450 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Orgyia pudihunda. — Referring to Mr. Earl's communica- 

 tion in last month's/ Entomologist' (v. 428), I may mention 

 that having received a lot of pupae from Mr. Haruood, of 

 Colchester, among which were four Pudibunda, I was 

 surprised to find a fine female in the breeding-cage, about a 

 week ago, and since then have had a second out, also a 

 female, which is at present alive. She seems almost torpid, 

 as the cage is in a thorough draught from an open window; 

 and I shall let her remain in peace as long as she is quiet. 

 While I am writing I may as well mention that a very fine 

 female S. Convolvuli was found floating in the river at 

 South Shields, in September last, and is now in the collection 

 of Mr. Eales, of that town. It was unskilfully handled at 

 first, and so is slightly damaged; but, considering what 

 it has gone through, it is a fine specimen. I can confirm all 

 that Mr. Maling says about the season having been unfavour- 

 able in this district; and, with the exception of between 

 twenty and thirty Elymi, I have taken nothing particular. — 

 J. C. Wassermann ; 5, Brunswick Place, Newcaslle-ori' 

 Tyne, November 2, 1871. 



Orgyia pudihunda. — With reference to the paragraph in 

 the 'Entomologist' for November (Entom. v. 428), respecting 

 Orgyia pudibunda, I have to inform you that last year I had 

 eggs of this insect, which hatched on the 10th of May. 

 I noticed some of the larvae spinning up on the 7th of 

 August. On the 2nd of September three imagos appeared; 

 whilst some of the larvae were still feeding. — William 

 Talbot; Mount Pleasant, Wakejield, November 10, 1871. 



Hybrid Smeri?ithi. — I also bred hybrids betwixt Smerin- 

 thus ocellatus and Smerinthus Populi ; some of them 

 remaining only twenty-two days in the pupa state. — Id. 



Galls and Gall-makers, — The following notes refer to some 

 gall-making and parasitic insects, which Mr. Moncreaff has 

 kindly forwarded to me, with his manuscript remarks: — 



Tephritis signata, Meig. " Reared on September 14th, 

 from galls iu the receptacle of Inula crithmoides; the 

 receptacle becomes thickened and enlarged, and has a hard 

 woody texture. About seven cells in one flower-head. The 

 larva forms a cocoon." 



Phvtomyza lateralis, i^a//^//. "Reared from flower-heads 



