THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 311 



Entomological Notes, Captures, 8^c. 



A Visit to the Isle of Man. — I have again had il)e pleasure 

 of visiting the Isle of Man in company with Mr. Hutchinson, of 

 Leominster. The following Lepidoplera were taken ; 1 omit 

 species of universal occurrence: — Sesia Philanthiformis (the 

 perfect insect frequents the flowers of Calluna vulgaris; the 

 flowers of Statice Armeria — the food-plant of the larva — 

 appear to have no attractions for the moth : they emerge 

 from the pupa between 8 and 9 a.m.), Setina Irrorella, Li- 

 thosia complana, Orgyia fascelina, Gnophos obscurata, Pseu- 

 dopterpna cytisaria, Acidalia promutata. Abraxas Ulmata, 

 Eupilhecia pulchellata, E. venosata, E. fraxinata, E. con- 

 strictata, E. exiguala, E. satyrata, E. castigata, E. subnolata, 

 E. pumilata, P^. vulgata, Ypsipetes impluviata, Melanthia 

 albicillata, Apamea unanimis, Mamestra anceps, Triphaena 

 subsequa (one specimen), Hecalera serena, Dianlhoecia cassia, 

 D. capsophila, Abrostola Urtica), A. triplasia, Plusia ])ulchrina, 

 Phytometra aenea, Phycis subornatella, Chilo niucronellus, 

 Melia sociella, Crambus falsellus, C. inquinatellus. Cyma- 

 tophora Or, Agrotis lucernea, Aporophyla australis, Epione 

 apiciuria, have also occurred this year, but we did not meet 

 with them. As only a very small part of the island has been 

 explored by collectors, and none of it thoroughly, it would 

 be premature to offer a list of species occurring there, but 

 grounds already exist for believing the Lcpidoptera of the 

 Isle of Man are by no means so iew in number as has been 

 supposed : its central position possibly to some extent com- 

 pensates for its limited area, and, considering its climate — 

 milder and more equable 1 believe than any other part of the 

 British Islanils (the mean winter temperature is said to be S'' 

 higher than at Naples), — I think a number of what are usually 

 considered southern species will probably be found to occur, 

 of which Philanthiformis, Nigio-ciucta and Australis (all 

 three until lately only known as British from specimens cap- 

 tured on the Devonshire coast) may be looked upon as the 

 vanguard. Coming from Yorkshire, in the same parallel of 

 latitude, six hours seem to transplant the traveller into a dif- 

 ferent region of the globe ; shrubs such as the myrde, the 

 Fuchsia, the Magnolia and the Arbutus, which in the North 

 of England rarely survive a winter in the open air, here fear 



