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about its morphology. It may interest your young readers to know 

 that I have before me as I write Aplecta (Polia) occulta just stretching 

 from pupa, and five or six pupae showing above the soil they pupated 

 in. In other large flower-pots I have larvae full-fed, and two lots of 

 small larvae will hybernate ; all bred from one large batch of eggs 

 deposited in the middle of last July, and fed on common dock. One 

 of two friends here on Thursday night last said that all the occulta 

 larvae I gave him went down, and one perfect specimen appeared in 

 September, another two weeks ago; and the other said, " My larvae 

 are all down but two, but I have not got any imagoes yet " (both lots 

 were fed indoors on dock). Another friend wrote me from Yorkshire 

 on the 21st inst., '' All the larvae of occulta that you sent me, except 

 three or four — one-third grown — are safe down. I fed them on elder 

 and sallow, which they seemed to prefer to any other food." I refrain 

 from further illustrations of how little we know, to save me trouble and 

 you space. — C. S. Gregson ; Rose Bank, Fletcher Grove, Liverpool. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Polia nigrocinota in Cornwall. — I captured a female specimen of 

 this species at the Lizard on Sept. 18th. — Arthur P. Jenkin; Redruth. 



Anosia menippe (plextppus) in England. — My sister, whilst at the 

 Lizard, Cornwall, last mouth, states that she saw a specimen of Anosia 

 plexippus [Anosia menippe, Hiibn., ante, p. 188]. She was sitting close 

 to the edge of the cliff when the insect sailed slowly by her, so close that 

 she could plainly see the markings on its wings. She was unable to 

 catch it, having no net and being impeded with painting appliances. I do 

 not think it likely that my sister was wrong, as the insect is not one to 

 be easily mistaken, and, moreover, she knows it well by sight, having been 

 present when my brother and myself took three specimens eleven years ago, 

 two of them in almost exactly the same spot as she now reports, and she 

 has seen the specimens many times since in our collection. Our previous 

 capture is reported, Entom. xviii. 291. I should be very much interested 

 to hear if any other appearances have been recorded this autumn. — Arthur 

 P. Jenkin ; Redruth, Oct. 13th, 1896. 



PiERis BRASSic^. — In viow of my previous note {ante, p. 126) it may 

 not be without interest to record the reappearance of this species in this 

 locality. No specimens of the first brood were seen, although searched for 

 with care. The first specimen of the second brood was noticed on July 

 9th, from which date specimens were observed almost daily for several 

 weeks, the last being seen on Aug. 21st. It occurred, however, in very 

 limited numbers, in fact, not more than about fifty specimens being seen 

 in all. Males and females seemed to be in about equal numbers. Neither 

 larva nor pupa has been met with. — "W. Grover ; Guildford, Nov. 1st, 1896. 



Lyc^na argiolus. — I can corroborate the note of Mr. Jefiferys {ante, 

 p. 333) respecting the unusual abundance of L. argiolus. In this district 

 the first brood was much commoner than usual in May ; but it was at least 

 three weeks late. I have never met with a second brood here until the 



