NOTES ON COLLKCTIN(;. 279 



Agrotis puta IN' June. — Through an oversi<fht, my answer («/(/«', p. 

 248) to the Rev. G. H. Raynor's question {(nitr, p. 207) about Aumtis 

 j)Hta, only inchided instances of its capture in July, but 1 can now point 

 to a few recoi'ds of its occurrence in June. In J'^nt. lUr., iii., 1G4 

 (1892), the Editor says that ''At/mtix saiin'a, xiijf'iisa, and jixta, all have 

 double broods in some seasons, one in J\[ay and June, and a later in 

 August and September," and on p. iHl-i of the same volume 1 stated 

 that I had met with puta in the middle of June in Portland, my state- 

 ment referring to the capture of two specimens at sugar there on June 

 18th, 1888. Agcxin, since the publication of Mr. Raynor's note, Mr. 

 G. T. Porritthas recorded, in Knt. ^[ll. Ma;/., ser. 2, x., 210, the occur- 

 rence of A. puta in East Kent, between June 2nd and 8th last. In view 

 of the above facts, the capture by ]\Ir. Raynor of an example of puta 

 on June 10th, need cause no surprise. — Eustace R. 1>ankes, M.A., 

 F.E.S., The Close, Salisbury. Scptvuiher 11th, 1899. 



Agrotis puta in July. — ^As I read the Rev. G. H. Raynor's note 

 [ante, p. 207), his question was really intended to refer to a sprin;! 

 emergence of this species rather than to its appearance in July. I 

 have heard of several captures in May or even the end of April, but 

 the only one which I can at the moment definitely recall to mind was 

 by my friend Mr. ^y. H. Jackson, of Walthamstow, at the end of 

 April, 1891, at Ventnor. In the Isle of Wight the species normally 

 appears in July, though it lasts throughout August. The following 

 are dates from my diary : July 28th, 1891 ; July 29th, 1892 ; July 

 17th and onwards, 1893 (both sexes common, no doubt out earlier, but 

 my visit commenced on that date) ; July 16th and onwards, 1895 ; 

 July 18th and onwards (females from July 20th), 189G ; July 2-4th, 

 1897 (female). The last two years I have been at Torquay till mid- 

 August, and have seen very little of A(irutis puta. — Louis B. Prout, 

 F.E.S., 24G, Richmond Road, N.E. September loth, 1899. 



As the question of the appearance of A( froth puta in July has been 

 raised, I should like to say that on July 20th, 21st, and 23rd, 1896, I 

 captured no less than 25 of these insects, of both sexes and in good 

 condition. They were all taken on the flow'ers of onions which had 

 been grown for seed, a bait which was very attractive to moths at night 

 and VancHmhw during the day. This was at ]\Iersea island, in Essex. 

 This year I took one Ai/rotis puta at light on July 23rd at Swanage. — 

 Dudley Wright, F.E.S., 55, Queen Anne Street, London, W. Srp- 

 tnuhcr Uth, 1899. 



Pyrameis atalanta 500 miles from land. — On a recent voyage 

 from Valparaiso to Hamburg my brother caught a specimen of this 

 butterfly on deck whilst about 500 miles from the Lizard. Though 

 slightly injured in taking, it is on the whole in good condition, and 

 appears to be a perfectly normal insect. jMy brother, who gave it to 

 me, told me that he had seen numbers of this species flying about at 

 the same time. There can be no question that it came from the coast, 

 as the ship had not been in port for over three months, and the con- 

 stant scouring and painting would have rendered it impossible for so 

 many pupse to remain unnoticed. — R. Hamlyn-IIarris, F.Z.S., 

 F.E.S., Zoological Institute, Tubingen, Germany. Srptonhcr 1st, 1899. 



Double RROODS OF Notodonta ziczac, N. palpina, and N. camelina. — 

 On July 20th I had imagines of all these species out in the cages, and 

 the whole brood of each is now out. They all pupated at the same time, 



