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emerging on Sept. 6th. The other members of the brood remain quite 

 normal in size. — E. H. Taylor; 52, Mimosa Street, Fulham, Sept. 15th. 



[The emergence of P. smaragdaria in September is recorded, Entom. 

 xxviii. 307.— Ed.] 



Sphinx convolvuli at Reading.— Yesterday, the 16th inst., I had a 

 fine female of the above species brought me ; it was taken in a garden near 

 my house. — W. E. Butler; Hayling House, Reading, Sept. 17th, 1896. 



Oberea oculata in Cambridgeshire. — The capture of Oberea ociUata 

 is, I think, worth recording. I have the satisfaction of saying that a fine 

 specimen of this scarce Longicorn was kindly sent me a few weeks ago by 

 Mr. E. H. Thornhill, of Boxworth, Hunts. It was brought to him by a 

 working man who picked it up in Wicken Fen. — Alex. Nash ; Standish 

 Vicarage, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. 



Ch(erocampa nerii in Kent. — I have to record the capture of a 

 specimen of C. nerii in the village of Stowting, in the south-east of Kent. 

 This insect (I regret to say a very bad specimen) was taken towards the 

 end of July indoors, apparently attracted by the light ; it was captured by 

 a lady, to whom I am indebted for sending it to me. — A. R. Upton ; 

 Stowting Rectory, Hythe, Kent. 



Vanessa antiopa at Skye. — Mr. P. M. Ellis reports to ' The Field ' : — 

 " On Sept. 10th I captured a fine specimen of the Camberwell beauty on 

 the slopes of Squrr na Gillean, in this island." 



Acherontia atropos in England and Wales, 1896. — 



Dorsetshire. — A specimen of A. atropos flew into our drawing-room at 

 Swanage on Sept. 9th. It is in very good condition. — E. V. Hall; 

 4, The Avenue, Brondesbury, Sept. 4th, 1896. 



Lancashire. — While staying at Fleetwood, at the beginning of this 

 month, I found several pupae and full-grown larvae in the potato fields. The 

 people getting potatoes told me that they had seen many of them. — John 

 Taylor; 318, Chadderton Road, Oldham, Sept. 16th, 1896. 



Lincolnshire. — Several larvae have been taken near Panton and Market 

 Rasen this August. — (Rev.) G. H. Raynor ; Hazeleigh Rectory, Maldon, 

 Sept. '^4th, 1896. 



Oxfordshire. — I have lately been presented with a fine larva of this 

 species, taken among potatoes and bindweed at Kingston (Oxon). The larva 

 was fed for several days on the latter food-plant, refusing potato ; and it has 

 since gone down. — A. T. Mitchell ; Gunnersbury, W., Aug. 20th, 1896. 



Sussex. — Two larvae of the above species were found in a cottage garden 

 near here yesterday, and my gardener brought me one to-day. The 

 coloration of the larva closely resembles its food plant, which renders it far 

 from a conspicuous object when at rest on a potato-stem ; one example, 

 about to pupate, has assumed a yellow coloration exactly like a withered 

 potato-leaf.— J. H. Leech; Ilford Manor, Lewes, Aug. 11th. I found a 

 very fine specimen of this moth, resting on furze, on the golf links at Little- 

 hampton, the early part of this month. — Arthur S. Helps ; Glenavon, 

 Weston, Bath, Sept. 18th, 1896. 



Brecknockshire.— ¥ouv larvae were found in a small garden near Hay, 

 one of which was forwarded to me. It is rather lighter and more brilliant 

 in colouring than usual, and after reaching the length of over five inches 

 has gone to earth to complete its transformations. — Augustus D. Imms ; 

 Linthurst, Oxford Road, Moseley, Worcestershire, Aug. 28th, 1896. 



