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north of Devon, I found them in great numbers, feeding perfectly exposed 

 upon foxglove, and I have seen them on hazel, bramble, broom, dock, 

 knot-grass, and other plants. With regard to bracken, although I have 

 frequently taken ihem upon it, stretched at full length enjoying a warm sun, 

 I never found that they had much partiality for it as a food-plant in con- 

 finement, and used to consider that they had merely crawled up from some 

 other plant. Last September I took several at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 

 feeding upon alder and birch. — Geevase F. Mathew ; Dovercourt, 

 Nov. 9, 1891. 



Larv^ of Larentia didymata. — At Instow, North Devon, I used to 

 find the larvse of this species in a shady lane, feeding upon the flowers of 

 primrose ; when the flowers were over they attacked the tender leaves, 

 eating numerous holes in them. I never found them feeding upon anything 

 else, although there was plenty of sorrel growing in the same lane. — 

 Geevase F. Mathew. [See also p. 245.] 



Pupation of Acronycta alni. — With reference to Mr. T. B. Jeffreys 

 note {Entom. 367), I may state it was my good fortune to take a larva of 

 Acronycta alni at the foot of an elm, near here, on August 22nd. It was 

 evidently full-fed, as it would not touch anything I placed in the cage for it 

 to feed upon ; and on the 30th, after appearing to sicken away, I was 

 gratified to find it had pupated, and that without spinning any web at all. 

 Probably it would have entered a stem for pupation had there been one 

 large enough in the cage ; but, being rather careless in this matter, I had 

 not provided the accomodation. A friend of mine, Mr. T. L. Howe, also 

 found a larva of alni in this district during the autumn, which acted and 

 pupated exactly similarly to mine. — G. A. Birkenhead ; Downs View, 

 Penarth, near Cardiff, November 10, 1891. 



Notes on Lepidopteea feom various Localitees. — I took a single 

 larva of Aplecta occulta this year on bog-myrtle in Inverness, and bred a 

 very fine black form. I have done nothing very exceptional this year, but 

 obtained a long series of Sesia sphegiformis from pupse. Larvge of Notodonta 

 dromedarius 1 got not uncommonly on alder in SHgo, but they died off 

 terribly ; I also found there a male Hydrcecia nictitans in cop. with female 

 Noctua xanthoyrapha. Agrotis saucia is appearing at sugar now rather 

 freely, and the usual common lot in plenty. Schcenobius mucronellus I took 

 on a pond here, which may be of interest, as Stainton, I see, only gives 

 the Fens as a locality. — John E. Eastwood ; Enton Lodge, Witley, Surrey, 

 Oct. 13, 1891. 



Lepidoptera at Gas Lamps. — Some new gas-lamps here have proved 

 very productive this season. Jn September Ennomos tiliaria were fairly 

 plentiful and in good condition, and Gortyna flavago very plentiful. I also 

 took Trichiura cratcegi (two), which were new to me, Scotosia dubitata, 

 Cidaria testata and C. miata, Miselia oxyacanthas, Hydrcecia micacea, &c. 

 In October, Tapinostola fulva, Oporabia ddutata, G. flavago, &c. Diloba 

 cceruleucephala and C'heimatobia brumata are now swarming. — Douglas H. 

 Pearson ; The College, Chilvvell, Nottingham, Nov. 6, 1891. 



Lepidoptera in the New Forest, 1891. — Saturday, May 30th, found 

 me on my way to Brockenhurst, to join my cousin, Mr. Ogden, who had 

 gone down there on the previous evening. The prospect in London was 

 not promising, as the city was enveloped in a thick black fog the whole 



