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breeding the species. Having procured the small withered tufts of 
thrift, which either contained full-fed larvee or pupe, I placed them in 
a large glass receptacle securely fastened, on a shelf in a cool green- 
house, and took care that they should haye plenty of sunshine; I also 
sprinkled a little water over the thrift each morning. In former years 
when trying on several occasions to obtain imagines from pup, IL 
haye invariably failed owing, I believe, to my having kept them too 
dry, and haying placed the box containing them too much in the 
shade. Sunshine and moisture are, in my opinion, most essential in 
breeding the species from pupze.—Isip. 
Srauropus Fact AT Dormans Parx.—On June 18th I caught a fine 
male example of Stauwropus fayi in my bed-room at 11 p.m. I noticed 
it flying, then it suddenly disappeared, I eventually found it sitting on 
my chest, when I promptly bottled it. The species was quite new to 
me, and I believe is new to the district—_M. Burr, F.Z.S., F.H.6., 
Dormans Park, East Grinstead. June 19th, 1900. 
Hasits of THE LARVA OF HurricHa QuERCIFoLIA.—I have for many 
years taken JV. querctfolia in the larval stage in early spring. ‘To find 
the wild larve, I search early in April low down on the stems of 
blackthorn. They are always on the young wood, and where a hedge 
has been cut down, or on a bank where there are young suckers among 
crass, one ustially meets with success. The most unlikely-looking 
places are generally the best. In Kent it appears to be widely 
distributed, I have taken larvee this spring in six different places. I 
have occasionally found it on apple, once on dogwood, but the most 
common food-plant in nature is the blackthorn. “The larvee keep very 
low down during the day, feeding at night, and, in captivity, I water 
the food daily, the larvee appear not to keep healthy otherwise.—L. W. 
Newman, 7, Salisbury Road, Bexley, Kent. June 21st, 1900. 
LeprmopreraA At Gurmprorp.—Another visit to the Guildford 
district on June 16th turned out rather badly, the weather being 
unsatisfactory, Cyaniris argiolus and Callophrys rubi were still out, 
Polyommatus icarus and P. astrarche were frequent, and some nice 
splashed examples of the former were taken. Nemeobius lucina was 
over, only one example seen. Brenthis selene was not yet out, and only 
one B. euphrosyne was seen, but we observed Pararye egeria, P. megacra 
and Mugonia polychloros, whilst Huchelia jacobaeae were swarming. 
Macroglossa fuciformis was in good condition, and several other 
interesting insects captured, although certainly not in the numbers 
that they evidently would have occurred with more favourable weather 
—C. P. Pickerr, The Rayenscrofts, Columbia Road, Hackney Road, 
N.H. June 19th, 1900. 
Conias HYALE art TupprnHam.—The most interesting recent capture 
is that of Colias hyale, in absolutely perfect condition, at Tuddenham, 
on June 138th.—W. J. Kavn, F.E.S., Worcester Court, Worcester Park, 
Surrey. June 23rd, 1900. 
Creora vipuaria IN New Forrst.—l have myself recently examined 
a worn specimen of Cleora viduaria, taken by George Gulliver, at the 
beginning of July, 1898, in the New lorest.—Ipip. 
