164 THE entomologist's recokd. 



the body, but especially the anal extremity, bears short, straight, 

 scattered hairs ; a raised lateral skin fold extends the whole length of 

 the body, and the segmental and sectional divisions are clearly defined. 

 Head and body putty coloured ; head with a few darker markings on 

 each cheek, and five black ocelli on each side near the mouth ; the 

 dorsal surface of the body has three compound stripes extending its 

 entire length ; the medio-dorsal is divided longitudinally into three 

 divisions, the middle one of which is composed of a series of wood 

 brown markings, and these again are resolvable into mere dots ; the 

 lateral divisions are pale brown, bordered with a series of darker dots ; 

 the side stripes partake of the same triple character, and include the 

 spiracles, which are circular and as black as jet ; the ventral surface 

 has a triple median stripe, the middle division of which is single, the 

 external divisions double. I am indebted to Mr. W. A. Luff, of 

 Guernsey, for a supply of these previously unknown larvae." — W. A, 

 Luff, Guernsey. 



[There is no reason why this species should not occur on our own 

 south and south-western coasts. Only two other species have been 

 captured in the Channel Islands, which do not occur in Britain, viz., 

 Agrotis crassa and PoIyphcEnis seridiia. — Ed.] 



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J^RACTICAL HINTS. 



By W. G. SHELDON. 



(a) Beat birch at night. A large proportion of the larv^ now 

 feeding on this tree are hard stickers, such as Cerura biais_pis, 

 jyotedonia dictcEoides and N. dromedarius, or pass the day in spun up 

 leaves, as Cymatophora Jlucfuosa and C. diiplaris, Drepanuia fakiila, 

 etc. All these will tumble into the tray readily at night when they 

 feed. 



{l') Search the umbels of Angelica sylvestris and Pastinum sativa 

 for larvae of Eupithecia albipunctata and E. trisigiiata, those of 

 Piiipinilla saxifraga for those of E. pimpinellata and E. oblongata, 

 middle to end of September. 



(c) Beat Solidago virgaurea (golden rod) middle to end of 

 September for larvai of Eupithecia virgai/reata, and also in middle of 

 October for those of E. expallidata. 



(d) Gather seedheads of Picris hieracioides for larvae of EiipiccBlia 

 hybridella?ia, also heads of wild carrot {Daucus carota) for larvae of 

 Semasia rufillatia. Both these species should have old skins or 

 rubbish to pupate in, and must be kept all winter in rain and sun. 



(e) Examine heads of ragwort especially near the coast for a gre- 

 garious tortrix-like larvae, if you can bring them through the winter you 

 will breed JJoma'osonia binavella. — (J. AV. T.) 



(/) During September and October large numbers of Depressarice 

 and other species may be beaten from thatch, old stacks (hay, hop-bine, 

 pea-haulm, etc.). In fact this method of work is more or less profitable 

 all the winter.— (J. W. T.) 



