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quently came into the auction-room, in London, where, as I was 

 informed by several entomological friends, there was very liitle faith 

 in them as genuinely British specimens. They were purchased, how- 

 ever, by the late Mr. C. W. Dale, and are now in that gentleman's 

 collection, in the University Museum, Oxford. For a description and 

 figures of my two specimens, see Proc. Dors. N. H. & A. F. Club, 

 vol. vii., 1886, p. 79, pi. v. — 0. Pickard- Cambridge ; September 7th, 

 1907. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Myelophila cribrum in Surrey. — This species is not uncommon 

 now in this district. I first met with it (in the larva state) three years 

 ago, when looking for the larva of another species, in dead thistle 

 stems, and have found it sparingly each winter since. I did not meet 

 with the imago until last year, when I noticed a single specimen in 

 the garden ; but in July last I noticed quite a dozen when crossing a 

 field near here which has not been cultivated for three years, and is 

 now overgrown with rough herbage. They were sitting singly and in 

 pairs on the leaves of their favourite food-plant {Carduns lanceolatus). 

 I have found the larva at Sutton, so that it appears to be working 

 across the county in a westerly direction. I am strongly of opinion 

 that it has reached this part of the county very recently from Kent. 

 Mr. W. R. Jeffrey (Ent. Mo. Mag. xli. 235) recorded its occurrence 

 near Ashford and eleven miles west of that town, and suggested that 

 it might have reached Surrey, which is undoubtedly the case. — 

 A. Thurnall ; Thornton Heath. 



With reference to your note on the occurrence of Myelojihila cribrum 

 in Surrey, I may state that I took three specimens at light on Tooting 

 Common on the 1st July, 1905. — John Alderson. 



I captured two specimens of M. cribrum at light here on July 3rd 

 last. — Percy Richards ; Queen's Road, Kingston Hill. 



Leucania unipuncta in Devon. — On September 7th my father took 

 a perfect specii^ien (bred condition) of Leucania unipuncta (ejctranea) 

 on sugar at Paignton. — P. P. Milman ; Cyprina, Paignton, Devon. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Durham. — I beg to report that a specimen 

 of S. convolvuli. in moderate condition, was taken at rest in his garden 

 here by Mr. J. Taylor on the 17th inst. I believe that this is the first 

 time this fine insect has been taken in this city. — T. Maddison, F.E.S. ; 

 South Bailey, Durham. 



Sirex gigas in Wiltshire. — A fortnight ago a friend of mine 

 captured a specimen of the above insect at Woodford, near here, and 

 brought it to me alive. I have only just succeeded in identifying it. 

 Possibly the capture may be of interest. — W. A. Bogue ; Wilts and 

 Dorset Banking Company, Limited, Salisbury, September 9th, 1907. 



Heliothis peltigera in South Devon. — In this uncanny season 

 it may be of interest to record the finding of H. peltigera larvae, and 

 that the moths are now emerging. I took six during the second week 

 in August in South Devon ; these went to ground in a few days, and 



