J 8 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Three at sallow-bloom, March 31sl. T. munda. — Seven at 

 sallow-bloom, March 30lh. ^ XantJiia citrago. — Two at 

 sugar in garden. *X. cerago and *X. silago. — Very common 

 at sugar. ^'X.gihago. — Sixty or seventy at sugar in garden. 

 ^ Cirrcedia xerampeliiia. — Twelve bred from larvae found in 

 May. *Tethea subtusa. — One at sugar in garden, July 21st. 

 Eremobia ochrolenca. — Two larvse feeding on darnel, and 

 one bred ; they would not touch cock's-lbot grass. Hecatera 

 dysodea. — Three at light and one at rest. * Epunda lutu- 

 lenta. — Twelve fine ones at sugar in August. * Agriopis 

 aprilhui. — One bred from pupa dug. Xylina semibriinuea. 

 — Forty at ivy-bloom and sugar. Dysthginia luctuosa. — 

 Several seen and one talien. Toxocampa pastimim, — x\bout 

 a dozen taken, more common than usual, and very much 

 earlier. Aventia jlexida. — One fine female at sugar. — A. 

 Tlinrnall; Whiitlesford, Cambridgeshire, Nov. 17, 1875. 



Captures of Lepidoptera. — I have the pleasure to inform 

 you that I have been fortunate enough to add to my collection 

 during the past season a fine specimen each of Noctua flani- 

 matra and H. scutosa. They were both taken near Norwich on 

 July 10th and August 11th respectively. They were captured 

 at light by a young friend who was collecting for me, and 

 came into my possession while quite limp. Unfortunately, I 

 had provided my friend with some rather long pins amongst 

 others, and one of these he passed through the thorax of 

 N. flammatra, not knowing the rarity of the insect. In order 

 that the insect should go into my cabinet, which, being 

 home-made, had very shallow drawers, I was foolish enough 

 to remove about one-tenth of an inch from the head of the 

 ])in with a pair of pliers, and thereby cause a suspicion as to 

 its being a genuine English specimen. This should prove a 

 word of warning to fortunate captors of scarce insects. I 

 have, however, not the slightest doubt as to its capture in 

 Norfolk; though the fact of it having been taken within 

 twenty miles of the North Sea goes towards establishing 

 your theor}' that the majority of our greatest rarities have 

 been blown over from the Continent. To H. scutosa the 

 same remarks apply, though fortunately it is properly pinned. 

 I may mention that these insects form a most valuable addi- 

 tion to the list of Norfolk Lepidoptera, and should be very 

 pleased at any time to show ihem, by appointment, to 



