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and p. comari, and single specimens of Oxypoda umbrata, Donatoma 

 flavicornis, Balaninus cerasorum, and Plectroscelis subccBrulea. The 

 banks of the stream again produced Cercyon aqiiaticus, and the little 

 beating that was done resulted in three Ceutorhynchus riigulosiis. — H. 

 Heasler, 17, Danby Street, Peckham, S.E. September ^ih, 1892. 



Isle of Wight, — In addition to the late occurrence of previously- 

 named species, I was very surprised to capture at sugar (September 

 3rd) a very fine TriphcBna subscqua in the same wood that my previous 

 specimens were captured in. Earlier in the week (about ist inst.) my 

 friend Mr. Abbott, and my brother, captured a single belated Blsulcia 

 ligustri, also in the finest condition. — Albert J. Hodges. 



LiTHOSiA deplana (helvola). — -While in the New Forest last 

 month I found the larvre of L. deplana very abundant, beating it 

 commonly from both oak and beech. All the authorities give lichen 

 as the foodplant; but I found that most of the larvae were on trees 

 with no lichen at all. I tried feeding them on oak leaves and beech 

 leaves (both fresh and dried), also on lichen from both trees, but they 

 refused everything. Perhaps some collector, more successful than 

 myself, can inform me what they feed on, and whether they will thrive 

 in confinement. — Reginald S. Sellon, The Hall, Sydenham. 



Capture of Deiopeia pulchella in August. — On August 14th, 

 after getting the C. ediisa, recorded elsewhere, I chased and captured 

 a moth on the shore, not ten yards from the sea, facing Hayling 

 Island ; it showed white wings and frequently settled, but was off again. 

 At first I took it to be a large Pyrale or Crambus, but found to my 

 delight that it was I), pulchella. I see a notice of another taken at 

 Gosport, and personally consider them foreigners ; for the wind was 

 blowing so strongly that it would not have taken many hours to cross 

 the Channel that morning. — J. Henderson^ Streatham. 



Acherontia atropos in Northumberland. — I had sent to me by 

 a friend a living specimen of Ache7'07itia atropos on July 27th, taken 

 near Morpeth. — John Finlay, Meldon Park, Morpeth. August e^th, 

 1892. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Lincolnshire. — On the evening of August 

 20th, whilst I was watching some plants of Nicoiiana affinis, a specimen 

 of Sphinx convolvuli appeared on the scene. It came to the tobacco 

 flowers, but, being alarmed, flew off to some sweet peas. Then it 

 visited a phlox, but soon returned to the tobaccos, hovering over 

 which it was quickly captured. It proved to be a female, and was so 

 denuded of scales that I put it down to be an immigrant. Panton is 

 not more than twenty miles distant from the coast. — (Rev.) G. H. 

 Raynor, Panton Rectory, Wragby. 



Deiopeia pulchella at Folkestone. — I have a very fine female 

 specimen oi D. pulchella, taken here on August 17th. It is the largest 

 specimen I ever saw ; it measures nearly two inches across the wings. 

 — VV. J. Austen, 2, Radnor Street, Folkestone. 



Plusia orichalcea. — I tender my most grateful thanks to Mr. 

 Farren for his " wrinkles " on the method of finding F. orichalcea larvae 

 {ante, vol. ii., p. 294). I went out in search of them the first week 

 in June, as suggested by him, and took twenty larvae on June 2nd ; 

 also two on the 3rd. I only came across one or two afterwards. The 

 time mentioned seems the best time to get them, as they are full-fed 



