THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 417 
F. Bisshopp; Berners Street, Ipswich, September 2, 
1871. 
Stauropus Fagi in Gloucestershire.—In your last month’s 
number (Entom. v. 320), your correspondent, Mr. Merrin, 
says he believes that S. Fagi is new to the Gloucester district. 
I took it fifteen years since in the Beech Wood, near Newnham}; 
Gloucestershire, the only county I ever made a capture in: 
they were resting upon the trunks of the large beech. I con- 
sider the Forest of Dean the best collecting district anywhere 
between the Speech House and Lydney; there are endless 
varieties, and generally plentiful. In this district there is 
nothing doing, in consequence of the continual rain. Myrtilli 
would be plentiful could we only have a day’s sun; but when 
the weather is so bad the specimens captured are generally 
in very bad condition.—S. Bradbury; Cheadle, Stafford- 
shire, July 15, 1871. 
Acronycta Alni, Sphinx Convolvuli, and Deilephila Galit. 
—Last week my son Harry found a larva of Acronycta Alni 
close to my house, at Huyton; the same evening it made up 
amongst some pupz of A. caja] had in the same breeding- 
cage. The next day Percy Capper found another, which has 
also made up in the same way. We have searched well but 
can find no more. JI do not know that either the larva or 
moth has ever before been recorded in this locality. A 
working man brought me also a fine specimen of Sphinx 
Convolvuli, taken in the neighbourhood. I have bred a 
dozen fine specimens of D. Galii this season; I took the 
larve last year on the sand-hills at New Brighton.— Samuel 
James Capper ; Huyton Park, near Liverpool, Aug. 29, 1871. 
Leucania albipuncta near Canterbury.—At a quarter past 
one on Wednesday morning I captured a fine specimen of 
Leucania albipuncta at sugar, to all appearance fresh from 
the pupa.—George Parry; Church Street, St. Pauls, : 
Canterbury, August 16, 1871. 
Leucania albipuncta at Canterbury.—Since I wrote you 
last I have had the good fortune to take three more L. albi- 
puncta; one on Friday night and two on Saturday night, 
August 18th and 19th; and, strange to say, neither of them 
was taken till past midnight. I have shown them alive to 
two gentlemen entomologists here; and one I have sent to 
Mr. Harper alive.—Jd. ’ 
