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Further captures of Lepidoptera at Enniakillen, Ireland. — Since my last 

 notice (cf. ante p. 24) I have met with the foUovi ing species in the Eniiiskillcn 

 district -.—Ptilodontis palpina,a few from dug pupte. Ourapteryx samhucata, never 

 seen in imago state, bred from larvse on ivy. Phigalla pilosarla, bred from dug 

 pupae. Hibernia rupicapraria, aurantiaria and defoliaria, and Cheimatohia Irumata, 

 plentiful in larval state ; bred. Eupithecia togata, one only, taken a considerable 

 distance from firs ; pumilata, bred from dug pupce. Cymatophora or and duplaris, 

 scarce. Noctua brunnea, very plentiful at sugar. Tceniocampa opima, only a few at 

 sallows ; populeti, recorded in previous list as possible, now bred and verified ; cruda, 

 bred from dug pupae. Cerastis spadicea, bred from dug pupae. Euplexia lucipara, 

 at sugar, never seen in two previous years. Panolis piiilperda, very scarce, at 

 sallows. Scoparia angustea. Arnphgsa prodromana, bred from sweet gale. Phloe- 

 odes immundana, very scarce. Ephip piphora ephippana. Aplecta herbida, plentiful 

 at sugar. — C. E. Paeteidge : October IQth, 1895. 



Xanthia ocellaris and Xylina Zinckenii in Suffolk. — On September 7th, I took 

 one specimen at sugar, and on the I7th a second at light, of Xanthia ocellaris. 

 Referring to Mr. Barrett's note on this species in the Ent. Mo. Mag. for April last, 

 I find that these specimens closely approach his description of a continental variety 

 of X. ocellaris at South Kensington. Not being familiar with the typical ocellaris, 

 I cannot judge of comparative richness of colouring in the varieties ; but my speci- 

 mens are without the dusky bands of X. gilvago, and the hind-wings are paler ; the 

 lines are as in X. gilvagOy but the row of darkish spots before the subterminal line 

 is more distinct, that is, there are four very distinct ones in the central part of the 

 wing, the continuation being made by curved lines, one reaching the apex, and the 

 other the anal angle. The apex is more pointed than in X. gilvago, and the renal 

 stigma has a distinct white dot without the dark grey in the lower part. The band 

 between the inner and the subterminal lines, though paler in colour, somewliat 

 resembles the similarly placed band in Anchocelis rufina, being of equal colouring 

 throughout, and only interrupted by the white nervures, which are conspicuous in 

 these specimens, and absent in X. gilvago. 



On September 30th I was fortunate enough to take a very perfect specimen of 

 Xylina Zinckenii here in my own grounds, where also I took the specimens described 

 above. I took the moth off sugar on the trunk of an oak at 6.45 p.m., there being 

 a bright moon at the time, only three days from the full, and an east wind. A rare 

 capture under all circumstances. I have worked at sugar regularly since, but caniiot 

 get another specimen. — John H. Hocking, Copdock Rectory, Ipswich : Novem- 

 ber, 1895. 



Nephopteryx angustellabred,^c. — I have much pleasure in recording the breeding 

 of a few of this apparently long-lost species : I can find no record of it since 1879, 

 when a few were bred by Mr. Porritt (Ent. Mo. Mag., xvi, 65). From a very few 

 larvae taken in West Surrey feeding in the fruit of the common spindle-tree {Euony- 

 mus europcBus), in October, 1894, I bred a pair early last June. At the end of the 

 past summer I succeeded in finding some thirty or more larvae, and in September 

 bred a short series; the rest are now lying over till next season. I had never seen 

 Any fresh specimens before, and was rather surprised to see what a pretty species it 

 was, but I fancy the pink tinge on the upper svings will not be permanent. 



