322 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Sesia MYOP.EFORMIS IN THE IsLE OF Thanet. — My brother, 

 S. C. Cockerell, has recently sent me an example of this species, 

 which he found at Minster in the Isle of Thanet. Although in 

 many places a common insect, I am not aware of any previous 

 record for Thanet. Conchologicalh% Thanet is found to present 

 peculiarities, not only in the presence, but more notably often in 

 the absence, of certain species. Mr. T. Wood's notes, from time 

 to time, show us that it has some interesting Coleoptera, and 

 several rare Lepidoptera are occasionally found there ; while 

 Mr. Billups has collected some good Hymenoptera and Hemiptera. 

 Would it, therefore, be too much to ask some ardent entomologist 

 to spend a few days' holiday there when he can, and collect 

 material to be published as a beginning of a complete list of the 

 insect-fauna of this corner of England ? At present the records 

 are few, and so scattered, that it would take a couple of months 

 in the British Museum library to make sure of finding them all. — 

 T. D. A. Cockerell; August 20, 1888. 



Lithosia complana, Food of Larv^. — Whilst collecting on 

 sand-hills on the Carmarthenshire coast, on July 31st, I captured 

 a specimen of Lithosia complana. Was not this an uncommon 

 situation ? There were no bushes or trees of any kind within lialf- 

 a-mile at least. On what lichens does the larva feed? Newman, in 

 ' British Moths,' questions the larvse having been seen in this 

 countr}'. Have they since been discovered ? I should state 

 that the specimen taken was perfectly fresh and in fine con- 

 dition. — T. B. Jefferys ; Cirencester, August 18, 1888. 



OcNERiA DisPAR, Malformed. — I scc that one of your corre- 

 spondents (Entom. 235), in breeding Ocneria dispar, has had ail 

 his female specimens emerge in a crippled condition. I have 

 bred about twenty, and have only had one which was fit to set, 

 all the others being deformed ; some of them almost wingless. 

 From these I have obtained a lot of ova, to see if this malforma- 

 tion is continued. A friend, also having a lot of this pupa, has 

 only bred two perfect females ; while our male examples were, 

 without exception, all perfect. — W. T. Raine ; 333, Ladypool 

 Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. 



AciDALiA immorata AT Lew^es. — I am pleased to report that 

 this insect has again been taken in the same locality as last year, 

 thus confirming it as an undoubted British species, and not a 

 casual visitor. It is readily disturbed from the herbage by day, 



