92 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



wooded portions of the Underclitf. Eggs and larvae of this species were 

 found by searching the young umbels of ivy-bloom, and the species success- 

 fully reared thereon. Of the resulting pupae a single specimen (female) 

 emerged on Sept. 30th ; the rest are hybernating. It is noteworthy that 

 holly is entirely absent from the locality where the butterflies and ova were 

 found. 



Nemeohius lucina. A single specimen was netted on May 10th, in a 

 copse near Parkhurst Forest. Though the weatiisr at the time was perfect, 

 a persistent search failed to reveal any further examples. 



Syrichthus alveolus. May 2nd till June 11th. 



Thanaos tages. May 6th till June 13th. 



Hesperia sylvanus. May 28th till July 23rd. 



H. linea. June 30th, S. Devon, and during July in the Isle of Wight. 



A feature of last season was the abundance of specimens of the second 

 brood of double-brooded species, as compared with the very sparing numbers 

 that appeared of the first emergence. Possibly the very great severity of 

 the latter part of the previous winter had something to answer for in this, 

 following as it did the exceptionally mild weather that prevailed till just 

 after Christmas, 1894. Doubtless a longer residence in the Isle of Wight, 

 during last autumn, would have revealed some interesting instances of 

 partial double and triple broods amongst species normally single and 

 double-brooded. — R. M. Prfdeaux ; Buckhurst Hill, Essex, Feb., 1896. 



Macro-Heterocera in the Guildford District. — The district is 

 the same as that mentioned in my list of Hhopalocera (Entom. xxviii. 150), 

 but in the present instance 1 make even less claim to giving a complete list 

 of Macro-Heterocera, as I have not thoroughly worked the district. As a 

 matter of fact, a very large proportion of the species have been taken in my 

 own garden (which is situated close to the town itself, and some distance 

 within the borough boundary); it is neither larger nor more sheltered than 

 the other gardens in the vicinity, and is in no way different, except it receives 

 perhaps rather less attention from a gardener's point of view than some 

 others ; but possibly this may be somewhat to the advantage of its entomo- 

 logical fauna. With the single exception of Sphinx convolvuli, all the 

 species mentioned were taken or bred by myself. Those taken in the 

 garden are marked with an asterisk. 



Sphinges. — Sphinx convolvuli. I have but two specimens of this 

 species. One was sent to me from Bramley (a village about three miles 

 and a half distant), Oct. 15th, 1886; it is not in good condition. The 

 second was taken close to my house, and brought alive by some children, 

 Aug. 20th, 1887 ; it is in good condition. — S. ligustri. A full-fed larva, 

 found Sept. I2th, 1894, from which a fine specimen was bred, June 20th» 

 1895. Have had several other larvae before, but failed to obtain imagos. 

 — Chcerocampa elpenor. A larva, found Aug. 3rd, 1892, from which a fine 

 imago wag bred. May 30th, 1893. — "^Smerinlhus populi. Fairly common 

 (chiefly as larvae) in the garden. I found a much-damaged female there on 

 April 30th, 1893. Obtained about forty ova, nearly all of which proved 

 fertile. The larvae fed up quickly, and one male emerged July 28th of the 

 same year, the rest of the brood emerging in June and July, 1894. One of 

 the males is very pale, the same colour as the palest female, and with the 

 usual markings rather indistinct. — ^'=*S. tUi(B. Not common. A few larvae 

 found in the garden at various times; one in Aug. 1885, from which an 

 imago was bred. May 25th, 1886. The larvae found since have all failed to 

 produce imagos.— ^fiMacroglossa stellatarum. Two taken in the garden in 



