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concerning this species, " From the middle of July, up to 

 the 8th of August, it might be seen any fine evening, be- 

 tween the hours of six and eight, flying on most of our 

 swamps in great plenty. To give you an idea of its num- 

 bers, I may state that I took forty specimens in less than 

 one hour, and might have taken as many dozens, could I 

 have boxed them fast enough." 



Botys terrealis, Treitschke ; first enumerated as British 

 in Doubleday's Catalogue, at page 14. The insect is nearly 

 allied to B. fuscalis, but the anterior wings are narrower 

 and more pointed, and the posterior wings are darker. [A 

 few specimens have occurred at Llanferras, in Wales; it has 

 also been taken] in Scotland, but is rare, and still in few col- 

 lections. According to Fischer, the larva feeds on the golden 

 rod in September. 



Rhodaria sanguinalis, Lin. ; first recorded as British 

 by Mr. Doubleday, in the Zoologist for 1849, at page 2547. — 

 " This lovely little Pyralis was taken on the 25th of June, 

 at New Brighton. I had previously received two specimens, 

 in rather a faded condition, from the fens." At page 2932 

 of the Zoologist for 1850, further captures of this species 

 are recorded, and it has since been taken in great plenty on 

 the sandhills of the Cheshire coast, and is now in all col- 

 lections. 



Asopia nemoralis, Scopoli ; a single specimen is in the 

 collection of Mr. Hemmings ; it was taken June 26th, 

 1851, at Holm Bush, near Henfield, Sussex; it was exhi- 

 bited at the meeting of the Entomological Society, in Octo- 

 ber, 1853. I believe a few others were taken at the same 

 time. It is a very distinct species, and is not uncommon on 

 the Continent. 



Simaethis vibrana, Hiibner ; a specimen of this, taken 

 September 11th, 1853, near Hurst, Sussex, is in the collec- 

 tion of Mr. Hemmings : it was exhibited at the meeting of 



