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cocoon and showed me on Saturday last, August 18th, the contents— 
a larva still alive. Colias hyale is here. The first was taken July 19th, 
in fine condition.—F. G. Wurrrtz, 38 Marine Avenue, Southend, 
Essex. August 24th, 1900. 
FRACTICAL HINTS. 
Field Work for September and October. 
By de Wa TOI, BS 
1.—In the third week in September the larvee of Notolophus gono- 
stigma may be beaten from oak and birch in Sherwood Forest (Porritt). 
2.—In September Calluna vulgaris should be swept for larvee of 
Hupithecia minutata and FE’. nanata. 
3.—Ragwort bloom in September sometimes gives an abundance 
of imagines of Noctua glareosa. 
4.—The larvee of Fupithecia subfulvata are to be found on leaves 
and flowers of Achillea millefoliun in September and October, and 
those of Hupithecia trisignata and EL. albipunctata on seeds of Angelica 
sylvestris also in September and October. 
5.—The larve of Amphidasys betularia, Dasychira pudibunda, 
Notodonta camelina, Acronycta leporina, &c., may be beaten from mixed 
erowth in September. 
6.—The larve of Fupithecia satyrata and E. absynthiata are to be 
found on flowers of Senecio jacobaea in September and October. 
7.—The carpet-lke layer of needles and moss at the foot of a 
pine-tree wants rolling back, when the pups of Panolis piniperda are 
readily found at about a foot from the tree (Norman). 
8.—In September the larve of Hupithecia assimilata may be 
searched for on or beaten from hop. 
9.—During October and November the most successful field work 
in suitable weather is undoubtedly pupa-digging. Those who 
prosecute this mode of work regularly usually get very gratifying 
results. At the same time work well under moss on trunks for 
cocoons spun up there. The ash-feeding larve are particularly fond 
of moss in which to spin up. 
10.—Beating thatch always pays the Micro-collector in the autumn 
months; large numbers of local Depressariae and other species are 
more readily obtained in this than in any other manner. 
11.—The larva of Fmmelesia unifasciata feeds on the capsules and 
seeds of Bartsia odontites. They are full-fed in September and 
early October. : 
12.—The larvee of Stiymonota rosaeticolana should be collected in 
October when they are feeding in the rose-hips. Care should be 
taken to provide them with cork in which they can spin their cocoons. 
N.B.--Hundreds of similar ‘‘ Practical Hints’ for each month in 
the year haye been published in the preceding volumes. 
GYURRENT NOTES. 
A very enjoyable meeting of the Entomological Club was held at 
the Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, E.C., on Thursday, July 
19th, when Mr. G. T. Porritt, F.L.8., F.E.S., was the host. Dinner 
