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on these plants. I once saw an unfortunate vacdnii, which had 

 been feeding on plum blossom on the garden wall, in the grip 

 of a centipede, which had got him fast with his forceps, and was 

 holding on behind to the wall. 



Scopelosoma satdlitia. — Swarms at sugar in the autumn, and is 

 still plentiful late on in spring at the sallows. This moth varies 

 in the two usual forms to some extent, — the red-brown ground 

 colour, with the usual white or yellow spot, — or an olive ground 

 with the white or yellow spot, — one specimen I have is almost 

 black with a bright white spot. 



Xanthia fulvago (cerago). — Common in certain localities in 

 some seasons, in 1876 particularly so on the ragwort blossom. 

 Comes also to sugar. The ya.nety Jtavescens occurs. 



X. (Ogata (silago). — Common and more generally distributed 

 than the last species. It was, I may say, abundant on ragwort 

 blossom in the autumn of 1876, and particularly richly 

 coloured. 



X. circellaris (ftrruginea). — Common and generally distributed. 

 I have reared this insect from the seeds of the Scotch (wych) 

 elm, but have not observed gilvago. 



Cirrhcedia centrago {xera7npelina). — Common some seasons on 

 the trunks of ash trees, usually from 100 to 200 feet. I remem- 

 ber Mr. Herd taking a specimen on heather blossom at an 

 elevation of 600 feet. None were observed in 1872. 



Tethea retuBa. — Mr. Herd took one specimen on a poplar 

 trunk in 1875. ^^ have not noticed the larva. 



Euperia paleacea {fulvago). — I have a specimen which was 

 taken by Mr. Herd, but I have heard of no other. 



Cosmia tr apezina.—Abunddint most seasons, particularly on 

 ragwort blossom, and I think we have every possible variety. 



Diaiithoecia capsincola. — A common insect flying in great 

 numbers at the flowers of Lychnis vesperti?ia, in the evening. I 

 thought at one time that cucubali also occurred here, but I find 

 I am mistaken. 



D. carpophaga. — Rare. I took it this year for the first time 

 here. 



Polia chi. — Abundant. I have been told that the variety 

 olivacea occurs but I have never seen it. 



Dasypolia templi. — I have never captured this species, but 

 Mr. Herd has been fortunate in obtaining several specimens. On 

 one occasion a cartload of unslaked lime was laid down at the 

 back of my stables, Mr. Herd was turning the lumps over, 



