luck, the only insect I found under 
bark was an Ichneumon. 
On March 27th I again went over the same locality and took a few 
Phigalia pedaria and Alsophila aescularia, a pupa of Dasychira pudt- 
bunda spun up between old oak leaves at the base of an oak tree, anda 
cocoon with an empty pupa-case of Orgyia antiqua, the cocoon covered 
by a mass of ova. On this date I also took a male Tephrosia crepus- 
cularia (biundularia), the earliest date on which I have ever taken this 
species. To fill up my time I collected a quantity of oak-galls, the 
round ones like marbles, both recent and old ones with holes in them. 
From them I have had emerge a female Diurnea fagella, the larva of 
which, for the purpose of pupation, no doubt had entered the gall by 
the hole made by the original tenant, and also an Ichneumon. 
On March 29th the same round was taken. This time P. pedaria 
and A. aescularia were out in plenty, but there was not much variety. 
