RARE BRITISH SPECIES CAPTURED IN 1861. 117 



exhibited by Mr. Waring at the October Meeting of the 

 Entoraolo2:ical Society of London. 



DiANTH^ciA Capsophila. Mr. Barrett writes in the 

 " Zoologist," p. 7799 : '' This species occurred again in 

 June, both at light and hovering at flowers, on the cliffs, but 

 only in small numbers ; it appears to be scarce even in its 

 very restricted localities. I looked for the larva among 

 Silene mar-itima, and found some different from all our 

 known species) which would probably produce it, but they 

 were so tender that only one or two have entered the pupa 

 state, so that the chance of rearing it is diminished con- 

 siderably." 



Heliothis Armigera. Several specimens have occurred 

 this autumn : I have heard of captures in Devonshire and 

 Sussex. 



Scoria dealbata. The following notice appeared in the 

 "Intelligencer" (vol. x. p. 91): ''On the 10th and 11th 

 instant, Mr. H. Foster, silversmith, of this place, and myself, 

 succeeded in capturing over one hundred specimens of the 

 above-named rare moth, in beautiful condition, several of 

 which were found on the high grass, just come from the 

 pupa, with the wings not then developed ; since then 

 Mr. Dowset and Mr. R. Down, of this place, have taken 

 over fifty more at the same spot. — Alexander Russell, 

 Ashford, Kent, June ISth, 1801." 



In September, Mr. Russell forwarded me a larva for 

 description ; he had obtained several larvae from the eggs, 

 feeding them on Dock and Polygonum aviculare. 



The larva which I received on the 24th September was 

 seven lines in length. It was greyish-ochreous ; the dorsal 

 line dark grey, only distinct on the three or four anterior and 

 five posterior segments ; the 6th to 9th segments have each 

 an elongate dark spot in the place where the sub-dorsai line 



