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Umisual abundance of Thecla w-album. — In a lane near Hemel Hempstead, 

 leading from Felden to Bovingdon, Thecla tv-album has appeared during the last 

 few days in great abundance. About ten in the morning it begins to fly, fluttering 

 and fighting among the boughs of various trees, hovering along the tops of the 

 hedges, and settling on the UmbellifertB that skirt the meadows ; the number is hard 

 to estimate, but it amounts, probably, to some thousands. — B. Pifeard, Hill House, 

 Hemel Hempstead, Herts ; July IWi, 1881. 



Abundance of larvae of Charceas graminis. — Mr. William E. A. Axon has sent 

 us a note on this subject which was read by him at a Meeting of the " United Field 

 Naturalists," at Greenfield, on the 19th June, and is reprinted from the " Manchester 

 City News." It is to the same effect as our more condensed account in the July 

 No. (p. 39 ante) with the following addition: — "The insects have been greatly 

 diminished by the crows and gulls, and the rains have also helped in clearing the 

 land of them." The birds doubtless did their part in diminishing the number of 

 the larva?, but the efficacy of the rains may be questioned ; much of the apparent 

 diminution of the abundance having, probably, been caused by the retirement of 

 the full-fed larva? under ground in order to become pupa?. — Eds. 



Larentia didymata bred from Anemone nemorosa. — I found this larva in our 

 glorious woods on the leaves of Anemone nemorosa : it eats little round holes in the 

 surface of the leaf and when older it nibbles the edge of the leaf; from its similarity 

 to the larvae I had previously met with feeding on primrose flowers, and which I 

 knew to be those of L. didymata, I suspected it might prove to be the same species, 

 and this has now been established by the appearance of the moth in my breeding- 

 cage. — Peter Ikchbald, The Lodge, Hovingham, York : June 27th, 1881. 



Boletobia fuliginaria in London. — I am pleased to inform you that I have been 

 fortunate in having had another specimen of Boletobia fuliginaria handed to me by 

 our man, who took it in the same locality as the one recorded by me in 1879, on our 

 warehouse door in Upper Thames Street, when the warehouse was opened this 

 morning ; it is a male, and in good condition. — J. R. Wellman, 219, Elm Park, 

 Brixton Rise, S.W. : July, 1881. 



Acid alia straminata, Sfc, in Yorkshire. — On the occasion of the Yorkshire 

 Naturalists' Union's visit to Thorne Moor, near Goole, on Saturday last, July 9th, 

 Acidalia straminata was taken by different members, but was first detected by Mr. 

 Prest, of York. The species is quite new to the county of Yorkshire. Evidently, 

 it was only just getting well out, as the specimens were in beautiful condition. 

 Amongst other species we took at the same time were Chortobius Davus, in 

 abundance ; Hyria auroraria, not uncommon ; Macaria liturata, Scodiona bel- 

 giaria, not uncommon ; Emmelesia alchemillata ; Platypteryx falcula ; Anarta 

 myrtilli, common ; Crambus margaritellus, abundant on the damper parts of the 

 moor; C. Warringtonellus, just appearing; Phycis carbon ariell a common; Etipoe- 

 cilia angustana, also common ; and many other 6pecies. — Geo. T. Pobritt, High- 

 royd House, Huddersfield : July 13th, 1881. 



