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Herri ch-Scboeffer's work was accordingly carefully searched 

 through without success : that of Guenee had, of course, been previously 

 rigidly scrutinised : and subsequently the " Stettin Ent, Zeitung," the 

 " "Wiener Ent. Monatschrift," &c., have been duly consulted. 



On the 16th October, also, Mr. Batty wrote to me as follows, in 

 reply to my request for information respecting these specimens. " Of 

 the six subsericeata you speak about, some I bred, some came from 

 Manchester ; a friend, who sent me a lot of eggs from Manchester, 

 termed them subsericeata ; I sent Mr. Hellins four larvjE, which were all 

 he required, and he said at the time that they were different looking larvce 

 from some [of subsericeata] he had had before. I bred a goodly number 

 of the perfect insect ; the larvae fed on knotgrass." 



Kentish Town, N.W., \%th October. 



Ccuptwre of Argyrmis Laihonia at Dover. — On the 16th September, I captured 

 in the garden of Mr. T. Clark, nurseryman here, a splendid Argyrmis Lathonia. It 

 settled on a bed of Zinnias, and I let the net fall perpendicularly over it, imagining 

 it was either Euph/rosyne or Selene, but the sight of the under-side of the wings at 

 once removed all doubt, the largeness of the silver spots, and the row of seven 

 brown rings with silver centres, giving the insect a truly queenly appearance. The 

 specimen was very perfect, and did not seem to have suffered at all by its long 

 flight, supposing it to have crossed the channel. 



The specimen, which is a ? , has laid three eggs since I caught her. — John D. 

 Richardson, Conservatory Cottage, Charlton, Dover, Kent. 



Vanessa AnUopa near Tenterden. — Whilst shooting at Rolanden, near Tenter- 

 den, Kent, on the 7th September, I saw a fine specimen of F. Antiopa flying over 

 a hop garden. —Robert Mitfokd, Haverstock Hill, N.W., I7th October, 1865. 



Chcerocampa celerio at Southsea. — Yesterday I was greatly pleased at becoming 

 possessed of a real live celerio, in fair, almost fine, condition. 



It was captured by Mrs. ColUns, a lady residing at Southsea. It seems that 

 her house adjoins some gardens, and has a grape vino growing on its back wall. 

 A bed room window near which the vine is trained was open, and as the lady 

 entered the room, she discovered the insect on the toilet cover, and deftly clapped 

 a tumbler over it. Knowing my taste for insects, she kindly sent it to me. I 

 judge, from the extreme slenderness of the abdomen, and the appearance of the 

 antennaj, that it must be a male. 



Noticing that Stainton says that this insect is often attracted by light, I have 

 induced Mrs. Collins to set up a carriage lamp in the room, with the window open 

 after dusk, hoping thereby to attract more should there be any in the neighbour- 

 hood. — William Horn, Portsmouth, Scjutemher 27th, 18C5. 



