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scutosa flew up from the ground, eluded us for a time, and was eventu- 
ally taken by my son whilst buzzing among the clover. Aplecta 
occulta was taken by me on August 31st, whilst sugaring on the coast 
at some little distance from any woods, in the company of Mr. 
Eustace R. Bankes. Jam not aware that this species has hitherto 
been recorded from any of the south-western counties of England, and 
it appears to be at all times very rare in the south. The specimen 
being a female, and the southern form much paler than the Scotch 
specimens, I determined to sacrifice it on the chance of getting eggs. 
I kept her in a muslin sleeve, and well fed for about a week, and she 
laid about 200 eggs. Unhappily they have proved to be infertile, and 
the specimen is of course worn almost past recognition.—FReperick J. 
Hansury, F'.L.5., F.E.5., Stainforth House, Upper Clapton, N.H. 
September 24th, 1900. 
PACHYTHELIA VILLOSELLA TWO YEARS IN LARVAL STAGE.—You will be 
interested to know that three of my larvee of Pachythelia villosella are 
still on the move, though now inclined to hybernate, I have had these 
larve since May, 1899.—(Mrs.) M. E. Cown. September 20th, 1900. 
DIANTH@CIA CAPSINCOLA EMERGING AS A SECOND BRoop.—In July I 
collected some larvee of Dianthoecia capsincola in Yorkshire, feeding in 
seed-heads of campion. These were kept in a cool passage, and three 
emerged on July 19th, 21st and 24th. Is not this unusual, as both 
Newman and Stainton give the following August (and June) as the time 
for the imago? The same thing occurred last year, but as I was not 
expecting them I did not note the exact dates of emergence.—Douetas 
H. Pearson, Chilwell, Notts. September 4th, 1900. [We suspect 90 per 
cent. of the pupe of D. capsincola go over the winter and emerge the 
following June. A few of a brood will often emerge after being 
pupe only some two or three weeks.—Ep. | 
ACANTHOSOMA H2MORRHOIDALE In Lonpon.—My friend Mr. Malcolm 
Burr has been good enough to give me a specimen of Acanthosoma 
haemorrhoidale, Linn., captured by Mr Hubert Roose in the School of 
Mines. I have taken this species from birch on Wimbledon Common, 
but otherwise I do not know of any records from the London district 
nearer than Esher and Epping Forest.—G. W. Kirxanpy, F.E.S. 
Brespine Cinistis quapra.—This has been a ‘‘ quadra”’ year 
in the New Forest. It has fallen to my lot to breed 21 specimens 
out of 25. The remarkable point about them is that they all came out 
nearly together. On July 15th, five 9s and one g ; on July 16th, 
hree ?s and three gs; on the 17th, five ¢s; on the 18th, two $s; 
and on the 19th, two gs. They did not seem particular as to the 
time of the day at which they emerged, but the bulk of them came out 
early in the morning.—J. C. Mosrrty, M.A., F.H.S., Woodlands, 
Bassett, Southampton. September 28th, 1900. 
RuMIA LUTEOLATA IN SepTEMBER.—At 10 a.m. in the Court woods, 
Clevedon, on Sepiember 13th, I observed a fresh specimen of Rwumnia 
luteolata at rest in the path, and, in the same woods two days lat», Mr. 
Mason and myself watched two more specimens fly from the und rwood 
which we were beating. I rever saw specimens of the autumn 
brood before.—C. J. Watkins, F'.H.8., King’s Mill House, Pa nswick. 
October 8th, 1900. 
CatocaLA FRAXINI aT HirHam.—A specimen of Catocala fraxini 
was taken on treacle at Iltham, Kent, on September 8rd, 1900, by 
