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have observed such a case. Tt must be borne in mind that there was no 

 material change in the weather or temperature in the interval between the 8th 

 and the 1 8th of April. The first of the eggs deposited are now far advanced 

 in colour, but it is quite certain that the last lot can never overtake them, and 

 so I expect to breed a continuous brood during August and September ; 

 hitherto 1 have always had them in the perfect state about the 12th of 

 August. — C. S. Gresson. 



Notes on the Orkney (Hoy) Lepidoptera taken by Mr. Curzon, dur- 

 ing the season of 1885 (continued) . During last summer Mr. Curzon worked 

 worked the Selene plants at Hoy with the especial object of breeding Dian- 

 cecia, and forwarded the flowers to me here (the Dianthacioi have not yet 

 emerged), but during the week several ordinary forms of Eupitkecia veno- 

 sata emerged which had fed upon the flowers. On reference to our friend 

 Jenner Weir's interesting paper upon the " Lepidoptera of the Orkney Isles/' 

 page ], vol. xv. The Entomologist, I found this was the correct form. What 

 then was my surprise to find several specimens of a new form of E. venosata 

 in my breeding boxes yesterday and again to-day. Varieties I had only 

 seen a single specimen of from Wales before, so distinct and so well defined 

 in colour, some specimens so large in expanse and breadth that Hooked twice 

 before I said, no doubt extraordinary variety of venosata ! These specimens 

 are yellow ochre to brown ochre coloured, distinct, no running into the ashy 

 greys, but some are olivaceous ochre. They vary in size, from smaller 

 to much larger than the ordinary coloured specimens which I have bred from 

 the same lot of flowers. There are still a few to emerge, if they differ when 

 they appear I will send a further note, in the meantime I propose for this 

 most interesting form, the name of Eupithecice venosata v. ochracce. 



The Death's Head at Hartlepool. — A fine female of Acherontia 

 atropos was given me on the 22nd May, by Mr. Holman, which had been taken 

 on board of one of the fishing boats. It is in fair condition and has evidently 

 deposited all its ova. A second specimen was given to my friend Mr. Gard- 

 ner, by the Mayor (Dr. Eawlings,) his daughter had found it on the rocks 

 two days later than the other. It also is in fair condition. — J. E. Robson. 



Lasiocampa Ilicieolta. — The Rev. John Hellins, The Close, Exeter, 

 desires the larvse of this species for description in The Ray Society's issue of 

 Mr. Buckler's drawings. It is little known, and some mis-apprehension 

 appears to exist as to the date at which it should be looked for. It is well, 

 therefore, to inform those who are endeavouring to assist Mr. Hellins, that 

 Mr. Buckler figured the larva on 9th July, 1858. It should, therefore be 

 carefully looked for during this month and the beginning of next. Mr. 

 Hellins will return the imago if reared. 



