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is rather local. The above may be of interest to those entomologists who 

 are not acquainted with the larvae. — T. B. Jefferts; Clevedon. 



[LarvEe of N. mundana are common on the loose stone walls around 

 Lynton, Lynmouth, and Ilfracombe, in N. Devon. Occasionally they are 

 found on the rocks by the sea, but always above high-water mark, in the 

 same localities. — Ed.J 



New Species of Lepidoptera from Queensland. — In the ' Queens- 

 lander,' May 2nd and 9th, 1891, Dr. T. P. Lucas, of Brisbane, describes 

 the following species of Lepidoptera as new to Science : — Holochila {Poly- 

 ommatits) translucens, n. s. ; H. (P.) caruleolactea, n. s. ; Macroglossa 

 approximans, n. s. (allied to M. errans, Boisd.); M. tenebrosa, n. s. (allied to 

 M. micacea, Walk.) ; M. lineata, n. s. (near M. trochilus, Hiibn. ; M. 

 sitieul, Boisd., and M. corythus, Boisd.) ; Chcerocampa curvilinea, n. s. 

 (allied to C. clotJio, Drury) ; C. luteotincta, n. s. ; C. queenslandi, n. s. ; 

 Panacra turneri, n. s. ; Sphinx distincta, n. s. (allied to S. convolvuli and 

 S. rosea) ; S. eramophilm, n. s. — Ed. 



Australian Khopalocera : a correction in. — Lycana exilis, Queens- 

 land Koyal. Col. Trans. 1889, should be Lyccena exiloides, Luc. — T. P. 

 Lucas ; Brisbane, Queensland. 



Emergence of Imago after injury to Larva. — Last season I had 

 a number of the larvae of Bomhyx quercus feeding in a glass receptacle, 

 and through an accident one was badly cut by broken glass. Although 

 little thinking that the larva would survive, I placed some fine earth upon 

 the wound, and the bleeding was stopped. The larva had contracted con- 

 siderably, but soon after formed a weak light-coloured cocoon, which subse- 

 quently developed (to my surprise) a perfect male specimen, much smaller 

 and paler than the type. I may state that the larva was a large one, and 

 from its size I should have expected a female imago. Until the present 

 instance all larvse badly injured that have come under my notice have 

 succumbed. — Alfred T. M. Mitchell ; 5, Clayton Terrace, Gunners- 

 bury, June 15, 1891. 



Drymonia chaonia and Cucullia chamomill^ at Christchurch. — 

 It may be of interest to note that I captured, on May 9th, a female speci- 

 men of Drymonia chaonia, whilst flying at dusk in my garden, from which 

 I obtained some ova; also Cucullia chamotnillce, on the evening of the llth, 

 at laurel blossom close to the same spot. Both are in fine condition, and 

 I beUeve these species have never been taken in this neighbourhood before. 

 — J. M. Ad YE ; Somerford Grange, June 3, 1891. 



Note on Cidaria suffumata.— In May, 1890, Mr. Purdy, of Folke- 

 stone, sent me two or three female specimens of C. suffumata, which he 

 had captured in the Dover locality celebrated for producing a very beautiful 

 black-banded silvery form of the species. At the same time he forwarded 

 me a few ova deposited by a female of the form referred to. The female 

 specimens were in a moribund condition when they came to hand ; how- 

 ever, each had laid a few eggs during their journey to town, but these, 

 together with those from the aberrant female, did not exceed forty in 

 number. It was not thought worth while to keep the small batches sepa- 

 rate, so all were placed together in a box, and when the larvee hatched out 

 they were fed up as one brood. The larvse were started in life upon a diet 



