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recorded specimen of the perfect insect was taken flving in BunhiU-fields burying- 

 ground so long ago as July, 1779 ; and the specimen now exists in a high state of 

 preservation in Mr. Ilaworth's cabinet, having been purchased by him at the 

 dispersion of that of Mr. Francillon." A rather worn <? , " Taken at St. Leonard's, 

 Sussex, 186r,," and another c? , sH^'litly rubbed, "Taken by a woman at Glanvilles 

 Wootton on Sept. 12lh, 1885 " (C. W. D.). A very old specimen of the same sex 

 is labelled " Celerlo, Brighton, J. G. ChMveu, Esq." A ? in capital order, 

 "Taken by a boy at Teignmouth, 1880, had from Mrs. Vernon WoUaston " 

 (C. W. D.), and another ? , not so good, " Taken by P. 0. Lloyd at Bognor, Susses, 

 August, 1885." 



C. clpenor, L.-A curious $ , in which the usual rose-colour is entirely replaced 

 by olive-brown, " Ql. Wootton, C. W. Dale, bred 1871 " (C. W. D.). 



Sesia asili/ormh, W. V.- Seven examples; one S, " Ashford, Kent, from 

 Dr. Harper's coll. Briggs coll., 1801" (0. W. D.) ; one, ?, " Epping Forest, 

 Mus. M. & M., 1810"; one ?," Hanson's Sale at Puttick, &c., 22 Novr., 1880,'' 

 and another of the same sex, much damaged by verdigris, " From J. F. Stephens " 

 (C. W. D.), and at side, " Colney Hatch, Middlesex." 



S. chri/.mUfonnis, Esp., and S. musoceformis, View. -Good series of both 

 species, from Folkestone and Cornwall respectively. 



S-allantiforwls, -Ncwm.—Oi this " Clearwing," until very lately so rare in 

 our collections, there are seven specimens. A <? in good order, " Greenhithe, 

 Kent, Meek, 1878, for £1 10s., taken by James Briant" (C. W. D.) ; a ^ , " Briggs 

 coll., '96, from Standish cabinet" (C. W. D.). A very nice S, " Gl- Wootton, 

 Aug. 23, 1902" (C. W. D.), recorded in Entom., vol xxxv, p. 280 ; in which note 

 •Mr. C. W. Dale withdraws his record (Entom., vol. xxvii, p. 245) of S. coiwpiforwis 

 as a British species, this having been introduced on a ? spcci.nen labelled 

 " Brockenhurst, C. Gulliver, July 19, 1894." A very good ? , " J- G. Boss coll., 

 190O"; another ?, " Swanscombe, T. Sivey, 1877, Briggs sale, 1896, for £3" 

 (C. W.D.),and a small example of the same sex, "N. F., Gulliver, 1902" (C.W. D.). 

 .S'. cuJiciformh, L.— Two orange-banded examples, labelled at side, " v. Thijn- 

 ns-formis, Zell.," one of them " From Davis, Dartford" (C. W. D.). 

 6'. spheglformis, Schiff.— A good series from Tilgate Forest. 



S. scoUxformis, Hubn.— Four examples from Rannoch, and four from Llan- 

 gollen ; one of the latter labelled " N. Cooke, July 13, 1862." 



(To he continued). 



Rhizophagus coeruleipennis, Sahib., in Devon.-A single specimen of this rarity 

 occurred in flood rubbish from the River Teign at Christow on May 4th. Fortu- 

 nately the insect happened to be lying " right side up " among the debris or in all 

 probability I should have passed it over as an oat.-PHiLiP de la Gaede, 

 "Teignview," Christow, near Exeter: June Mh, 1907. 



rin.ia moneta, Fab.,ln ihe Oxford district.-Th\s very beautiful moth is evidently 

 now well established in the neighbourhood of Oxford. Several specimens of the 



