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i Comas croceus in Cheshire.— On May 28th, within a mile of 

 tne city of Chester, a specimen of this insect was captured by 

 Mr. P. G. Nagle, of Chester, who also saw three other specimens on 

 the same day in the same district. — Alfred Newstead ; Grosvenor 

 Museum, Chester. 



Manduca atropos in S. Devon.— On May 18th, 1922, a worn 

 and damaged specimen of Manduca atropos was taken on the foot- 

 board of a local train at Millbay Station, Plymouth. It was sent to 

 me by a student at Plympton Grammar School called Eeginald Linton. 

 — S. T. Stidston, E.N. ; Eevelstoke Villa, Torre, Yealmpton. 



Phryxus mvornica at Merton, Surrey. — A specimen of this 

 species was found at rest by a neighbour of mine on May 15th at 

 9 a.m. and brought me alive on that date. — F, J. Coulson ; 17, Bird- 

 hirst Ed., Merton, S.W. 



Phryxus mvornica in Warwick. — A specimen of Phryxus 

 Uvomica, in good condition, was captured in a garden here on 

 Saturday (May 27th) ; it is now in my possession. It was at mid- 

 day, and the insect was found hovering over some bluebells. — J. E. 

 Sleath ; 2, Swan Street, Warwick. 



Phryxus mvornica (?) at Cardiff. — While weeding in my 

 garden this evening about 9.15 I saw either a striped or silver-striped 

 hawk moth hovering over some iris and stocks quite close to me. — 

 W. E. E. Amen ; Fairwell, Llandaff, Cardiff, May 20th, 1922. 



Sugaring Eesults in 1921 and 1922. — -It is interesting to note 

 the difference in results at sugar this year as compared with last 

 year. On the night of June 10th, 1922, I sugared about 30 trees 

 round the garden. At 10.30 p.m. (sun time) the best patch was visited 

 by 106 moths, next best 95, and many had over 70. The bulk 

 were G. trilinea and A. exclamationis . Also common were X. mono- 

 glypha, T. pronuba, M. strigilis and fasciuncula. In smaller numbers 

 were A. corticea, segetum and puta, N. c-nigrum, A. nebulosa, A. 

 basilinea, X. hepatica, P. meticidosa, B. tenebrosa, L. comma, A. psi, 

 and single specimens of G. or, C. ocularis, T. batis and A. ligustri. 

 On June 14th, 1921, the note in my diary reads : " Sugar, nil. Not 

 surprising, as every leaf is covered with honey-dew." Yet in this 

 year, also a dry one, there is no honey-dew, and moths in conse- 

 quence are swarming to sugar. — H. C. Jeddere-Fisher ; Apsleytown, 

 Dormansland, June 11th, 1922. 



The Cocoons of Telea Polyphemus. — The article by Mr. 

 Geo. Griffiths (antea, pp. 38-39) was very interesting to me, as for 

 several seasons I have kept numbers of these cocoons, obtained both 

 through rearing the larvae and by looking for them in the fall, through 

 our long winters and in the spring. The diversity of method in 

 making the cocoons, their outward appearance, the situations in 

 which they are found and the probable explanation of them make 

 careful and extended observations necessary. Not only is there a 

 difference between the usual method of attachment in Canada and in 

 Florida, but there is a type of cocoon prevalent through the 

 Laurentian mountains, about 60 miles to the north of us, entirely 

 different from any that we find about Montreal. We had hoped 



