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Tapinostola Hellmanni in Monk's Wood. — I took two 

 specimens of Nonnyria Hellmanni while sugaring in this 

 wood, on Tuesday, August 6ih, 1878. 1 believe tiiis to be an 

 addition to the fauna of Monk's Wood. — U. Hebblethwaite ; 

 15, Grove Terrace, Bradford, Yorkshire, September !^), 1878. 



Miana arcuosa and Plusia interrogationis near Lon- 

 donderry. — i have to record the capture of these two species 

 near Londonderry. 1 believe M. arcuosa has not been taken 

 in Ireland before, and only one specimen of P. inlerrocjaiionis. 

 The former was taken by a friend of mine, Mr. J. Milne. 1 

 bred three specimens of the latter, and also captured a few, 

 — W. H. CAMPBiaL Ballynagard House, Londonderry, 

 August 10, 1878. 



Heliothis scutosa in CO. Donegal, Ireland. — I bad 

 the good fortune to capture a specimen of this rare insect in 

 CO. Donegal on August 19th. It was slowly flying over the 

 heather on the side of a small hill on the sea-shore, about 

 3,30 p.m. As I did not know the species 1 sent it to Mr. 

 Birchall, who kindly named it for me. — W. H. Campbell; 

 Ballynagard House, Londonderry, September 28, 1878. 



Agrotis agathina and I'hera firmata at Sugar. — Last 

 Saturday night I took Ayrotis ayathina at sugar for the first 

 time, although I have sugared in the same locality each 

 autumn for some twenty years. We have taken them 

 hitherto at flowers, or on the wing. I have likewise taken a 

 fine series of Therajirniata at sugar, this season. — W. Prest ; 

 13, Holgate Road, York, September 18, 1878. 



Boletobia fuliginaria. — On July 15th I captured a 

 nearly perfect specimen of this rare moth in a garden here. 

 It is a female, and 1 got a few eggs from it, though these 

 were unfortunately infertile. — C. G. NuRsE ; Southgate 

 Green, Bury St. Edmunds. 



Emmelesia t.-eniata larva. — 01 this hitherto unknown 

 larva I have at last succeeded in rearing some iiom eggs. It 

 has baffled me for years to find any special plant to feed it 

 upon. The most likely plant was the enchanter's nightshade. 

 Of this 1 have beaten acres to no purpose ; in tact it seemed a 

 hopeless task even to discover whether the larva was green or 

 brown, or what it was like. Now, however, I am able to give 

 its history up to date. During the month of July 1 spent nine 

 days in the lake district, and paid special attention lo getting 

 this species, as usual. The species only comes out o( the 

 dark woods when worn. 1 secured about a dozen females, all 

 of which 1 kept to lay eggs. About twenty eggs hatched in 



