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Most German Entomologists repute assectella, to be synonymous with the 
Acrolepia hetuletella of Curtis, but the two species are quite distinct. Unfortunately 
assectella is not yet known as a British insect, and hetuletella still continues a 
rarity, of which the larva is unknown. Last month Mr. Sang met with three 
specimens of A. hetuletella at Castle Eden Dene, and most liberally added this 
species to my collection.— H. T. Stainton, Mountsfield, Lewisham, S.E., Octoher 
23rd, 3866. 
Curious flight of Lasiocamioa quereus.—'Ki&mg dlong the side of the crowning 
hill of Hindhead one day last August, I noticed several males oi Lasiocanvpa quercHs 
flying above me in a singular manner. I immediately dismounted, and hurried to 
the crest of the hill, where I found that the moths in scores were trying their 
utmost to get over the ridge, while the wind, which was very powerful, as con- 
stantly drove them back. They would come beating and tacking up the side of the 
hill, often dashing into the heath and getting up again, until they got fau-ly to the 
edge, when the wind would carry them back hundreds of yards, and hurl them into 
the valley below, when the same performance would be gone through again. 
I searched on the summit of the hill, where the wind would not allow me to 
stand erect, for some attraction which should bring so many males that way, but 
could find no females ; nor did it seem that any spot was more favoured than 
another by the males, as their only object seemed to get over the hill, no matter 
where. 
They were so numerous that, although the wind made a perfect plaything of 
my net, twisting it everywhere but where I wished, I contrived to catch over 
thirty in an hour. — C. G. Bakhktt, Haslemere. 
Notes on Acidalia rusticata.— Whilst rearing this species from larvae kindly 
sent by Mr. T, Eedle, Mr. Buckler and I have made a few notes, for which I 
venture to think the descriptions of Mr. Newman and M. Milliere have still left 
room. 
We received the larvae in September, 1865, then about half grown, and feeding 
on tender leaves of ivy and lilac ; but, after hybernation, we found that having by 
chance got hold of some withered bramble leaves, they preferred them to any other 
food. They spun up about the beginning of June, 1866, and the perfect insects 
appeared from 8th to 20th July. 
M. Milliere speaks of this species as double -brooded, and describes the larva of 
the summer brood, which feeds up quickly ; but in England it seems there can be 
but one brood : for there would not be time for another between the middle of July 
and the beginning of September — when we received our larvae. 
I do not know whether there is more than one form of the larva, but in neither 
of the above-mentioned descriptions is there any mention made of the row of five 
dorsBrl markings, which, in our specimens, were very conspicuous. 
The ground colour was a dingy -brown, paler on the 9th segment ; the dorsal 
and sub-dorsal lines paler than the ground ; on each segment from 5th to 9th 
(both inclusive) is an oblong space jialer than the ground, shaped somewhat like 
an acorn, the tip of which is formed by a very pale spot behind ; these acorns are 
