318 THE entomolooist's record. 



scarcer in 1898 than usual ; it generally appears here in large num- 

 bers. Aijlais nrticac, also scarce in 1898, not a dozen exainples being 

 seen, yet there was a fair number of hybernated specimens Hying in 

 spring. Pyrameis cardui, occurs in some seasons in hundreds in the 

 Land's End district ; in 1898 it was even more scarce than A. iiftiraf. 

 Pararije eyeria, first noticed on April 5th, and by the 8th it was fairly 

 common ; in 1898 there was a succession of broods, I believe it was a 

 fourth brood that I found flying on October 10th, 1898. I'aran/c 

 nieijacra, both broods of this species have appeared in vast numbers in 

 all the localities that I know here, llipijanhia sciiuif, not so numerous 

 in 1898 as in some seasons ; I saw a few early in August, but they were 

 very worn, and had probably been out some time. Kinneplide ianira, in 

 prodigious numbers in 1898, but I did not notice any particular varia- 

 tion except one ab. pallens, one or two male ab. snjf'nsa, and one or two 

 females with the fulvous well marked on the hindwings. Epinephele 

 tithonm appeared to be partially double-brooded in 1898, as a few 

 examples were taken during the first week in June, and the insect was 

 still flying in good condition at the end of August. (JoeiumD^ipha 

 paiiiphiluft, well out in ]\Iay and very common, varying much, some 

 small and dark, others large and more brightly coloured, some also had 

 well-deiined dark margins (I find similar aberrations in Nottingham- 

 shire) . 



Sphingides. — Achcrontia atropo^, a few taken here every season ; a 

 friend brought me one on September 17th, taken on a fishing-boat 

 between Scarborough and Penzance. I also had one brought to me 

 on September 30th, found resting above a house door — both are males. 

 Sphuix concolruli, fairly abundant ; first seen this season on September 

 16th, when I saw three specimens. I took thirteen between Septem- 

 ber 16th and 26th, and saw many more. I found the best time for 

 them was about 7 p.m.; one came to light at midnight on September 

 20th. Most of my captures were made at the flowers of yicotiana 

 a[finis, and one of the workmen said that a neighbour's cat brought in 

 a specimen on one evening and gave it to her kittens, it was not dead 

 at the time but very much broken. Some seasons one or two larva? 

 have been brought to the museum. >S'. li<instri : the larvte (more com- 

 mon than the imagines) are easily found at dusk feeding on the top 

 shoots of the privet. I have seen a larva taken from a plant of the 

 common blue passion flower, but the example did not pupate perfectly. 

 Imagines were bred from June 12th to July 3rd, 1898. Dcilepltila 

 cuphorbiai', reputed to have been taken at Pendower Sands and at 

 Tresco, but I have no data. D. (jalii, a worn specimen taken at Paul, 

 in August, 1892, one taken previously at Wendron, August 26th, 1870. 

 The first mentioned was taken by Mr. W. E. Baily, of Lynwood. 1). 

 lifornica, several seen and one taken at Mount Edgecombe Park, June, 

 1870 (W. G. Stuart, Kut. Mo. Ma;/., vol. vii., p. 110), one at Truro 

 (A. P. Nix, Entnm., iv., p. 132), taken atPennace Hill, by j\Ir. Sanders. 

 Smerint/nis popidi, common ; a male emerged on September 16th, 1898, 

 from ova laid in June ; it was only in the pupal state a month. *S'. 

 ocellatKs, fairly common in the locality, the larva feeding as much on 

 willow as it does on the apple ; imagines generally emerge from May 

 29[h to end of June. Vlwerocainpa cdcrio : 1 had the pleasure of taking 

 a fine female of this species on September 6th, 1898. I took it flying 

 quite early in the evennig, just before 7 p.m., about half a mile from 



