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bad. Along with the above 1 took a new species, quite black, not 



figured in that work. In the same locality I have taken this year, 



the following insects : — 



Heusimene fimliriana, Step. Acronycta Rumicis Hipparcliia Davus 



Heribe'ia Haworthana Menyantliidis Bupalus favdllacearius 



Anacampsis Betulea Hadena adusta Anarta Myrtilli 



marmorea Lappo Phycita fusca 



Lampronia aiiropurpurella Notodonta Dromedarius Ortliosia intermedia, Step. 

 Achatea piniperda 



R. S. Edleston ; 13, Derby St., Cheetham, Manchester, June 9, 1842. 



194. Opoi'cthia polata. I have captured a female specimen of this 

 insect off stone walls near Staley Bridge, every year for the last three 

 years. Mr. Weaver met with it in the Isle of Arran last year. — Id. 



195. Nemeophila Plantaginis is caught with the best success from 

 two to three o'clock in the afternoon. The plan is to walk amongst 

 the long grass, where they are concealed. On being put up, they 

 fly swiftly for about twenty yards and settle ; then they may be ta- 

 ken by using a little caution in approaching with the net. Before 

 and after this hour of the day they keep perfectly quiet. On the 

 8th of June I took several specimens in Lord Scarborough's park at 

 Sandbeck, at the same time taking Nemeobius Ijucina, Melitaea Ar- 

 temis &c. Melitaea Selene was very abundant. — John Heppenstall; 

 Upperthorpe, near Sheffield, June 10, 1842. 



196. Phragmatohia fuliginosa. Last May I obtained a female, 

 which laid eggs ; these hatched, and the caterpillars are thriving well 

 under the excellent system of breeding so successfully practised by 

 Mr. H. Doubleday ; and I am pretty confident by this plan of rearing 

 this handsome and rather rare moth. — Id. 



197. Melitcea Artemis. This insect has appeared in two localities 

 near us, at Ongar woods and at High Beech. I little thought of see- 

 ing it in this neighbourhood. — H. Douhleday ; Epping, June 14, 1842. 



198. Larva of Pterophorus galactodactylus. In April I noticed the 

 leaves of the burdock eaten into holes, and on examining the under 

 side I found several small green hairy larvae, which have produced Pte- 

 rophorus galactodactylus, a rare species in our neighboorhood. — Id. 



199. Larva of Miana latruncula 8fc. I have this year discovered 

 the larvae of Miana latruncula &c. They much resemble those of the 

 Tortrices, and I thought might possibly belong to a species of Hype- 

 na : they feed on grass, nettles, sallows &c. I have bred M. strigilis, 

 praeduncula and aethiops of Stephens from similar caterpillars, clearly 

 proving they are all one. — Id. 



200. Capture of minute Lepidoptera in May. Should you think 



