298 Notes—Lepidoptera. 
Fam. BORBORIDA, 
*Borborus geniculatus Mcqg. South Leverton, two examples, 
7th April 1898 (Thornley). 
*Borborus equinus Flin. South Leverton, 29th January 1898 
(Thornley). 
*Borborus niger Mg. South Leverton, September 1897 and 
17th April 1898 (Thornley). 
*Phora rufipes Mg. South Leverton, abundant, taken on the 
following dates :—3oth January, roth February, 2nd and 
17th March, be May 1808 (Thornley). 
HYTOMYZIDA 
ADbyeorivvnk obscurella Flin. South Leverton, common 
(Thornley). The larve of this little fly feed between the 
upper and lower surface on the parenchyma of holly leaves; — 
sometimes quite disfiguring the trees by giving the leaves 
a blistered appearance. The fly appears in May. According 
to Dr. Meade there seems yet to be some difficulty about 
the specific name.—A. T 
ee 
NOTES—LEPIDOPTERA. 
Vanessa fener at rate ats katte specimen of the Camberwell 
Beauty (Vi ) was se n Oliver's Mount on the at September 
inst.—J. H. Reow TREE, Reaebbidingt, 15th September 1899. 
Pyralis paaslabarte at Doncaster.—This weer I had a female of 
the above species brought to me. It was found dead in this bipicbe in the 
centre of Doncaster. The only records for the ae y in Porritt’s List are 
from York.—H. H. CorsBett, Doncaster, 5th July 1899. 
Abundance wd Grammesia trigrammica - Doncaster.— During 
the past ten years I have oped seen two specimens of this spe ecies at 
Doncaster; but this year it is one of the commonest insects at ‘sugar 
H RBETT, secaon ed sth July 1899. 
ngbird Hawkmoth at Ackworth.—The Ackworth Schoo 
in our neighb s. NEAL shew rth School, th t. 
sé: Hanae H st August 
found a freshly-emerged speci f the Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Ja 
glossa stellat. wel = r ee ue a chink of a wall in the railway station at 
oceans Ed taying at sg wri St. Mary, Cambridgeshire, 
seth ie fortnight in September, I had many opportunities watching 
this interes sting species, which has been unusually abundant there, as it has— 
in ot arts o she co untry, during the past hot summer. "The oths 
Hequently visited jasmine and honeysuckle in the garden, and some beds of 
geraniums proved specially attractive. From early morning until seven 
o'clock in the evening I could always count on seeing one or two of t 
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