280 [May, 



Bepressaria arenclla, proiyinquella, suhpro2nnquella, Alstra'rneriana, purpurea, 

 applana, ciliella, clwrophylli, heracleana, albipunctella, and rhodochrella. — These 

 were all beaten from thatch, March 25th, 186-i, at Cherry- Hinton, Granchester, and 

 Chesterton. This was a good day's sport, as rhodochrella is only lately introduced 

 into the British list, and has, I believe, only been taken by Mr. Bond and myself. 

 This species is at once distinguished from suhpropinquella, which it closely resem- 

 bles, by its black head and thorax ; a peculiarity which is very prominent when the 

 insect is aHvo. 



I may here make a few remarks on the flight of the various si^ecies of Depres- 

 sarioB when beaten out of thatch. — Arenella flies, or rather floats, lazily for a few 

 yards, and then comos to the ground, where it is is easily boxed, making no attempt 

 to escape ; propinquella looks out for itself, and has to be caught with the net ; 

 the same with subpropinquella, which, however, sometimes flieS rather high, but 

 comes down after a little time to be caught, as an agreeable moth should do, when 

 it is wanted ; Rhodochrella, so far as my experience, which is very limited, goes 

 (having taken but three), mounts high in the air directly it is dislodged, and, after 

 a few rounds, comes leisurely within reach ; I cannot say how it behaves on the 

 ground, as mine were all caught on the wing ; Alstroemeriana, on leaving the 

 thatch, quickly settles on the perpendicular walls of the barns, &c., when the best 

 way to catch it is to hold your net beneath it, and to touch it gently, when down it 

 goes into the net ; otherwise it is an artful little dodger ; purpurea dodges about, 

 and the sooner it is boxed the better, being rather small and difficult to find ; 

 ciliella floats gently to the ground ; and as it is easily disturbed, the best way is to 

 kick it up, and then catch it with the net ; chcerophylli is the most artful dodger 

 of the whole ; as soon as it is dislodged it darts to the ground, and if not carefully 

 marked down, is difficult to find ; when found, it is best to get it to take to 

 flight again, if possible, so as to catch it on the wing, as it has a bad habit of 

 shuffing to the roots of the grass, and spoils itself, if an attempt is made to box it 

 on the ground ; heracleana flies very high, sometimes mounting out of sight, but 

 comes down again in time to be caught. 



During the past summer, I also bred albipunctella and chcerophylli from 

 Chwrophyllwm temulentum. The larva of the latter was abundant all round Cam- 

 bridge last year ; it should be looked for the third and last week in June. 



Hypercallia Christiernana. — T took seventeen specimens of this insect in Kent, 

 the first week in July. Having taken two specimens there in July, 1857, I deter- 

 mined to pay the locality another visit the first opportunity ; on the 4th of 

 July last, I gave myself the promised treat, and within three quarters of an hour of 

 my leaving the railway station at Shoreham, I captured a fine specimen in exactly 

 the same spot where I had found the two in 1857. Most of those who read these 

 pages will be able to imagine my intense delight, so that it is unnecessary for me to 

 relate the extempore dances I performed, nor the various capers I cut, nor the way 

 in which I threw up my hat into the air ; however, I do not think I was observed by 

 any one, or I might have been deemed an escaped lunatic. I then regularly set to 

 work to find the insect ; and after five days' work, I had the satisfaction of seeing 

 seventeen specimens on my setting boards. Their flight is sharp, and generally 

 straight ahead ; they are not difiicult to net, but when in the net, you must be very 

 careful in boxing them, for the moth sits quite still on the side of the net, and, as 



