268 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 
EGG-LAYING AND FOOD-PLANTS OF MacrotHyLacta ruBI.—The eggs of 
M. rubi are, in this district, ordinarily laid in a more ox less cylindrical 
group round a stout grass stem, generally a few inches from the base, and 
June rarely passes without my noticing afew such clusters. On these 
chalkhills the larva prefers the lesser burnet as a food-plant, refusing 
bramble for it, but locality appears largely to modify its habits, for in 
September, 1897, the larvee were abundant at the tops of the tall Deyon- 
shire hedges near Dartmouth, where I repeatedly saw them select hazel 
as a food-plant. I also found them feeding at large near Wiesbaden 
on bramble and dwarf sallow.—R. M. Pripzaux, 103, Reigate Hill, 
Reigate. June 29th, 1900. 
Ee@a-Layine or MacnoGLossa STELLATARUM.—I'rom July 10th to July 
20th, this species was abundant on the south Devon coast where I 
repeatedly had the opportunity of watching it egg-laying on Galium 
mollugo while hovering on the wing. The insect selects the top of a 
flowering spray as a rule, carefully examining it before depositing an 
ege. Rejected sprays, on being subsequently searched, were found to 
have been previously bespoken for the purpose. I have never found 
two eggs of this species laid on the same panicle of the plant, though 
ova of Anticlea rubidata, and probably those of the genus Melanippe, 
were commonly found near those of M. stellatarwn. The green 
globular ege of the latter, though large, is not a very conspicuous 
object amongst the masses of round buds of the Galium, on which it 
is deposited usually ; but I have occasionally found it laid on one of 
the upper whorls of leaves. The egg period lasted only seven days ; 
the newly-hatched larva hangs by a thread when disturbed.—R. M. 
Pripgavx, Reigate, Surrey. July 24th, 1900. 
Foop-PLANTS AND MODE OF FEEDING OF LARV® OF CALLOPHRYS 
ruBI.—On June 11th, last year, when examining twigs of Rhamnus 
catharticus, a few lLycenid ova were detected, usually, but not 
invariably, deposited at the base of the calyx. These were hastily 
assumed to be those of Cyaniris argiolus, Ithamnus being a recorded 
food-plant of the latter species, and the initial mistake was well 
supported by the method of feeding of the young larve, which cleared 
out the contents of the immature berries of the buckthorn by means 
of holes drilled in the sides, precisely in the manner of C. argiolus 
when feeding on ivy. Subsequently the larvee revealed themselves as 
being those of Callophrys vrubi, taking as readily to the berries of 
Cornus sanguinea, when a change of locality rendered the buckthorn 
unprocurable. I have frequently reared this species on Leguminoseae 
such as clover and Lotus, under which conditions they fed from first 
to last entirely on the flowers. An examination of the same buck- 
thorn bush, this year, has again revealed the presence of C. rubi ova, 
so it seems to be a food-plant regularly selected by the parent insect.— 
R. M. Pripgaux, Reigate, Surrey. August 14th, 1900. 
Mopr OF EGG-LAYING OF CYANIRIS ARGIOLUS, WITH A NOTE ON THE 
MODE OF FEEDING OF THE LARVA.—Ova and larve of this species were 
commonly found on immature ivy-umbels, during August of last year, 
the succeeding butterflies being unusually abundant this spring in 
the Reigate and Dorking district, the first recorded specimen being 
seen at the latter place on April 21st. Many of the eggs found last 
summer developed minute parasites, and two pupe out of about two 
dozen, kept during the winter, produced the Listrodromus mentioned 
