298 THE entomologist's record. 



Amongst the Longicorns we had good hick, a great numher of 

 species, but, as a rule, few individuals being taken, including 

 CalUilium rarlabile, one brown form on the thorn blossom. Last year, 

 I got the blue, black, and brown forms all out of one stump. 



C. alni (1), Ch/tus arieth (common), ('b/tus mi/sticus (6), out 

 of holly bloom, JAopus nchiihmis (1), on bracken, Fnntmochacrm 

 (hmtatus (1), out of thorn, when in the umbrella it looks just like a 

 bit of dead stick. Pnli/npna praeuata (4), Rhaf/mm inquuitor, 

 R. bifasciatufi (odd specimens), Toxotm meridianuH (1), Stranualia 

 armata (a few), 8. nvjra, sweeping mowing grass (3), N. mdamira (B), 

 Leptura lirida (1), A no pin dent G-//uttata, on thorn and holly blossom, 

 also by sweeping, all four species of (irammopdcra on thorn, but only one 

 specimen each of d. aiialis and (i. j>r(iei(sta. I mention these, as to take 

 one-third of our British species in three days is decidedly unusual. I 

 searched hard where last year I found a fine specimen of Axciintiii 

 sfriafu))), crawling on a pine stump, without avail. I believe 

 that it was the second English record, although it is not very rare in 

 Scotland. It is curious no more should be found in the Forest, where 

 pine and fir enclosures abound. 



On sallows, (inniocWna rhiiinali'< abounded, the black markings 

 being very variable in size, and quite obsolete in some specimens. On 

 water plants, a few Donacia thalamna were found, with plenty of 



D. sericea and D. simple.v ; and on yellow composita^, ('niptocephalus 

 aurenlm. 



Whilst beating oak, naturally a few lepidopterous larvte came down. 

 Taeiu'oraiapa mixiosa (common), A^plialia ridcns (a few), and (Jatorala 

 ■ywnsa (8), oft* the trees almost denuded of leaves. Although I have 

 worked the same place in other years, I have failed to get more than 

 an odd one before, and then it has been crawling down the trunk. Is 

 it that it is a high feeder, and that this season, owing to the ravages 

 of Tortricid larv;e, it has had to seek food lower down ? Shortness 

 of food tended in this case to produce dwarfs, the specimens which 

 hatched being much smaller than usual. As I conclude mere lists of 

 captures are of no interest to your readers, I refrain from mentioning 

 the 150 other odd species which I observed. 



Critical Notes on tlie specific identity of Bombyx quercTis and 

 Bombyx callunae. 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S. 



In his paper on Bomhij.r quercnH and B. callunae, read before the 

 City of London Entomological Society, in May last. Captain Thompson 

 came to no conclusion as to how far these insects were the same or 

 distinct species. To the impartial evidence he oftered us, I should 

 like to ofier a few criticisms, taken from the records of the Knt. Mo. 

 Ma<i. and the Ent. Rev. (which he seems to have overlooked), and also 

 based on my own observations. 



(1). Captain Thompson supports Newman's statement that y>. callunae 

 occurs in " May." That it does so occasionally is certain, but I would 

 suggest that late June is its more normal time. Referring to the date 

 of emergence, Mr. Collins writes [Knt. Rec, i., p. 130) :— " I picked 

 up a good number of Boiiihi/.c callunae on June 27th, at Rixton Moss " ; 

 whilst Mr. Milburn, of Darlington, writes [Ibid, p. 133), that on 



