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females I have recently seen from this locality were all inaria. The 
facts of its distribution, combined with a knowledge of the position of 
the ship, ought to enable us to judge of the coast from which the 
specimens found migrated with tolerable accuracy.—H. B. Pounton, 
VAG HAR S24) Oxtord, 
JWOTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 
DistRIBUTION OF SYMPETRUM SANGUINEUM IN Brivary.—Referring to 
your note (ante vol. xi., p. 232) on the distribution of S. sanguinewn, 
there is no doubt that this species is a native of Britain, and occurs com- 
monly every year in the Wicken I*en ditches, and when we were at 
Deal it was abundant in the broad ditch crossing the sandhills.—G. T. 
Porritt, F.L.S., F.E.S., Crosland Hall, Huddersfield. 
Larve® or Prourta BETULINA FULL-FED IN NovemMBER.—Between 
November 12th and 26th I found near here 58 cases of Proutia betulina. 
I at first thought them to be merely empty cases, but they nearly all 
contain apparently adult larvee. They will, I hope, survive the winter. 
—F. G. Wuirtte, Southend. 
ACHERONTIA ATROPOS IN Hssex.—A brother entomologist living near 
Southend tells me that more than 100 pupe of Acherontia atropos were 
taken to him by potato-diggers during the last autumn (1899).—Ism. 
ACHERONTIA aTROpoS IN Norroix.—l, too, can report the occurrence 
of larve of Acherontia atropos in this part of Norfolk in some numbers 
last season. The first larva was brought to me July 24th, 1899, and 
produced a fine imago under natural conditions on September 20th. 
Another was brought on July 28th, three others came in during 
August, and are going over. I have heard of the finding of other 
larve in this neighbourhood, which, however, failed to reach me.— 
K. A. Armors, F’.E.8., King’s Lynn. 
SMERINTHUS POPULI IN WESTERN SCOTLAND, WITH SOME NOTES ON ITS 
Haszirs.—I have recently been re-reading Mr. Bacot’s paper on ‘“‘ The 
genus Smerinthus,”’ in vol. 11. of the Hat. Record, pp. 173-181. The 
author of the paper there quotes Barrett as stating that Smerinthus 
populi is not found in the west of Scotland. Ihave repeatedly taken 
larve in Buteshire—the Isle of Arran, also at Bridge-of-Weir in 
Renfrewshire. The last date for the former locality being August, 1899, 
and for the latter locality August, 1896. I have taken the moth 
flying heavily along a roadside at dusk. Its flight is slow and laboured 
and closely resembles that of Acherontia atropos which I frequently saw 
on the wing in India some years ago. It is strange that the larva of 
S. populi, although it burrows when full-fed, generally comes to the 
surface in captivity before it turns, however much earth is given it.— 
H. C. Arsutunortr, Downside, Otley Road, Harrogate. Iebruary 10th, 
1900. 
Kea-Layinc oF MaAcroGLossA FUCIFORMIS (THE HONEYSUCKLE BEE- 
HAWK).—WM. fuciformis is said to oviposit on the wing, vide, Buckler’s 
Larvae, &¢., vol. i., p. 121. I once, however, got the moth to lay in 
captivity, although, on that occasion it had spent some time in a 
killing-bottle and was believed to be dead when taken out. The two 
egos subsequently laid were fertile and produced healthy larvee.—tlsip. 
Burrerruies arounD Lucerne in Late Avucaust.—The following 
list of butterflies taken in the neighbourhood of Lucerne during the 
last week of August and the first week of September, 1899, may be of 
