46 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
common), 7’. cruda and T. rubricosa (fairly so), Cerastis vaccinit (one or two), 
Xylina petrificata (2), Selenia illunaria (a few), T. gracilis and T. instabilis 
(one of each), and last, but not least remarkable, Pieris rap@ (1). From sallow 
catkins and shoots collected about this time I bred one Xanthia cerago and 
numbers of X. silago; also some Orthosia lota from spun-up sallow leaves. 
On May 6th a full-fed larva of Cossus ligniperda was brought me, which 
had been dug up in a garden; it spun a cocoon of earth and bits of cork, 
and changed to a chrysalis. The same day Notodonta chaonia (pupa kept 
in cool porch) emerged ; its hind wings had in them little distended sacs, 
which |] opened with pin and blotting-paper. On the 9th I took Tephrosia 
punctulata in Bickleigh Vale, and the next day Selenia illustraria came to 
light. Tephrosia crepuscularia, Cidaria suffumata, Anticlea badiata, and 
other common Geometers occurred. On May 20th I beat two very young 
larvee of Pacilocampa populi (they are very dark when young), and on the 
30th a larva of Trichiura crategi from blackthorn. At the beginning of 
June ! took seven Huelidia glyphica and one EH. mi in a field with Hesperia 
malve; two larve of P. populi and of T’. crategi (one of them the variety 
with golden rings), and one of P. cassinea, were beaten on the 10th; and 
on the 12th another larva of TJ. crategi, one of Pericallia syringaria, 
and two of Diloba c@ruleocephala (a species rare with us). I found Y. 
impluviata, T’. crepuscularia, and T’. punctulata at rest. During the month 
I beat another larva each of J’. crategi and P. populi, one Asphalia 
ridens (2), and one Thecla quercus; the resemblance of this larva to an un- 
expanded oak-bud is most striking. 1 took two Lithosia mesomella among 
bracken fern, one Numeria pulveraria, and found the variable Fidonia 
atomaria common on the 20th. On the 27th I thrashed out a male EF. 
dolobraria from a hedge. During July larve of Dianthecia carpophaga 
were common locally, D. cucubalt much scarcer, on the seeds of Silene 
inflata. On the 10th July Triphena fimbria was brought me. I took also 
Plusia chrysitis, Aplecta tincta (1) by mothing in the evening, Ellopia fasci- 
aria (at gas-lamp), and three or four larve of Cucullia chamomilleé on 
Matricaria about the middle of July. On Aug. 2nd I took a young Jarva 
ot Acronycta leporina on birch, and single specimens on Aug. 10th, 14th, 
27th, Sept. 2nd, 18th; out of these, I regret to say, only one survived, the 
others dying (perhaps from overcrowding). On Aug. 6th I beat a fine larva 
of Notodonta trepida (which went down a day or two later), and took a fine 
Geometra papilionaria in Bickleigh Vale. The same day I beat Notodonta 
dodonea (?) larva, and obtained others on Aug. 13th, 15th, Sept. Ist, 10th 
and 12th. On Aug. 7th | found Plusia pulchrina at rest on a birch-leaf, and 
Cilia spinula on seed-vessel of Lychnis dioica; on the 8th a fine larva of 
Ennomos tiliaria on birch; on the 6th, 8th, 29th, larvae of Platypteryx 
falcula (the last on alder); on Sept. 7th and 8th, larve of P. lacertula. On 
Aug. 15th I took two N. dictea larve, and one of Diphthera orion, and 
obtained others on the 22nd (two very young), Sept. 8th (2), 10th (4), 14th 
(1), 16th, 1); all were beaten except the last, which was found resting on 
the upper surface of an oak-leaf, with its head tucked in after the manner 
of <Acronycta rumicis. The larve corresponded well with Newman’s 
description, which seems to have been taken from a larva immediately after 
its last moult. On Aug. 21st I beat Acronycta alni in “ bird-dirt” skin, 
and on Aug 24th two more were taken ; I beat another from alder on the 
28th, and one from oak on Sept. 14th. On Aug. 26th I beat a young 
spider-like Stauropus fagi larva, and obtained two others on Aug. 28th, 
