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later ; my pupe were kept out-of-doors, spun up in chopped heath, in 
large flower pots, covered with muslin, all the winter. I never bring 
them in, neither do I those of Stawropus fagi. On April 28th I took 
two wild male Lophopterya carmelita, on old birch trunks, but failed 
again this year to obtain a wild female. Stawropus fagi is late this 
year and after searching large beech woods all to-day I have only 
obtained nine males, inclusive of two large and very black ones. The 
females should be out in a day or two now, after this rain. Alto- 
eether my bag was a good one on this date, for I obtained also two 
Notodonta trepida, two Lophopteryx camelina, twelve Drepana unguicula, 
two dozen Cyaniris argiolus, eight Huchloé cardamines and Pararge 
egeria, with other small fry. The sallows “were late owing to cold 
nights and winds, but they paid well for a visit, and Taentocampa 
munda, Panolis piniperda, T. gracilis, T. miniosa, T. populeti, T. 
stabilis, T'. instabilis and T. pulverulenta were in great abundance.—W. 
Barnes, 7, New Road, Reading. May 8th, 1900. 
Lrr.—The only species worthy of notice in this district, so far, are 
Cyanivis argiolus and larvee of Plusia moneta. Of the former one 
expects to see a few examples each season, but this year it has been 
positively common, and during the first week of the month it was to 
be seen daily in considerable numbers. Finding a larva of the latter 
in my garden on the 8th, I visited that of a friend in which I took four 
in 1899, and secured twenty-six. These varied greatly in size, some 
being barely one-eighth of an inch long, whilst one was nearly fullfed. 
[ fear this insect must now be regarded as a garden pest, it really 
does considerable mischief when it attacks the Aconitum. The leaves 
of this plant not being convenient for it to form a home from as are 
those of the Delphinium, it spins together the ends of the shoots, eats 
out their centres, and so causes the plants to be without bloom until 
fresh growth has been made.—-B. A. Bower, F.E.S., 38, Eltham 
Road, Lee, 8.H. May 16th, 1900. 
Oxton.—This spring sallowing was very unproductive, but from 
ova of Zonosoma porata, obtained last July, I have bred more than 60 
specimens, though none approaches that captured here by Mr. Bower 
last August. Unlike other districts from which reports have been 
made, Cyaniris argiolus has been very scarce this year, or the high 
winds prevented it showing itself. Little has been captured in the 
traps, the only insect worth recording being a black g Tephrosia 
bistortata, on April 22nd. It is a large specimen, in finest condition, 
with rich ochreous fringes, similar in colouring to a black Diurnea 
fagella captured here last year.—EK. F.C. Strupp, M.A., F.E.S., Oxton. 
May 25th, 1900. 
LEPIDOPTERA IN THE GUILDFORD DistrIct.—Bank-holiday, June 4th, 
was an ideal day for collecting, and lepidoptera were exceedingly 
plentiful. A run down to the Surrey downs, in the neighbourhood of 
Guildford, produced many interesting species. The commonest, 
probably, were Callophrys rubi and Cyaniris argiolus, some of the 
examples being, however, somewhat worn; HMuchloé cardamines was 
also abundant and very fresh. I found Nemeobius lucina, of which I 
brought away eleven, and I let quite as many escape as not being up 
to standard. Polyommatus astrarche, P. icarus, Cupido minima (one 
only), Syrichthus malvae, Brenthis euphrosyne, Pararge megaera and P. 
egeria were also on the wing, and in fine condition, whilst Huyonia 
