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Note on the liabits of Saturnia carpini in Orkney. —Of eleven pupae of S. carpini 

 that I reared from larva) found by me in July, 1806, four produced /emaies last year 

 (23/5/67 to 16/6/67), four contained ichneumons, and the remaining three pro- 

 duced males in April this year. Is it generally the case that the males remain a 

 year longer in the pupa state than the females ? 



I do not know if this note be worth insertion in your magazine, but have sent 

 it, as it is new to me, and may perhaps be so to others. — J. Trail, Manse of Harray, 

 Orkney, 12th May, 1868. 



Captures of Lepidoptei'a at WitherslacTc. — On May 9th, 17th, and 18th, I took 

 five specimens of Catoptria aspidiscana ; they needed close searching. The weather 

 was glorious, and I met with my usual assortment of Micros, &o. E. Kilmunella, 

 0. Loganella and scoticella, P. unca/nay C. rusticana, C. vaccimana, L. miscella, L. 

 decorella (?)y 3 larvae of P. tephradactylus on golden rod, a dozen or two cases P. 

 Verhuelella and one of D. inarginepunctella, a dozen beautifal N. viridata and E. 

 octomaculalis, A, derivata^ C. miata, E, virgaureata, exiguata, and lai'vae of sobrinata 

 and of T. coniferata, A good number of common species had put in appearance 

 (considering the season was early), and so had the vipers, of which many came to 

 grief with my stick, to the wonder of the natives, who dread them. — J. B. Hodg- 

 KiNSON, 15, Spring Bank, Preston, 20th May, 1868. 



Capt/ures of Lepidoptera in various localities in March, Aprils and May. — At 

 Richmond, P. hispidaria and A. prodromaria. At Loughton, and other parts of 

 Epping Forest, D. unguicula, E. trilinearia, G. temerata, A. pictaria, A. derivata^ 

 8. perlepidana, S. aureola, &c. At Wimbledon Common, E. porata, A. cuprella, S. 

 radiella, and J., siculana. AtWickham, P. lacertula, P. hippocastanaria, E.pusillata, 

 At Leith Hill, T. riLbmcosa, T. leucographa^ T. populeti^ T. gracilis, T. munda, T. 

 miniosa. — Thomas Eedle, 9, Maidstone Place, Goldsmith Row, Hackney, May, 1868. 



London Lepidoptera. — My brother knocked down in our orchard here, some 

 days ago, a fine female specimen of the Orange-tip butterfly. Is not this a peculiar 

 locality ? A week ago I saw a Bumet-moth under circumstances still more peculiar. 

 It was flying in the hot sunshine within two or three yards of the Portland Road 

 Station of the Metropolitan Railway.— H. Montague, Stockwell, 4th June, 1868. 



Faune Entomologique Frangaise, Lepidopteres, 'par M. E. Beece ; dessins et gravures 

 par M. T. Deyrolle. Vol. i. Rhopaloceres (Paris: Deyrolle fils, 1867). 12mo. 

 18 plates. 



The first volume of this series (Coleopteres, par Faii-maire et Laboulbene) has 

 long been considered very useful to Coleopterists ; and we are glad to find that 

 the long-suspended issue is recommenced by the publication of the first of four 

 projected volumes of Lepidoptera. We hope that the editors will not stop here, 

 but complete the series of Coleoptera and Hemiptera which are stated to be in 

 progress, and that the other orders of insects will in turn receive their due atten- 

 tion, so as to afibrd a complete Entomological Fauna of France. 



