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Z. tarsipennalis, Tr., Bishop's Wood, Higbgate Wood (Vaughan) ; 

 Tottenham {Prout). 



Pechypogon harhalis, Clerck, Bishop's Wood {Shepherd). 



HypenidcB. 

 Hypena rostralis, L., Bishop's Wood, Hampstead, West 

 Hampstead (Godiuin) ; Isleworth (CklL) ; Bedford Park (Ckll) ; 

 B-ighgate (Vaughan) ; Finchlej (Shepherd) , H.proboscidalis,L., 

 Bishop's Wood, Old Oak Common, Clutterhouse Lane, Kingsbury 

 (Godivin) ; Hampstead, Kentish Town (Vaughan) ; Harefield, 

 very common (Wall); Finchley (Shepherd). 



Note. — On p. 121, the locality for Senta maritima is omitted ; 

 it is Hammersmith Marshes (Newman). On p. 158, the footnote 

 on P. ruhricosa should be erased, as Dr. Chapman has well 

 shown (Ent. Eec. 1891, April, p. 13) that this insect is not a 

 Tieniocampa. 



Institute of Jamaica ; Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 3, 1891. 

 (To be continued.) 



EEAEING LIMENITIS SIBYLLA and PARARGE EGERIA. 

 By J. H. Fowler. 



Of all our forest Ehopalocera, Limenitis sibylla is deservedly 

 considered one of the most interesting and beautiful in its meta- 

 morphoses. Perhaps a few hints to amateurs who desire to obtain 

 and breed it may be acceptable, especially as many who have taken 

 the imago have never seen the species in either of the other 

 stages ; yet it is conspicuous, and easily found in any stage. 



The locality where I obtain L. sibylla commonly every season 

 is in the Linford enclosures, near Ringwood, which were planted 

 about forty-five to fifty years ago, trees of that age being very 

 suitable for the growth of the larval food-plant, the common 

 honeysuckle. You will observe the latter twining itself upon the 

 oaks, and sending graceful sprays to within a foot of the ground; 

 it is in such positions I recommend searching ; select plants of 

 scanty growth ; the thicker bushes are not so productive, and 

 searching is better than beating in many respects. 



The ova are deposited upon the upper edges of the leaves, and 

 at times upon the leaf-stalk, during July ; the larvse hatch in 

 about sixteen days and feed for a very short time before hyber- 

 nating. I have never yet found a larva in winter quarters, but 

 imagine it hybernates upon the extreme ends of the twigs, as I 

 find in June it commences eating at the terminals and works 

 upwards, and, by observing the bare branches, can usually detect 

 its presence. 



