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they have made their escape. While on the subject of newts, I once noticed 

 a most interesting struggle which took place in my aquarium, which I give 

 from a note made on the spot while watching them. I had obtained some 

 small worms, and was giving my little four-footed friends a feed, and had put 

 in one worm which was rather larger than the others, when it was immediately 

 seized at either end by two newts and each began devouring its prey, giving 

 the usual peculiar shake and wriggle ; this continued until the two newts 

 got within half-an-inch of each other. I was now fully interested and won- 

 dered if either would give in, however, they preferred to struggle, and con- 

 tinued to jerk in the worm, and in a few more moments the two combatants 

 were mouth to mouth. The interest was now intense, each tried in turn to 

 obtain the rest of the worm from his adversary, and thus jerking each other 

 round and round the tank. But this state of things could not last for ever, 

 and soon the unfortunate worm settled the dispute itself by dividing in two, 

 when each newt sank to the bottom with its hard earned meat to rest, much 

 exhausted by its recent exertions, but apparently satisfied. — F. N. Pierce, 

 Liverpool. 



Captures at Lewisham during 1885. — The following are among the 

 insects captured by me this season : — At Light : N. /estiva, T. derasa, M. 

 albicillata, P. syringaria, JJtf. margaritaria, Z. cesculi, L. conigera, Y. elutata, 

 M. rivata, D. cucubali, X. ferruginea, G. flavago, 0. dilutata, E. cervinaria, 

 N. camelina, S. dubitata. At Sugar : L. comma, X. hepatica, R. tenehrosa, 

 N. augur, C. ligniperda, C. trapezina, A. pyramided, C. nupta, iV. C-uigrum, 

 A. puta, C. diffinis, A. pistacina, A. lunosa, X. citrago, A. suffusa, M. oxya- 

 canthcz. On Fences and Tree Trunks : A. bissitata, A. nebulosa, X. tith- 

 oxylea, A. tincta, H. serena, H. pennaria, T. punctulata. Flying in the 

 Sunshine : S. tipuliformis, F. piniaria. At Ivy : 0. lota. While staying in 

 Dorsetshire, I made a trip to Brockenhurst, and in two hours caught the 

 following : G. rhamni, S. semele, A. Paphia, A. Aglaia, P. cegeria, E. fajperan- 

 thus, L. cegon, E.palumbaria, A. strigillaria, and P. cenea. — T. F. Marriott, 

 11, George Lane, Lewisham, Kent. 



Cheimatobia Brumata : On referring to the " Haggerston Entomological 

 Society's " report, in the last number of the Y.N. (page 54,) I see that 

 January 30th, is considered a late and exceptional date to find C. brumata. 

 I may say that, here in the North, I have on several occasions found it quite 

 common and in good condition about that time. On looking through my 

 diary, I find that February 17th, 1878, is the latest date on which I have 

 noticed this species on the wing. — J. W. Carter, Bradford. 



S. Hyperanthus. — I took a specimen of this butterfly on July 26, 1885, 

 without either the rings or white spots on the underside of the fore-wings, 



