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Synaptus filiformis. Clenonychus hii'siitim, Stev. Hitherto 

 esteemed rare ; but taken by me in 

 abundance on the bank of the Severn, 

 in June. 

 Elaler ballealus. 

 Win us imperialis. 

 Aslynomus crdilis. 

 Sciaphilus muricatus. 

 Grypidius equiseti. 



Of the beautiful and favourite order of Lepidoptera, there arc 

 many more students than of the less showy and more intricate 

 Coleoptera. From one of these, Mr. Bingham, of Newnham, T have 

 received the following notice, which I proceed to transcribe : 



" The Sallows last spring were very unproductive, for although 

 I worked them well, they only gave the common species, such as 

 -Q%acilis, cruda, sfabilis, rubricosa, &c. In 1858, 1 took two leuco- 

 *ffirapha, and a friend met with rubiginea. In April, I took 

 Leiocampa dictcea on a gas-lamp, for the first time in this district. 

 In June, the woods were full of life. In company with a couple 

 of entomological friends, 113 species were taken between the 7th 

 and 1 Ith of the month, of which the names were noted, as well 

 as many others in the smaller groups of which we had no know- 

 ledge. Amongst those noted, occurred Eupithecia debiliata, 

 hitherto supposed to be confined to Devonshire JJporia cratagi 

 Chccrocampa elpenor Euthemonia russula Hepialus velleda 

 (new) Hadcna thalassina (new) Hadena W-latinum (new) 

 Thyatira bails (new) Macaria notata Eupifhecia pulchcllata 

 and coronata Acidalia trigeminata Asthena sylvata Minoa 

 euphorbiata MeJanippe hastata and unangulata Roxana arcuella 

 (new) Sccmasia Wceberana^ fyc. Those to which the adjective 

 ' new ' are affixed, are new to my local list." 



" During the five years that I have imperfectly worked this dis- 

 trict, I have taken, within walking distance of Newnham, about 

 500 species of macro-lepidoptera, including the Tortricina, but ex- 

 clusive of the Crambidtf." 



Procris globularite. 

 Sphinx convolvuli. 

 Acherontia atropos. 

 Stauropus fagi. 

 Pterostoma palpina. 

 Leiocampa dictaa. 



dictceoides (larva). 



Notodonta ziczac (larva). 

 Trichiura crattegi. 

 Pacilocampa populi. 



Prodelia liter alls An extremely rare insect, only the 

 second instance of its occurrence 

 in Gloucestershire, the other oc- 

 curred at Bristol. 



