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emerged from the pupa, as its wings 
were soft ; however, they were soon 
hardened under my tender care. This 
was my only reward for that day, ex- 
cept the homoeopathic treatment I had 
so copiously aud most ungratefully re- 
ceived. 
Aug. 27. S. Revayana (1). Beating. 
Aug. 7 to 27. E. Omicronaria (14). Do. 
Sept. 4 to 10. E. Apiciaiia (5). Moihing. 
Sept. 4 to 30. E. Cervinata (68). Bred 
from eggs. 
Sept. 23 to 30. X. Aurago (3). At sugar. 
Sept. 27. X. Semibrunnea (1). Do. 
Sept. 28. C. Exoleta (Ij. Bred ; rather 
rare here. 
Sept. 29. X. Petrificala (1). At sugar. 
„ C. Fnrcula (1 larva). 
Sept. 1 to 30. S. Liguslri (45 larvEc). 
„ S. Ocellatus (4 larvaj). 
„ S. Tilise (18 pupae). 
Oct. 2. A. Aprilina (8). At sugar. 
Oct. 4. X. Petrificata (1). Do. 
Oct. 8. A. Leporina (1 larva on willow). 
Nov. 10. H. Peunaria (2). At light. 
Residing in the country, where the 
shrubbery of my garden almost joined a 
chain of coppices, I resolved to “ sugar” 
throughout the winter of 1857-58. I did 
so almost every night. I stuck to the 
treacle, and the treacle stuck to the trees 
until the early part of February, when it 
became so cold, and continued so through 
part of March, that I could slick to the 
sweet occupation no longer to advantage. 
I certainly gained nothing scarcely from 
this experiment excepting information, 
and which was, that S', salellilia and 
C. spadicea made their supper at my ex- 
pense every mild night throughout the 
winter. Assuredly my rum was good; 
they were my constant guests, and as 
some of them had defective markings 
upon their wings I readily recognised 
them ; and indeed it was very interesting 
to witness how regularly they attended 
meals every mild evening, with others of 
their kindred ; but as certainly as there 
was even but a very slight frost, not one 
of them ventured abroad to partake of 
my hospitality. It is evident from this 
that S. salellitia and C. spadicea regularly 
fly abroad throughout the winter, when- 
ever the weather is sufficiently mild. — 
Abbaham Edmunds, The Tylhing, Wor- 
eester ; March 5, 1859. 
Captures near Sheffield. — On walking 
through Ecclesall Wood yesterday morn- 
ing, I had the good fortune to find a pair 
of Biston Prodromaria in cop.; the in- 
sect has not been found here for the last 
twelve years. Several specimens of N. 
Hispidaria (which has been very scarce for 
several years past) have also been found 
in this neighbourhood. — W. Bakeb, 
Sheffield ; March 7. 
Nyssia Hispidaria. — While out hunt- 
ing, on the 26ih of February, for P. Pilo- 
saria, I had the pleasure of boxing five 
males of N. Hispidaria and one female ; 
since then I have taken four more males, 
all in fine condition. One of the males 
paid a friendly visit to the female the 
same evening, the fruits of which was 
that upwards of 200 eggs were deposited 
on the 27th nil., aud hatched on the 8th 
iust. — Wm. Talbot, Mount Pleasant, 
Wakejield ; March 9. 
CoLEOPTEBA. 
Early Season. — The unusually mild 
weather of the season was indicated by 
the appearance of Cicindela campestris 
on the 25th of February, and of Meloe 
proscarabceus on the 28tli, near Brighton. 
— F. WaLKEB, Hiyhyate ; March 5. 
Dipteb.v. 
Acrocera albipes, Meigen. — E. C. Rye, 
Esq., look three specimens of this fly on 
Wimbledon Common, on the 4lh of J uly, 
1858, and kindly gave me one of them, 
presented another to the British Museum. 
— F. Walker, Hiyhyate; March 5. 
Neuboptera. 
Phryganidce in the Norfolk Fens . — 
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