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Lychnis vespertina ; iota, 25th Juno, rare over flowers ; pulchrina, 24tli June, com- 

 mon flying over Lychnis vespertina ; gamma, 25th May, very abundant over flowers, 

 and occasionally at sugar. A. tragopogonis, 18th July, abundant at sugar and lime 

 blossoms. This reminds me that I have seen, and frequently killed, mice at my 

 sugared trees 4 and 5 feot from the ground. Squirrels were also seen licking the 

 sugar, but only by day. S. anomala, 12th August, not uncommon at sugar. P. 

 cBnea, 16th May, not unconmion flying over heather. — Geo. Norman, Cluny Hill, 

 Forres, N. B. 



Notes on Scotch Lepidoptera. — The following notes on some common Lepidoptera 

 may perhaps be not devoid of interest to the readers of the Magazine. 



Calocampa exoleta. — In rearing some larva) of this insect from the eggs, I was 

 surprised to find that at first sight the two front pairs of ventral prologs were 

 undeveloped. This fact may be as new to some of the readers of the Magazine as 

 it was to me, so will give all the notes made on the subject. I do not know 

 whether the larvee of all the Noctuina are developed in the same manner, or 

 whether it is a peculiarity of the genus Calocampa. 



The following are the notes made. 1868, April 15th — Ova of C. exoleta hatched. 

 Larvae with only 12 legs ; the first two pairs of ventral prologs being absent. 

 April 18th — First two pairs of prologs beginning to appear, bat not used. April 

 20th — First two pairs of prologs now about half the size of the second two pairs ; 

 the coronet of hooks also beginning to be visible. April 22nd — Larvse moulted ; 

 first two pairs of prologs bigger, but not yet used. April 26th — Larva3 moulted ; 

 second pair of prologs slightly used, first pair not yet used. April 28th — First pair 

 of prologs in use, but not quite so large as second pair. At this date an accident 

 unfortunately befell the larva3, and they all perished. 



Selenia ilhinaria. — Some moths of this species emerged about the end of March 

 and laid some eggs. The young larvae appeared April 15th, fed rapidly, and spun 

 up about May 21st. At this time the imagines were still flying out of doors, so I 

 thought that my brood would be probably developed as perfect insects in June. 

 However, June passed and was followed by July, and no appearance of iUunaria. 

 On the 7th of August one ? came out, and several other larva) appeared at in- 

 tervals since — the last on the 15th of October. The pupse wore not subjected to 

 cold in any way, being in a cool room and in the same box with a pupa that pro- 

 duced Hadena protea on August 7th. 



Melanthia ocellata. — Found a pair in cop., about the end of Juno. Eggs 

 hatched early in July. The larvee fed on Oalium till the beginning of August, then 

 they spun rather open cocoons, brought their heads and tails together, changed to 

 a dirty whitish colour, and (as regards the majority) have remained in the same 

 condition over since, quite healthy. A few, however, changed to pupsB in Septem- 

 ber, and one moth appeared October 14th. They have betn left in a cold room 

 without a fire. — F. Buchanan White, Perth, October, 1868. 



Notes on Lepidoptera at Carmarthen. — A few notes regarding the Lepidoptera 

 found in this neighbourhood, a locality almost unknown entomologically, may prove 

 interesting to some of the readers of the !RIagazine. The collecting was confined to 

 the gi-ouuds of this asylum, excepting two days spent on the Saud Burrows at 



