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If it be desired, I think all three of these parasites may be introduced into 

 America. The Microgaster could be sent as soon as its cocoons are formed ; and 

 numbers of the pupse of the butterfly could be collected and forwarded, and though 

 most of them would yield butterflies (which could be destroyed on emergence), some 

 would be likely to yield Tacldnce and Chalcids. — J. E. Fletcher, Happy Land, 

 Worcester : August 19th, 1878. 



Acherontia Atrofos and Thecla quercus near Bedford. — I wish to record the cap- 

 ture of a specimen ( $ ) of Thecla qvercus on the 17th of this month, at an oak wood 

 near the village of Stagsden, about four miles from here. From enquiries which I 

 have made, it would appear that no specimen of this butterfly has been taken in the 

 county of Bedford for at least many years past. It was about 5 p.m. when I took 

 it, and the afternoon was very dull and cloudy. 



A friend of mine also obtained a fine larva of Acherontia Atropos the day before, 

 near the same place. This is also unusual here. — W. Geeenwell-Lax, 101, Tavistock 

 Street, Bedford : 26th August, 1878. 



Acherontia Atropos in the Isle of Man. — This afternoon, about 3 o'clock, a large 

 moth flew past me in one of the principal streets of Douglas, and settling upon the 

 trousers of a boy, I was able to secure it. It proved to be a female specimen of 

 Acherontia Atropos. This being, I believe, the first record of the occurrence of the 

 insect in the Isle of Man, and the singularity of the place and hour of its flight, 

 will perhaps excuse my troubling you to insert this notice. — Edwin Biechali, 

 Douglas : August 29th, 1878. 



Leucania extran ea at Walmer. — I took a specimen of this rare British Noctua at 

 sugar on the night of September 1st, at Walmer, in the precise locality where I took 

 L. alhipuncta last year. So far as I can ascertain, this makes about the fourth re- 

 corded British example of L. extranea {= unipuncta, Haw.). — B. Meidola, 21, 

 John Street, Bedford Eow. W.C. : 16(7i, September, 1878. 



Acronycta alni in the New Forest. — Perhaps the following may be of some interest 

 to your readers. My son beat a very fine and healthy larva of Acronycta alni from 

 an oak tree at Lyndhurst, on the 9th inst. It fed up, and is now going into the pupa 

 state. — Heney Neale, 45, The Canal, Salisbury : August 23rd, 1878. 



Fachnoiia hyperhorea {alpina). — I think it may be well for me to make public 

 the fact that I know all the specimens of Pachnohia alpina mentioned in the letter 

 addressed to Lord Walsingham, and published by him in your Magazine, to be British. 



I have spent the whole season in Scotland this year, visiting various parts of the 

 country, and, during my tour, I formed the acquaintance of Lord Walsingham's cor- 

 respondent. He was working for P. alpina during the time I was staying in his 

 neighbourhood, and I saw some of his specimens taken, and all of them after being 

 taken. I myself took some beautiful specimens.— John B. Blackbtjen, Forres, 

 N.B. : 9th Septemler, 1878. 



[We do not imagine that any one doubted the British origin of the specimens 

 alluded to. — Eds.]. 



