CAPTURE OF NOCTURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 205 



Ripip. marginatus. Niger; oculis prothoraceque albo mar- 

 ginatis. 



Black ; margins of the eyes and prothorax clearly and beautifully 

 white ; the antennae on several of the intermediate segments have 

 a white spot; the fore wings are tipped with white, the hind wings 

 are transparent, with a tinge of rich brown, and slightly iridescent; 

 the metafemora are margined superiorly with white ; the other 

 parts are entirely black. (Expansion of the wings, 1 inch ; length 

 of the body, 4 lin.) See PL VII. fig. 1. 



The only specimen I have seen of this beautiful and singular 

 insect, is in the collection of Mr. Hanson. He received it from 

 Para, in South America. The Rev. F. W. Hope informs me 

 he possesses a second specimen. 



{To be continued.) 



Art. XVII. — Capture of Nocturnal Lepldoptera on Yew 

 Trees in Nor bur?/ Park. By John Walton, Esq. 



Sir, — I herewith send you some memoranda of the habitats 

 and times of appearance of a few nocturnal Lepidoptera, 

 together with a short account of the method which I practised, 

 very successfully, in capturing them. If you consider my 

 observations of sufficient interest to merit a place in the Ento- 

 mological Magazine, it will afford me great pleasure to com- 

 municate them through so excellent a work. 



On Sunday evening, the 19th of September, 1831, my 

 friends, Mr. Bowerbank and Mr. Hoyer, and myself, were 

 accidentally walking near some ancient yew-trees, on an 

 eastern declivity on the skirts of a large beech wood in Norbury 

 Park, immediately adjoining the charming village of Mickle- 

 ham, situated about half-way between Leatherhead and 

 Dorking, Surrey. The buzz of moths attracted our attention; 

 and observing them to settle on the yew-trees, it was suggested 

 by Mr. Hoyer that they were probably feeding upon the berries, 

 which were then ripe, and hanging in the most beautiful pro- 

 fusion. On the following evening we determined to investigate 



