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Lychnis vespertina', iota, 25th June, rare over flowers ; pulchrina, 24th June, com- 
mon flying over Lychnis vespertina ; gamma, 25th May, very abundant over flowers, 
and occasionally at sugar. A. tragopogonis, 18th July, abundant at sugar and hme 
blossoms. This reminds me that I have seen, and frequently killed, mice at my 
sugared trees 4 and 5 feet from the ground. Squirrels were also seen hckmg the 
BUgar, but only by day. S. anomala, 12th August, not uncommon at sugar. P. 
<,nea, 16th May, not uncommon flying over heather.-GEO. Norman, Cluny Hill 
Forres, N. B. 
Notes on Scotch Lepidoptera.-The following notes on some common Lepidoptero 
may perhaps be not devoid of interest to the readers of the Magazine. 
Calocampa exoleta.-ln rearing some larvae of this insect from the eggs, I wa. 
surprised to find that at first sight the two front pairs of ventral prolegs wer< 
undeveloped. This fact may be as new to some of the readers of the Magazme a! 
it was to me, so will give all the notes made on the subject. I do not knov 
whether the larvae of all the Noctuina are developed in the same manner, o: 
whether it is a peculiarity of the genus Caloca/mpa. 
The following are the notes made. 1868, April 15th-0va of C. exoleta hatched 
Larvae with only 12 legs; the first two pairs of ventral prologs being absent 
April ISth-First two pairs of prolegs beginning to appear, but not used. Apr, 
20th-First two pairs of prolegs now about half the size of the second two pairs 
the coronet of hooks also beginning to be visible. April 22nd-Larv8e moulted 
first two pairs of prolegs bigger, but not yet used. April 26th-Larva3 moulted 
second pair of prolegs slightly used, first pair not yet used. April 28th-First pa 
of prolegs in use, but not quite so large as second pair. At this date an accide, 
unfortunately befell the larvse, and they all perished. 
Selmia illunaria.-Some moths of this species emerged about the end of Man 
and laid some eggs. The young larvaa appeared April 15th, fed rapidly, and sp. 
up about May 2l8t. At this time the imagines were still flying out of doors, so 
thought that my brood would be probably developed as perfect insects in Jub 
However, June passed and was followed by July, and no appearance of illunan 
On the 7th of August one ? came out, and several other larvse appeai-ed at i 
tervals since-the last on the 15th of October. The pupa were not subjected 
cold in any way, being in a cool room and in the same box with a pupa that pi 
duced Hadena protea on August 7th. 
Melanthia ocelZaia.— Found a pan- in cop., about the end of June. Eg 
hatched eariy in July. The larva fed on Galium till the beginning of August, th 
they spun rather open cocoons, brought their heads and tails together, changed. 
a dirty whitish colour, and (as regards the majority) have remained in the sai 
condition ever since, quite healthy. A few, however, changed to pupa in Septe 
ber, and one moth appeared October 14th. They have been left in a cold ro< 
without a fii-e.— F. Buchanan White, Perth, October, 1868. 
Notes on Lepidoptera at Carmarthen.— A few notes regarding the Lepidopi 
found in this neighbourhood, a locality almost unknown entomologically, may pr< 
interesting to some of the readers of the Magazine. The collecting was confined 
the grounds of this asylum, excepting two days spent on the Sand Burrows 
