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Eriocephala calthella, subpurpurella, and semipurpurella occur in many different 

 localities, and are far from rare. 



Gracillaria rufipennella frequents firs early in the season in many places; 

 O. Thunbergella is very abundant near Glasgow in July; G. syringella and 

 meleagripennella are also common. 



Pterophorus pcntadadijlus is rather a scarce insect, occurring near Inverary; 

 P. tdradactylus, fuscodactylus, and one or two others occur in various parts of 

 Lanarkshire. Alucita hexadactyla is sparingly distributed. 



Glasgow, Novemher 17th., 1851. 



NOTES ON CHEIMATOBIA BOREARIA AND 

 TROCHILIUM SPHEGIFORMIS. 



BY R. S. EDLESTON, ESQ. 



Some six or seven years ago, I captured the male and female of Cheimatohia 

 horearia, thinking at the time they were merely varieties of Brumaria, and 

 so placed in my cabinet, no doubt the case with many others. Last season 

 I was too late for fine specimens, the time of appearance being kept a secret. 

 This year, on the 22nd. of October, I captured a single pair in Botany Bay 

 wood; on the 25th., thirty-eight males and eight females; abundant on the 

 30th. They frequent birch trees. Males are very difiicult to find in the 

 day-time; the moment it becomes dusk and you light up, the males are to 

 be seen emerging in all directions out of the grass and heath, perching on 

 the stem,s; others at rest on the birch twigs — few in proportion on the tree 

 boles; females principally on the twigs. I have no doubt this species may be 

 found wherever birch trees are abundant, I can only account for their being 

 overlooked so many years from their strange appearance at dusk. Any party 

 desirous of specimens may have them on application. 



My brother captured a splendid pair in copido of Trochilium sphegiformis on 

 Chat Moss, July 4th.; also Phycita ohtusa, Palumbella, Platypteryx laceHula, 

 Litliosia mesomella, and Euthemonia Bussida. On the 3rd. of July, I met with 

 Bhodaria sanguinalis in great abundance at New Brighton; also Leucania 

 littoralis and Lupernia albicolon. On the 21st. of July, I received from 

 Macclesfield several Plusia hractea, from the eggs deposited by a female — 

 larvae fed on lettuce; I have a few in the chrysalis state. From the 1st. to 

 the 6th. of September, Ejmnda liclienea and Chersotis HawortM abundant at 

 Lytham. At the end of August, at Manchester, several specimens of Hydrcecia 

 petasitis were captured, and several bred; chrysalis found at the roots of 

 Burdock; larva apparently feed two years. 



I possess a charming male Lasiocampa bred this season, apparently a Hybrid 

 between Eubi and Quercus; a Lyccena phlceas, the superior wings of which are 

 nearly black; and a Gerura bifida, with the broad bar on the wing terminating 



