230 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



have more fear of the extermination of Papilio Machaon at 

 Wicken Fen than of Oryyia coenosa ; for although we found 

 the larvae pretty freely, the systematic way in which they are 

 collected must tell upon them before many years hence. — 

 G. T. PoRKiTT ; Highroyd House, Huddersfield, Septembei' 

 3, 1878. 



AcRONYCTA ALNI AT HEREFORD. — 1 found here, on Sep- 

 tember 7th, a full-grown larva of Acronycta alni, on a stile 

 under a black poplar. Unfortunately it escaped from the box 

 in which it was confined, and was killed by a prowling 

 spider. Is not this unusually late for the larva.? — H. N. 

 Ridley; Bishopstone Rectory, Hereford, September 10, 1878. 



Raphites qdinquespinosus and Acronycta alni. — On 

 August 4lh I was fortunate enough to meet with a specimen 

 of the Raphites quiiiquespinosus asleep, in a flower of the 

 black knapweed; and on the 21st ult. 1 found a full-fed 

 larva oi Acronycta aim on some palings. — E. N. Bloomfield ; 

 Gueslling Rectory, September 18, 1878. 



Lkucania albipuncta AT Chichester. — I had the good 

 fortune to lake a fine specimen of this insect on August 20ih, 

 at sugar, on a willow [Salix alba) in front of this house. 

 The instant the light was thrown on the tree it fell to the 

 ground, and was lost; but on my second visit it had returned 

 to the sugar, and 1 then happily secured it. It seems to me, 

 if I may venture an opinion, that to the characteristics given 

 by Guenee, and quoted by Newman in his 'History of British 

 Moths,' for distinguishing this species from Leucania lithar- 

 gyria, might be added the greater brilliancy and whiteness of 

 the spot, which more resembles that of L. coniyera. The 

 outer ell)Owed line, too, wl)ich in h.llthargyria is broken up 

 into black dots is in L. albipuncta distinctly scalloped, or 

 extended into seven very acute angles. 1 am indebted to the 

 kindness of Mr. Buckler for comparisons with a continental 

 specimen in his cabinet. — J. Anderson, jun. 



Leucania albipuncta in the Isle of Wight. — While 

 collecting in the Isle of Wight during this season 1 had the 

 good fortune to lake eight specimens of Leucania albi- 

 puncta. — J. Venables ; Barnes. 



Leucania albipuncta. — While sta\ ing at Folkestone last 

 August 1 took two specimens of Leucania albipuncta at 

 sugar: the first, a female, on the l4th ; and the second, a 

 male, on the '2b\\\. Both came to sugar rather late in the 

 evening. — F. Heaiherley ; 79, Newman Street, W., Sep- 

 tember 19, 1878. 



