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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[April 



found. On the 12th and 13th Leucopheavia was common, a few 

 Defoliavia $ were still out. 15th Depvessaria applana were common, 

 flying about the hedges at 6 p.m. 23rd LeticopJiearia, becoming less 

 common, whilst Pilosaria was now the more abundant species. 27th5 

 I only saw on Leiicophearia. Progemmata seen for the first time. 



Leucopheavia varied very much. The form with the base and hind 

 margin dark, and the central band distinctly paler (v. marmonnaria, 

 Esp.) being in the proportion of about i in 6. During the month 

 (February) I have bred a few Lithocolletis canella from larva collected 

 in Wheatley wood last autnmn. — H. H. Corbett, M.R.C.S., Doncaster. 



Aberdeenshire. — I have just returned from Forres with a good 

 supply R. rcsinana larvae, full fed and almost ready to pupate. I am 

 doing well also with S. nnomala and other things. L. Multistvigaria 

 is out, and I have got ova. I was out yesterday with Mr. Hume and 

 we managed to pick up a few Myvicce pupae. — Wm. Reid, Pitcaple, 

 28th February, i8gi. 



Abraxas Ulmata in Worcestershire in 1828. — About the year 

 1828 this insect was met with abundantly at its locality in Worces- 

 tershiie, about 12 miles from the city. It was then called the " Scarce 

 Magpie." The specimens were decidedly darker than it appears to 

 be now, and resembled the figure in Newman, which I have reason to 

 believe was figured from one captured by Mr. Edmunds, then of 

 Worcester. I am told that the specimens still in Worcester Museum 

 are all of the darker type. — J. Tyrer, Chatham, 14th July, 1891. 



Larvae. 



Odonestis potatoria. — Every spring for several seasons I have 

 picked up larvae of this species in the hedge banks, always taking the 

 most on warm damp evenings, when the herbage was saturated with 

 moisture, these larvae in particular revelling in it, and eagerly imbibing 

 the drops of water which were on the grass. A reason then struck 

 me why several of my friends had not succeeded with the species 

 unless they took them when about full fed, viz. : that they forgot to 

 give them water to drink, lavae of this species must either have it or 

 die, as they are particularly thirsty creatures, though quite teetotal 

 m their habits. 



