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Another capture of Argynnis Lathonia at Colchester. — Since I last wrote I have 

 bad the pleasure of taking another beautiful specimen of A. Lathonia, and have also 

 met with Spilodes sticticalis, and a few pupae of Cymatophora ocularis. — W. H. Ear- 

 wood, St. Peter's, Colchester, 16th September, 1868. 



Abnormal brood of E. russula. — Some of the larvse from a batch of eggs of this 

 insect, sent to me in the third week of last June, fed up with marvellous rapidity. 

 Many of them assumed the pupal state early in August, and the first imago 

 emerged on the 15th of that month. This species usually passes the winter in the 

 form of a small larva, and feeds up in the next spring. — Mrs. Hutchinson, Grants- 

 field, Leominster, September, 1868. 



Occmrence of Euperia fulvago in Scotland. — About the end of last July I found 

 a specimen of this handsome moth on the flowers of Erica tetralix ; and subse- 

 quently, by working hard, took a few more on the flowers of the same plant and of 

 Calluna vulgaris. Two specimens also came to " sugar." This species, which 

 seems to be very local in England, is, I believe, unrecorded hitherto as Scottish. — 

 F. Buchanan White, M.D., Achilty, Rosshire, September, 1868. 



'New locality for Scoparia angustea, Steph. ; 8fc. — During the past week I have 

 met with this species at Folkestone, where it appeared to be by no means uncom- 

 mon ; but, believing the locality to be new, think the occurrence should be recorded. 

 I may mention that I also found several larvae of Sericoris euphorbiana in the closed 

 heads of Euphorbia amygdaloides, and that a female Galleria mellonella made its 

 appearance in the house. — Howard Yaughan, Kentish Town, 11th September, 1868^ 



Cerostoma scabrella near Croydon. — During a short stay at Croydon, last July, 

 I was lucky enough to meet with three specimens of Cerostoma scabrella, on an old 

 fence in the vicinity of Croham Hurst. — James L. Courtice, Camden Tovm, N.W., 

 September Zrd. 



Occurrence of a Scoparia (Sc. Zelleri, WoclceJ new to Britain. — One evening in 

 July, my fi:-iend Mr. Horton captured here, in my dining-room, a fine example of a 

 Scoparia, as large as, or even larger than. Sc. cembrce, but grey in tint, like Sc. 

 am,bigtialis. Dr. Knaggs informs me that it is identical with specimens in his 

 possession received from Dr. Staudinger, under the above name. — George J. 

 Hearder, Joint Counties' Asylum, Carmarthen, August 27th. 



Scoparia Zelleri at Norwood. — A second example of this species was left with 

 me for determination some time since. It was taken at IS orwood by Mr. Pryor 

 who will perhaps, when this meets his eye, favour us with an account of its capture. 

 — H. Guard Knaggs, September ISth, 1868. 



The larva of Abraxas grossulariata distasteful to frogs. — At a recent meeting of 

 the Entomological Society, when the question of the distasteful nature of certain 

 insects and their larvee was being discussed, I mentioned that three individuals of 

 the green lizard formerly in my possession had always shown a particular aversion 

 to certain caterpillars. Amongst those invariably rejected I especially noticed A. 

 grossulariata ; this, too, seemed particularly strange, inasmuch as they never refused 

 to devour the pei'fect insect of the same species. 



