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shrinking somewhat in size. Four of the larve were of the normal 
ereen type, the fifth of a slightly different hue. They each measured 
nearly 5'’ in length. I will report later as to the success I meet with 
in obtaining the perfect insect, but, having to return to town on 
August 11th, 1am afraid the shaking up which the larve got during 
the railway journey home may not have conduced to their successful 
pupation. Whilst on the subject of A. atropos I may mention that I 
obtained a perfect insect on November 12th, 1899, from the pupa of 
the larva taken by me at Broadstairs on August 30th, 1899, and 
recorded in the Hnt. Record, vol. x1., p. 807. IJattribute my success 
in this to having followed the excellent advice given by Mr. Gervase F. 
Mathew in the Hntomologist, vol. xxix., p. 828, as to the best means 
of successfully forcing the pupe.—A. Russet, F.E.S., Catford. 
ACHERONTIA ATROPOS IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF HNGLAND AND 
SOUTHERN ScorLanp.—We are in receipt, from Mr. Mousley, of a number 
of cuttings from the Yorkshire Post, relative to the appearance of 
Acherontia atropos in the northern counties. The following are the 
localities noted: A larva in early August at Hovingham Hall (Worsley), 
a full-fed larva at Great Cotes, on August 16th (Quirk), a larva at 
Boston Spa, on August 19th (Prince), five larvee, one measuring 7dinches 
at Louth (Renton), two larve at Ripon (Smith), many larve (fifteen 
mentioned specifically) at Beverley, variable in colour and markings, 
those with dark brown stripes on Lycium barbarwm (Boyes), an imago 
at Keighley, August 30th (Longton), an imago at Horsforth on August 
30th (White), in Dumfriesshire (Service). The padding in which these 
facts are wrapped imust be considered as belonging to the first class of 
newspaper entomology, e.y., we learn from Mr. Paul that ‘‘the paradise 
of the insect in this country is in the fens of Norfolk and Cambridge, 
where the relative humidity of the air is always very high, and where 
solonaceous food is abundantly provided for them on the great breadths 
of potatoes raised there.” Mr. Boyes denies that A. atropos visits bee- 
hives, states that Hiiber was blind and obtained his information second 
hand, and suspects that all he wrote was the result of the fertile 
imagination of his servant Francois Beurnens. There are many other 
curious things.—J. W. Turr. [Records from The Naturalist: August 
26th, larvee at Netherton (Fawcett), several in the Ulverston district 
(Petty), two near Ripon (faweett), an imago, June 23rd, at South 
Leverton, Notts., and a larva that pupated July 27th (Thornley).— 
Kip.| 
PoLyGoNIA C-ALBUM IN THE Lonpon pistrict.—On August 14th, 
while driving through a lane in Charlton, I noticed a newly emerged 
specimen of Polyyonia c-albuin. It was quietly reposing on a nettle by 
the hedge side, so dismounting, I examined it for some time. Though 
Kent is of course a hop county, this is, 1 believe, the first recorded 
instance of its presence in this particular part of the county. I could 
easily have captured it, but, having no net, refrained.—_Jos. F’. Grexn, 
T.E.S., West Lodge, Blackheath. 
CoLias EDUSA AND C. HYALE IN 1900.—I saw both C. edusa and C. 
hyale on the wing at Margate at the end of July, and took a few 
recently emerged imagines of each. Subsequently the weather became 
very dull and wet, and it was not possible to judge whether either of 
the species occurred in any quantity.—A. Russexu, F.H.8., Catford. 
When I saw Colias edusa flying in the garden on August 8th, and 
