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ton at Hurstperpoint, was exhibited at the April meeting of 

 the Entomological Society Tint. 7). 



Simaethis sct.ntillulalis; this insect has been bred by 

 Mr. Yaughan, and has also been taken plentifully at Preston, 

 by Mr. Hodgkinson (Int. 166). 



Amphysa prodromaxa ; this occurred rather freely in 

 April, at the Brushes, near Manchester f Int. '21). 



(Exectra Pilleriana ; Mr. Buxton has obtained a fine 

 series of this insect from the Isle of Wight. 



Spilonota pauperana; this has again been taken in 

 April, in lanes, near Darenth Wood. 



Spilonota neglectana ; this insect, which is much over- 

 looked or neglected, has been taken freely near Camberwell, 

 by Mr. Wildman (Int. 61). 



Mixodia Hawkeraxa (Fig. 5); this has again been 

 taken by Mr. Bond. 



Phoxopteryx Upupana ; a specimen was taken at West 

 Wickham by Mr. Wildman < Int. 83), at the end of May, 

 and Mr. Machin also met with this insect in the same locality, 

 early in June (Int. 90). 



Phljeodes cbenana; several specimens of this insect were 

 taken by Mr. Wilkinson of Scarborough, who writes — " I 

 took them in March and April last on Seamer Moor, two 

 miles west of this place ; they were freely on the wing in fine 

 sunny mornings from ten to one amongst heather, stunted 

 oaks, birches, sallows, nut bushes and furze bushes ; they 

 seemed to frequent the sallows the most." Madame Lienig 

 says (Isis, 1846, p. 236), " it flies fresh in April, July and 

 September. The larva is whitish or pale green, the head pale 

 brown ; it feeds on sallows and willows ; the perfect insect in 

 the day time is generally found sitting on walls."' 



Heusimene fimbriaxa ; this has been taken in some 



