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NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Prionus Coriarius. — On 31st July last, Mr. Herbert Ashby took 

 at Pinchurst Basset, Southampton, a male specimen of Prionus 

 coriarius flying in the dusk, and on 5th August, he also took a fine 

 female crawling in a gravel pit, about a mile from Basset. This speci- 

 weighed one-tenth of an ounce, and measured from base of mandibles 

 to end of elytra, if inches. Both specimens are in my collection. 

 On 28th July, 1870, I took a fine male of the same species on an 

 accacia tree at Bruce Grove, Tottenham. — R. Beck, Burnside, South- 

 ampton, 4th January, 1890. 



Colias Edusa at Harrogate.- — On the 5th of September last, I 

 captured two male specimens of Colias Edusa, on the Railway Embank- 

 ment, near here, and singular to relate, I caught them both flying with 

 one sweep of the net. These were all that were seen that day, but 

 son took a female at the same place four days later. The insect was 

 very abundant in the Edusa year 1877, near here. — Ben. Blaydes 

 Thompson, Harrogate, Jan. 8th, 1890. 



Insects at Sugar at Derby. — In September I tried sugaring 

 several times, but did not take anything of note, the best being X. 

 gilvago, two; X. fervinginea, common; X. cerago, two; O.lota, several; 

 H. proteus, four ; M. oxyacanthce, several, including two or three nice 

 varieties. — G. Pullen, Free Library, Derby. 



Curious Visitors at Sugar. — I was surprised on two occasions 

 last autumn to see a mouse busily engaged eating the sugar, and this 

 recalled to my mind, that a few years ago, I saw Pterostichus striola 

 dragging down a moth which it had captured at the sugar, and which 

 struggled violently, but unsuccessfully to escape. — G. Pullen, Derby. 



Retarded Emergence. — I believe a list of those species that have 

 been known to lie more than one winter without emerging has never 

 been compiled. It is probable also that many species have done so 

 without being recorded. I propose to compile a list from the records 

 that have appeared from time to time in the magazines, but will be 

 obliged if any correspondents will enable me to supplement it by giving 

 me the names of all that they have known to remain in pupa beyond 

 the normal period. It would be as well at the same time to include 

 the autumnal emergences of species that ought to have lain over the 

 winter, generally recorded erroneously as double broods. Will cor- 



