RARE BRITISH SPECIES CAPTURED IN 1856. 115 



were collected near Wimbledon and Coombe Wood, and 

 some collectors bred the insect rather freely (Int. 91 and 163). 



Lasiocampa Trifolii ; this has been a most abundant 

 species in several coast localities, Eastbourne, Plymouth, 

 New Brighton (Int. 45, 52, 77, 91, 116, 131). 



Gastropacha Ilicifolia ; the occurrence of five spe- 

 cimens at Cannoch Chase is recorded in the Intelligencer at 

 page 67. 



Endromis versicolora ; six specimens were seen at 

 Tilgate Forest last April (Int. 26), and one in a wood 

 near Preston (Int. 28). 



Drepana sicula ; two specimens of this hitherto 

 unique insect occurred in Leigh Wood, near Bristol (Int. 

 108, and Zoologist, 5166). 



Heterogenea asellus ; in the New Forest this insect 

 turned up in some plenty, and two specimens were taken 

 at Mario w (Int. 171, 189). 



Cymatophora ocularis ; the Rev. Joseph Greene ob- 

 tained seven pupae of this scarce species. 



Diphtera O rion ; has occurred in the Isle of Wight, and 

 in the New Forest ; in the latter locality in some numbers 

 (Int. 83, 172) ; also in Cornwall (Int. 108). 



Acronycta Alni ; one at sugar near Witney (Int. 

 109), two near Sheffield (Int. 109), and two larvae at 

 Rugby (Int. 180). 



Acronycta auricoma ; occurred at Tenterden (Int. 83), 

 and near Canterbury. 



Synia musculosa ; two specimens have occurred at 

 Brighton (Int. 154, 173). 



Xylomyges conspicillaris ; has been taken near 

 Worcester (Int. 20 and 83); also at Darenth Wood (Int. 

 51 and 76). 



Laphygma exigua (Fig. 6); specimens of this insect 

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