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mens were out in any number. Observations bearing on this question 

 would be valuable. — Richard South. 



Hesperia lineola. — I find that I have a very much worn specimen 

 of this butterfly, which was captured within a few miles of Sudbury, 

 Suffolk, in July, 1886.— V. Gerrard ; 47, Foulden Road, Stoke New- 

 ington, N., April 22, 1890. 



Early appearance of Dasychira pudibunda. — On Jan. 28th I found 

 a male Dasychira pudibunda, flying against the window inside the billiard- 

 room. I suppose the larva must have got inside the house and pupated 

 there, and been " forced " by the warmth of the room, unless the unusually 

 mild weather had induced it to emerge from the chrysalis out of doors, and 

 the moth had got into the house afterwards, which I should hardly think 

 likely. — W. M. Christy; Watergate, Emsworth, Hants. 



British Dtftera. — Mr. Brunetti, in his notes onDiptera(Entom. 122), 

 has in several cases given incorrect localities. The following should be 

 Wyre Forest, not Birmingham: — Scenopinus fenestralis, Dolichopus brevi- 

 pennis, Pyrophcena rosarum, Xylota abiens, Microdon devhts, Lasiops 

 semicinerea. I have also taken Sapromyza platycephala. — B. C. Bradley ; 

 252, Mosely Road, Birmingham. 



Locality Labels for Specimens. — Although many entomologists in 

 this country make a practice of affixing labels, bearing locality and date of 

 capture, to the insects in their collection, it is rather the exception than the 

 rule that specimens one receives from, or sends to, correspondents have any 

 such data attached. The reason for this is obvious. To write the necessary 

 number of tiny labels for our own cabinet specimens entails the expenditure 

 of considerable time and patience ; so if we were to supply the pins of our 

 duplicates also with "tickets," the time we have to devote to entomological 

 work would be seriously encroached upon. Of course information concern- 

 ing localities and dates are generally obtainable, and are to be had from our 

 correspondents for the asking ; but this often means additional letter 

 writing and postage, even if one ignores the possible element of doubt which 

 may enter into the matter. Tt is, perhaps, not too much to say that the 

 custom of " localising " specimens would be more general than it is if the 

 business could be done with greater facility and expedition. Writing these 

 labels is tedious work, but to have them printed in small quantities would 

 be expensive. If, however, they could be obtained in England, as on the 

 continent, in sheets, it is probable 



" That some would label then who never did before, 

 And those who had begun would label many more." 



If these remarks should come under the notice of anyone connected with 

 printing, perhaps he might conceive the idea of publishing a series of labels 

 as an experiment. If so, I would suggest that unless he is prepared to do 

 the thing in a large way, it would hardly be worth doing at all. The first 

 Btep would be, of course, to ascertain as far as possible the localities most 

 likely to be required. This could be done by inviting entomologists to 

 furnish lists of places that would be useful to them, and which they would 

 use if printed. When a sufficient number of localities were received, they 

 could be arranged in series representing the following divisions of Great 

 Britain; — Scotland: I.Highlands; 2. Lowlands ; 3. Isles. England and 



