THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 45 



but to regard them as a modification of the specific type 

 constantly reproduced, with the same characters, by the 

 successive normal generations." This, I confess, seems to 

 me no satisfactory explanation of the constant production in 

 a species of a form, very abnormal in appearance, which does 

 not reproduce itself, which scarcely grows at all, is almost 

 stationary, and, after living for several months, dies with the 

 leaf on which it was born. This curious instance of Di- 

 morphism seems to offer a very promising field for further 

 study, and 1 would specially recommend it to the attention 

 of the Members of our Society. 



Entomological Notes, Captures, S^c. 



Captures near Gloucester in 1867. — 



C. Edusa. Scarce ihis year. 



M. Artemis, A. Galathea, T. Rubi. 



L. Alsus. Dursley and Painswick. 



L. Ariou. 1 mention this species again to correct a mis- 

 print in the 'Annual,' which makes me capture it on the 29th 

 of July : it should be June, the usual flight of the insect 

 being from the 15ih to the 25th of June. 



S. ocellatus. 1 had several larvae brought me, feeding on 

 apple. 



M. stellatarum. Only saw one this season. 



S. formica^ibnuis. This insect was seen at Stonebench, 

 but not captured. 



P. Geryou. Common on one or two spots of the Cotswolds. 



C. Plautaginis, Common. 



P. Populi. Larvae. 



E. lanestris, B. neustria. Very common in the larval state. 



1. vernaria. One. A scarce insect here. 



E. trilinearia. Not uncommon, Cranham Woods. 



JEa. luteata. Rather scarce. 



A. ornata. Painswick Beacon. Commoner than usual this 

 season. 



A. subsericeata. Two, Dursley and Upton. 



A. immularia. One, Upton. 



P. ])etraria. Not uncommon, and widely distributed. 



M. Euphorbiata. Common, Grange and Dursley. 



