116 LEPIDOPTERA. 



have been taken by Mr. Henry Cooke at Worthing (Tnt. 

 173), and Mr. Wallace in the Isle of Wight (Int. 183). 

 Mr. Wallace's specimen, a female, kindly laid some eggs, 

 the larvae from which having fed up duly changed to pupae, 

 and three specimens of the perfect insect have already made 

 their appearance. 



Heliophobus hispida ; a specimen was taken near 

 Plymouth in September, by Mr. Rogers. 



Mamestra abjecta ; two specimens were taken at Holy- 

 well by Mr. Archer, one at sugar, the other at light. 



Miana expolita ; has again occurred near Darlington 

 (Int. 139). 



Agrotis saucia ; unusually common this autumn ; no less 

 than fifty specimens were taken in the Isle of Wight, by one 

 collector : it has also occurred freely at Deal, and has been 

 taken at Plymouth and other places on the south coast. 



Agrotis lunigera; this has been no great, rarity in the 

 Isle of Wight, at sugar. 



Agrotis obelisca ; several have been taken at sugar in 

 the Isle of Wight. 



Agrotis Ash worth ii ; has been taken rather freely in 

 North Wales (Int. 125). 



Noctua ditrapezium; six very fine specimens were 

 taken by Mr. Bond, near Blandford, in July. 



T^iniocampa leucographa ; occurred near Marlow 

 in April (Int. 12), also at Darenth Wood ([nt. 11) and East 

 Grinstead (Int. 28). 



Dasycampa rubiginea ; a few hybernated specimens 

 were taken at Exeter and Plymouth, in April (Int. 11, 15) ; 

 in the autumn a specimen occurred at Marlow. 



Cirr^edia xerampelina ; at the end of August, the 

 Rev. Joseph Greene obtained forty-six pupae at the roots 

 of ash trees. 



