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myself, and the records oi emergences in the perfect state 

 are more numerous than usual (J. R. I -ou t her ). Tw o 

 larvae, 21st September, at ECildale, and pupa, 3rd Novemher. 

 Redcar (W. Sachse). Larva at Withernsea (C. Couldwell). 

 One caught at Worsborough Bridge, i8th June, Hew in at 

 open bedroom window at night (A. Whittaker). More 

 plentiful than usual ; one moth taken at Scarborough, 4th 

 August, also larva* at Sherburn, 24th A.ugus1 ; at Brompton, 

 3rd September; and at Ayton, 5th September (T. W. 

 Lownsborough). One perfect insect in the spring, three 

 caterpillars in August, one chrysalis in September, all close 

 to Avion (W. 0. Hey). Four larvae at Whitby (E. Halli- 

 day). Several at Seat on Ross (Blackburn). 

 Sphinx ligustri. Larva, 29th September, at Ingleby Green- 

 how, found feeding on privet (F, Elgee). Mr. Elgee also 

 records rearing a specimen from a pupa, June 1899, given 

 to him by a friend at Northallerton, who took three larva; 

 in 1899. 



Chasrocampa porcellus. Scarce at Skipwith (C. D. Ash). One 

 specimen at Fulford, near York (W. Hewett). At Hullbank, 

 by daughter of Colonel Haworth-Booth (J. Boult). 



Macroglossa ste/Iatarum. Common, but not so numerous or 

 w idely distributed as last year. Scarborough, York, Flam- 

 borough, Bempton, Speeton, Bridlington (W. Hewett). 

 Beverley (W. Johnson). Even more plentiful in my garden 

 than last year, Crosland Hall, near Huddersfield (G. T. 

 Porritt). I saw five or six early in the season, but have 

 not heard of any larvae or moths having been seen since, 

 Hull (J. Boult). Several at Pocklington (Leadman). Scarce 

 at Stanley (W. G. Charles). One *seen at Sheffield 

 (Cockayne). Common this year, Barnsley (A. Whittaker). 

 Often in the garden, West Ayton (W. C. Hey). 



Sesia culiciformis. Strensall Common, two specimens (S. 

 Walker). 



Sesia bembeciformis. Several taken on Hob Moor, York 



(J. Hawkins). Hull (C. Couldwell). 

 Procris statices. Strensall Common (Arthur Angel and J. 



Hawkins). 



Procris geryon. Hart, 14th July (W. Sachse). 



Zygaena lonicerae. In great abundance on Sandburn Common, 

 York, and several nice varieties bred : one var. semi- 

 lutescens, and three having all five spots joined in one broad 



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