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the anterior segments. They had all 
gone down a fortnight ago. — A. M. 
Alinuton, Llwyngwern, Machynlleth , 
North Wales ; Sept. 6. 
Acheronlia Atropos — A lad has just 
brought to me a fine larva of this insect, 
taken in a potato garden opposite my 
house this morning. It is the variety 
mentioned in the ‘ Mauual’ with the an- 
terior segments whitish. Upon its being 
touched it makes a crackling noise, similar 
to that made by boys with their thumb- 
nails, and equally as loud. I have just 
tickled it again with the like result, but 
sometimes I find it makes a very rapid 
succession of the same noises, not unlike 
that produced from the winding up of a 
watch. I have four of the other lame 
in my box, but those are of the ordinary 
lemon-colour, and are now gone to earth. 
They did not make any noise that I 
heard ; if they did at all, like this one, I 
must have heard it. Is this singular 
noise produced only by this remarkable 
variety of larvae? [Cannot say.] And 
will the imago be very differently marked 
from the ordinary ones ? [Not at all.] — 
John Sandeks, Eastover , Bridgewater ; 
Sept. 7. 
A gratis Prcecox in Merionethshire . — 
I received by post, a day or two ago, 
from a relative who has been spending a 
portion of the “ long vacation ” in Wales, 
the body of the above-named moth, which 
arrived in sadly mutilated condition : it 
was captured by my correspondent on 
the sands at Towyn, Merionethshire. 
This appears to be a new locality, and in 
that respect worthy of record. — W. V. 
Guise, Elmore Court ; Sept. 5. 
Xanthia Gilvago. — I had the pleasure 
yesterday, the 8th inst., of breeding a 
splendid specimen of this insect. I dug 
up the pupa, but where I unfortunately 
cannot tell. If I mistake not, this is the 
first time the insect has been bred in 
this country. The larva beaten from 
seeds of elm at Playford, and which I 
thought might be this species (Intel. 
No. 38, p. 94), produced, to my disgust, 
the common X. Ferruginea. — Rev. J. 
Greene, Cubley Rectory, Doveridge, 
Derby. 
Plusia Orichalcea. — I find that my 
brother has taken, during the past week, 
five specimens of P. Orichalcea, near 
Wootton-under-Edge,and a young friend 
who has only just commenced sent me 
(whilst stopping there a few days last 
week) one of the most beautiful and per- 
fect specimens I ever saw. They are 
found flying in the hot sunshine, in the 
middle of the day, round the flowers of 
the hemp-agrimony, which is in great 
abundance in our Gloucestershire woods. 
— V. R. Perkins, Bank of England, 
Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Sept. 7. 
Cabera Rolundaria. — About a week 
ago I took a specimen of C. Rolun- 
daria, which seems to be double-brooded, 
like the other two of the genus. The 
hot summer we have had seems to be 
favourable to second broods, as 1 took 
B. Amataria, a few days ago, in good 
condition, and the second brood of 
R. Cralaegata is much more abundant 
than the first; I saw quantities the other 
night. I have also taken lately, in 
various localities, C. Hyale, C. Di/finis, 
C. Cytherea, E. Apiciaria, See. — W. R. 
Hayward, Addington Place, Norwood, 
Surrey; Sept. 3. 
Camptogramma Gemmaria bred. — After 
having been in pupa about a fortnight, 
the perfect insects have now emerged. 
There went down two of the green and 
four of the darker larva; ; there have 
come up again one Fluviata (J 1 ) and 
five Gemmaria (J) — such a narrow risk 
did I run of missing the solution of this 
problem! Solved, however, it is, and 
Fluviata and Gemmaria are hereby de- 
clared to be man and wife. I expected 
to find the difference of colour in the 
larva; would turn out to be a sexual one; 
this, however, has been contradicted by 
the result. The pupa is brown, smooth, 
spiked at the tail, enclosed in a thin 
