68 lAuast, 
Arrived at the sallows, almost the first insect that met my gaze was a fine 
r. leucogmpha. This was a good beginning ; after this came T. munda, which 
turned up at intervals with T. gracilis, while the fom- common species swarmed, 
especially stahilis. In the meantime S. satelUtia put in an appearance, accom- 
panied by numbers of C. vaccinii, the deplorable wretchedness of whose coiJ?fi'^ion 
could not but enlist our compassion. Of some GeometrcB that were flitting about I 
managed to knock down one with an umbrella. It proved to be T. laricaria, 
Stainton. Just as we were leaving, Mr. Blackburn, who had been rather unlucky, 
amply retrieved his fortune by the capture of a splendid pair of B. croceago. 
April 4th, — Mr. J. B. Blackburn went again to the same locality, and, in 
addition to T. leucographa, took miniosa and populeti. 
April 5th. — Went myself to Croydon ; my luck was identical with that of my 
friend's the previous day, minus the T. populeti. The sallows were now getting 
uumistakeably over. 
April 13th, I5th, and I7th. — We visited the hollows on Wimbledon Common, 
where nothing turned up but T. gracilis and ruhricosa ; it is curious how these two 
insects abound in this locality, to the almost total exclusion of everything else. 
Mr. Blackburn afso took Xylocampa lithorhiza and Eupithecia pumilata, just out of 
the pupa, while La/rentia multistrigaria, Depressaria umbellana, and other common 
insects occurred at intervals. 
In bringing these remarks to a conclusion, I may observe that I am perfectly 
aware that they chronicle no capture of note, but still they may serve to 
show that by a Httle diligence all the Tceniocampce (for opima also has occurred 
at Croydon) may be obtained in the London district. — C. J. Buckmastek, Southfields, 
Wandsworth, April \9th. 
Lepidnptera at light. — Several visits to the lamps on the high roads in our 
own neighbourhood, have produced a few lepidoptera. We usually had a muster 
of three or four entomologists, and amicably took alternate lamps ; so that, while 
one " clomb," the others stood below to net any stray specimens that flew. 
C- flMviata gave us all a turn, and of this pretty little species I have a few larv» 
feeding up on groundsel. The light-loving genus Eupithcecia was also well repre- 
sented by eight species, — centaureata, exiguata, vulgata, nanata, coronata, assimi- 
lata, a.hbreviata, and pinnilata. A fine illustraria put in an appearance at 
Wimbledon, and near the same locality we met with L. camelina and L. dictma. 
Nearer hon\e we took H. rostralis and S. iUunaria, together vdth specimens of 
S. hyhridoJis, the pretty little L. adustata, E. pendularia, and H. abrvptaria. 
I have lately bred a few of the beautiful A. herherata, and, during the last 
three or four days, have taken specimens of L. Smeathmanniana,, flying in the 
evening over its food-plant, Antheniis cotula. — J. B. Blackburn, Grassmeade, 
Southfields, S.W., 31si May, 1867. 
Manx captures of Lepidoptera. — I visited the Isle of Man in the beginning of 
last September, but, as it rained every day during my stay there, my entomological 
doings were necessarily very limited. During the few intervals of dry weather 
I visited the Silene maritima, which grows plentifully on the rocks near Douglas ; 
and in the seed capsules I found larvfc of Dianthir^cia cajpsophila, from which I have 
