OBSERVATIONS. 



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noticed in this country, at all events 

 it is new to the Museum list of 

 Hymenoptera. — Peter Inchbald, 

 Storthes Hall,. May 16, 1864. 



Stray Ra?nbles.—OQ. 29th April I 

 took my gun and other paraphernalia 

 requisite for the securing of anything 

 to fill up a general bag, and after a 

 thirty-six miles ride and a four miles 

 walk I arrived at my old quarters, 

 the Derby Arms Inn, Witherslack. 

 Leaving my gun at the Inn I started 

 for the rocks to look after cases of 

 Solenohia triquetrella, and after much 

 peering and close looking on the 

 Lichen covered rocks I found a few, 

 which as yet have only produced 

 apterous females, however my close 

 examination was rewarded by finding 

 at rest on the same rocks, sheltered 

 from the wind, thirteen specimens of 

 the hitherto rare Tipula, Lima alplna 

 of Dale, a beautiful species whieh was 

 taken first by the worthy veteran 

 Entomologist himself, at Kirkstone, 

 about five years ago ; his specimens 

 remained unique, and, of course, 

 disputed as a species until last year, 

 when I took both sexes. It was a 

 source of pride and gratification to 

 Mr. Dale that this " gem " was thus 

 rescued from oblivion, and obtained 

 a permanent place in the list of 

 British Diptera. 



April 30th. — I wended my way 

 to my " pug " rocks to look for 

 the pupa of Eupithecia pulcliellata ; 

 whilst turning over the moss on 



the rocks I looked up, and tliere 

 was a fine specimen of the moth 

 at rest, I turned round and 

 sent a great stone into an over- 

 hanging yew tree, and down came 

 another quivering specimen just 

 emerged. I had not much time to 

 stay there, but found a Ruby Tiger 

 pupa case on the rocks, which has 

 since emerged, and a " pug " pupa 

 by splitting off a piece of rock. After 

 picking up three Lurkers {Cidaria 

 larentarid) and a few Micro Spiders, 

 I made off for the turf moss expect- 

 ing to find some of the hybernated 

 Peroneas and Depressarias on the 

 wing, but the sun did not long shine 

 forth. I laid my gun down among 

 the heather and took Empis borealis, 

 another local and rare Dipterous 

 species. A few Cnephasia lepidana, 

 a pretty Tortrix, and Ghjpliiptenjx 

 Haivorthella (a Tinea) was ail that I 

 saw during sunshine. My time was 

 working fast on to return, and I still 

 wanted a few summer birds before 

 the train came up to take me away 

 from one of the most romantic and 

 lovely places that a naturalist could 

 wish for. — J. B. Hodgkinson, 31, 

 Christ Church Street, Preston, May 

 14, 1864. 



Lepidoptera. — The following are 

 some of my captures in the neigh- 

 bourhood of London, this season, up 

 to the 18th of May. 



E. cardamines, by no means com- 

 mon, near Coombe Wood. 



