NOTES, CAPTURES, ETC. lU 



where I anticipated great things, judging from the aspect of the 

 place, only yielded a few Trypluena jantJiina, Noctiia ruhi, &c. 

 I also netted Leucania pliragmitidls, Lithosia stramineola, and a 

 few Epione apicaria. Such are the meagre results of a fortnight's 

 work in this part of the fens ; I trust notes from other localities 

 may he of a more cheering nature. — Robert Laddiman ; Norwich, 

 September G, 1880. 



Varieties of Lepidoptera. — I have taken a fine variety of 

 Chortohius Pampldlus this season, apparently fresh from the pupa, 

 the whole of the wings, except the fringes, being of a clear 

 whitish brown; this I took at Harrow, on the Pinner Road. I 

 also took four very fine sjjecimens of Paraponyx stratiotalls, one 

 of them, a large female, with ahnost all the blotches running into 

 one, making" it look like a totally diiferent insect. — F. Sharp ; 

 10, Huntsworth Terrace, Edgware Road, W., Nov. 8, 1880. 



How. Insects cross the Channel. — Wishing to examine 

 one of the means of transport offered to insects across the 

 Channel, I searched the steamers on a recent voyage both going 

 to and returning from the Continent. On m}' voyage I had the 

 good fortune to find two Bryopliila glandifera, one TriphcBiia 

 pronuha, one Cosmia trapezina, one Xylocampa lithoriza, besides 

 several bees, wasps, &c. On my return I found three Plusia 

 gamma and one Mania maura. These are of course only 

 examples of what is usually taking place during the summer 

 season. The continual importation of foreign specimens ma}'' 

 have an efi'ect on the lepidopterous fauna of the county. — J. H. 

 Leech; Shanklin, Oct. 9, 1880. 



Capture of Nola centonalis. — While collecting on the 

 south coast in August, 1879, I took two or three little moths, 

 which I was afterwards informed were Nola centonalis. Being 

 too late to take any more then, I had to wait another twelve 

 months for it. So last August I thoroughly worked the locality, 

 and succeeded in taking a few more, but they appeared very 

 sparingly indeed.— R. Harbour; 1, Landport Cottages, Deal, 

 November 24, 1880. 



Acidalia ochrata bred. — The ten pupae mentioned in my 

 notice of the larva of this species (Entom. xiii. 306) have all 

 duly hatched. The first moth appeared December 2nd, and the 

 last December 16tli, all perfect specimens. The tone of colour 



