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Street, in I^ewcastle-on-Tyne." By the name '^Bee Tiger," 

 used by the Eeverend author, it is clear that its habit of enter- 

 ing the hives of the Honey Bee was known at that date. Mr. 

 Howse has an interesting example of Atrojios enclosed in a 

 waxen covering by the Bees to whose stores it had penetrated. 

 This was found in a hive at Cresswell Hall. Stephens (Illust. 

 Haust., vol. i., p. 118) says Atropos occurs in Northumberland, 

 on the authority of W. C. Hewitson, and also "not uncommon in 

 Durham ; once taken four miles at sea ; a second buzzing about 

 a bee-hive. Mr. J. 0. Backhouse." It is also given in Ornsby's 

 Durham. More recent records are " one taken at Eiver Green 

 Mill." J. Finlay, Morpeth. Mr. Bulmer met with a specimen 

 at Winlaton Mill. Two were taken at Dunston on board a 

 wherry, and one on a door-step, August 19, 1877, now in my 

 possession." T. H. Hedworth. '^ Larvae sometimes occur in 

 small quantities in the neighbourhood, and occasionally an imago 

 is found." W. Maling, Newcastle-on-Tyne. "Mouth of the 

 Tyne, both sides of the river." J. C. Wasserman (Trans., vol. 

 v., p. 285). " ITear Jesmond." M. Henderson. " Several larvae 

 and one imago." Chris. Eales, South Shields. Mr. Eales also 

 found the larvae in potato grounds near Darlington (Ent. "W". 

 Int., vol 4, p. 163). Mr. J. Orde makes a similar record in the 

 same volume, p. 180. Mr. W. Backhouse also met with it 

 there and at Shull. " A friend had several brought him which 

 had been found in the town." L. S. Brady, Sunderland. At 

 Hartlepool I have had a great many given to me from time to 

 time. When herring nets are spread out to dry, it is occasion- 

 ally found entangled by its hooked claws. Possibly it may be 

 attracted by the smell. It has also been brought to me by 

 herring-fishers, flying to the lights of the boat when at sea. I 

 have also had the larva brought to me by potato-pickers, and one 

 of them, who brought me a pupa, told me they had sometimes 

 found several and destroyed them. This year (1896) the imago 

 has occurred at Hartlepool, and Mr. Howse has had both the 

 imago and the larvae brought to him, which latter, however, he 

 failed to rear. These were found in potato fields at Hexham and 

 Monkseaton. 



