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The Breeding of Liparis Dispar. — Allow me to state, in 

 reply to Mr. Melhuish, that the larvae of the above species 

 are exceedingly easy to manage in confinement. I have, in 

 former years, reared nearly a whole brood more than once. 

 The finest specimens I have ever seen of this particular race 

 (if so it may be called), which is bred up in our cages, were 

 fed upon willow and sallow ; but these even were far inferior 

 in dimensions to those individuals in collections, which were 

 taken at large. As to the reason of the diminution in size, 

 various speculations have been entertained. It has been 

 asserted that these individuals are descended from others 

 formerly taken in the North of England, where the species 

 was supposed to have degenerated through an unfavourable 

 temperature. Others attribute the dwarfing of the species to 

 a withdrawal from this race, for some generations, of their 

 natural food. There is no doubt the smallest specimens are 

 produced from larvae fed upon hawthorn, and oak also seems 

 uncongenial to them. They will thrive more on the leaves of 

 fruit trees, or on the willow, as before stated. The larvae 

 emerge about the beginning of April; nor do I think their 

 appearance could be much hastened by heat, nor would it be 

 desirable to hatch them out before food could be got. 

 Possibly, by placing the larvae in as far as possible a natural 

 condition, and supplying them with an abundance of food, 

 after some generations these home-bred individuals might be 

 brought back to the typical size. — J. R. S. Clifford. 



Boarrnia perfumaria in the New Forest. — Whilst sugaring 

 in the New Forest, at the end of last July, Mr. Milles and 

 myself took a beautiful specimen of Boarmia perfumaria. — 

 Edward F. Bisshopp. 



Occurrence of Lepidopiera at Southend in June last. — 

 CucuUia Umbratica ; Euclidia Mi and Glyphica, common ; 

 Acidalia Subsericeata, not rare; Homceosoma Nebulella, 

 several ; Myelophila Cribrella, abundant ; Penthina Mar- 

 ginana, several; Endopisa Pisana, common; Ephippiphora 

 Trigeminana, common ; Stigmonota Regiana, common ; 

 Dicrorampha Saturnana, common ; Dicrorampha Sequana, 

 common ; Catoptria Citrana, several ; Argyrolepia ^neana, 

 rare; Argyrolepia Dubrisana, several; Coleophora Deaura- 

 tella, six ; and larvae of Eremobia Ochroleuca and Hesperia 



