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tions, sugar has been very unproductive so far as the autumn species 
are concerned, Asphalia diluta^ Atichocelis rufina etc., being very 
scarce. I took a fine specimen of Luperina cespitis on Strensall 
Common in September, my first capture of this insect, and I had 
another take, new to me, on September 30th, viz., a fine example of 
E?inomos fnsca 7 itaria, ? , which has given me a nice lot of ova. Con- 
sidering the great quantity of ash around York, this species may not be 
uncommon, but the trees being of good size, beating for the larvae 
would be a tiresome job. I am pleased to record that the larvae of 
Eupithecia albipunctata is in plenty this year, and, as I have taken a fair 
number, I hope to breed the var. angelicaia, which this spring was bred 
by one or two of my York friends in good numbers. This species 
must feed till almost the close of the year as they are to be found 
to-day no bigger than if just hatched, whilst others graduate up to full- 
fed. I specially noticed that the angelica growing in those parts of the 
wood where the late storms would strike most, yielded very few larvae, 
whilst in the more sheltered parts plenty were obtained. — S. Walker. 
October i()ih, 1891. 
North Londofi. — Larvae are swarming. Mamestra persicarice and 
Arctia lubricipeda devour everything that comes in their path, in which 
they are assisted by M, brassicce, Hadena oleracea, Euplexia lucipara, 
Ncenia typica, A. menthastri and many others. Tree-feeding larvae are 
also common. Megacephala larvae may be found in plenty on the trunks 
of the black poplars which have been planted so extensively in this part 
of London. I have usually found them commonest on sunny days, 
half curled round in a crack of the bark, and basking in the sun. A 
nice lot of Phorodesma smaragdaria larvae, from Benfleet, are now feeding 
on some plants of wormwood and southernwood in our garden. They 
have surely been more plentiful this year, for about 260 were taken by 
myself and three friends on the same ground. I found no on a patch 
of wormwood about the size of a kitchen table. — A. U. Battley, Sussex 
House, Amhurst Park. September ^oth, 1891. 
Tiverton. — I do not consider that the present summer has been a 
very prolific one in this county owing to the windy, wet, unsettled 
weather prevailing during the greater part of the last two months. 
During the fine spell in June I took a good many Leucophasia smapis ; 
these butterflies seem most restricted in their range, and feebly fly one 
after another, following the same route. I failed to find any of the 
second brood. Argynnis euphrosyne and A. selene were abundant, and 
Nola cristulalis was common on the trunks of apple trees. On May 
i8th, a $ Arctia fuliginosa laid eggs which hatched on June 7th, the 
young larvae fed well and grew rapidly. The first spun up on July 
23rd, the imago appearing on August 15th. Demas coryli has been 
most abundant, and seems to be by no means particular in the date of 
hatching. The first imago came out in the pupa box on May ist ; on 
the 15th a $ laid eggs which hatched on June loth, and were pupae 
by August 13th. On June loth, I beat a $ from beech — ova on 
June nth — the larvae are now turning. Throughout August I procured 
at least 150 larvae of all sizes from the beech hedges, and I think it 
quite possible to take as many more. Considering the habit the larvae 
have of spinning quite a small web and living in it between united 
leaves, it is extraordinary that any can be procured by beating. They 
