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Note on the hahits of Saturnia carpini in OrTcney.—Of eleven pupse of S. carpini 
that I i-eared from larvae found by me in July, ISOe.four produced /emaZes last year 
(23/5/67 to 16/6/67), four contained ichneumons, and the remaining three pro- 
duced males in April this year. Is it generally the case that the males remain a 
year longer in the pupa state than the females ? 
I do not know if this note be worth insertion in your magazine, but have sent 
it, as it is new to me, and may perhaps be so to others. — J. Trail, Manse of Harray, 
Orkney, 12th May, 1868. 
Captures of Lepidoptera at Witherslack. — On May 9th, 17th, and ISth, I took 
five specimens of Catoptria aspidiscana ; they needed close searching. The weather 
was glorious, and I met with my usual assortment of Micros, &c. E. Kilmunella, 
0. Loganella and scoticella, P. uncana, 0. rusticana, G. vacciniana, L. miscella, L. 
decorella (?), 3 larvse of P. tephradactylus on golden rod, a dozen or two cases P. 
V&rhuelella and one of D. marginepunctella, a dozen beautiful N. viridata and E. 
octomaculaliSf A, de^'ivata, 0. miata, E. virgaureata, exiguata, and larvae of sohrinata 
and of T. coniferata. A good number of common species had put in appearance 
(considering the season was early), and so had the vipers, of which many came to 
grief with my stick, to the wonder of the natives, who dread them. — J. B. Hodg- 
KiNSON, 15, Spring Bank, Preston, 20th May, 1868. 
Captures of Lepidoptera in, various localities in March, April, and May, — At 
Richmond, P. hispidaria and A, prodromaria. At Loughton, and other parts of ■ 
Epping Forest, D. unguicula, E. trilinearia, C. temerata, A. pictaria, A. derivata, 
8. perlepidana, S. aureola, &c. At Wimbledon Common, E.porata, A. cuprella, 8. 
radiella, and A. siculana. At Wickhaan, P. lacertula, P. hippocastanaria, E. pusillata, 
At Leith HiU, T. ruhricosa, T. leucographa, T. populeti, T. gracilis, T. munda, T. 
miniosa. — Thomas Eedle, 9, Maidstone Place, Goldsmith Row, Hackney, May, 1868. 
London Lepidoptera. — My brother knocked down in our orchard here, some 
days ago, a fine female specimen of the Orange-tip butterfly. Is not this a peculiar 
locality ? A week ago I saw a Bm-net-moth under circumstances still more peculiar. 
It was flying in the hot sunshine within two or three yards of the Portland Road 
Station of the MetropoHtan Railway.— H. Montague, Stockwell, 4th June, 1868. 
Faune Entomologique Fran^aise, Lepidopteres, -par M. E. Berce ; dessins et gravures 
par M. T. Deyrolle. Vol. i. Rhopaloceres (Paris: Deyrolle fils, 1867). 12mo. 
18 plates. 
The first volume of this series (Coleopteres, par Fairmaire et Labonlbene) has 
long been considered very useful to Coleopterists ; and we are glad to find that 
the long-suspended issue is recommenced by the pubUcation of the first of four 
projected volumes of Lepidoptera. We hope that the editors will not stop here, 
but complete the series of Coleoptera and Hemiptera which are stated to be in 
progress, and that the other orders of insects will in turn receive their due atten- 
tion, so as to aSbrd a complete Entomological Fauna of France. 
