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their stridulating powers well developed. — W. T. Pearce ; 111, High 

 Street, Gosport, November 20, 1889. 



Isle of Wight. — Acherontia alropos was by no means uncommon here 

 in September, when larvae and pupa? were found singly scattered over a 

 considerable area. — Albert J. Hodges. 



Dorsetshire. — On 10th August last, I received by post a larva of 

 Acherontia atropos, which was found feeding on vegetable-marrow in a 

 nursery-garden at Blandford. It immediately pupated, and the perfect 

 insect emerged and fully expanded on 18th October. — C. B. Smith ; 58, 

 Rectory Road, Stoke Newihgton, N. 



Sphinx convolvuli in 1889. — The following additional records have 

 been received: — 



Co. Cork. — This Sphinx-moth was very common at Glandore this 

 autumn, previously the capture of two or three only having come under my 

 notice. I saw and captured about eighteen, all visiting the flowers of 

 Nicotiana affinis. Every favourable evening in September a couple of 

 these fine moths flew over the favoured plants, making a loud buzzing 

 sound in their quick flight. — C. Donovan ; Westview, Glandore, October 

 23,1889. 



Lancashire. — I took four S. convolvuli this year, on a patch of Nicotiana 

 affinis in my garden, the dates being Augt. 24th, 29th, Sept. 8th, 13th. — 

 G. Podmore ; Charney, Hall, Grange-over-Sands, October 25, 1889. 



Isle of Wight. — I can add two captures of 8. convolvuli to your list, 

 which specimens came to petunia bloom on Sept. 11th and 12th last. — 

 Albert J. Hodges. 



Deilephila euphorbia. — This very rare insect in Britain has this 

 year re-appeared. A young friend, this autumn, came upon thirteen nearly 

 full-fed larvae, feeding upon Euphorbia paralis. They all very shortly 

 after capture pupated, though three of them died in the process. The 

 remaining ten are at the present moment healthy pupae in my possession. 

 I believe it is now many years ago since the larvae of D. euphorbia were 

 last taken in this country. The above are British beyond all doubt. — 

 (Rev.) J. Seymour St. John; 42, Castlewood Road, Stamford Hill, N., 

 November 22, 1889. 



Smerinthus popult, rapid development of. — It may be of interest 

 to note that a young friend of mine, living near London, has bred several 

 specimens of the above in August last, from ova laid two months before. — 

 J. M. Adye; November 20th, 1889. — I found a full-fed larva of 8. populi 

 at Southsea, on July 14th, which pupated and appeared as a moth on the 

 14th August.— W. T. Pearce ; 111, High Street, Gosport. 



Smerinthus tille : Males assembling. — Last year, I again, in 

 Surrey, took about a dozen S. tilice, assembling round a captive female. — 

 Harry M. See ; 4, St. Paul's Close, Walsall. 



Parasites of Bombyx rubi. — When preserving some of the larvae 

 of Bombyx rubi, I came to an unusually fine specimen and which to all 

 appearance looked as healthy as the others. Upon emptying it I found 

 that it was completely filled with nearly full-grown ichneumon larvae. 

 These I found, upon preserving them in spirits, to number fifty-six. This, 

 I think, is an exceedingly high number to be enclosed in one larva. — 

 A. Lionel Clarke ; Barton, Gloucester. 



