THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 7 



About half a dozen of the lavvne seemed to make more 

 progress than the rest, and outslripping their fellows soon 

 became full fed, and changed to pupae in about ten or twelve 

 days. I bred three very fine specimens. The other larvae 

 are yet quite small, and have done feeding for this year. Is 

 not this unusual? — W7n. Pi est; Holgafe Road, York. 



LijgcBUS punctato-gutfatus. — The large assemblies of 

 Pyrrhocoris aplerus have been frequently observed, and 

 Lyggeus punclato-gultatus is also gregarious, though to a 

 much less extent. This little insect has a wide range,. and 

 has, probably, spread both to the north and to the south 

 from its previous dwelling-place. It is found in Natal, in 

 Teneriffe, and in several parts of Europe. I observed groups 

 of it in some of the Channel Isles, and, perhaps, more 

 limited companies may be found on the English coast. — 

 Francis Walker. 



Lepidoptera in 1871. — The following is a list of some 

 of the Lepidopterous insects I have taken or observed 

 in this neighbourhood during the present season : — 



Sesia bembeciformis. Not so common as usual ; Clare 

 Hill. 



Chelonia Plantaginis. In the larval state; Greelland 

 Heaths. 



Ouropteryx sambucata. Throughout the district, commoner 

 than I have ever previously noticed it. 



Numeria pulveraria. Reared a nice series from larvae sent 

 me, from G nestling, by the Rev. E. N. Bloomfield. 



Scodiona belgiaria. Common ; larvae, end of April ; 

 imagos in June. 



Larentia multistrigaria and caesiata. 



Eupithecia venosata. Clare Hill. 



E, fraxinata. Larvae, by beating ash at Grimescar; not so 

 plentiful as usual. 



E. cauipanulata. Reared a nice series from larvae sent me 

 from Tring, by the Rev. H. Harpur Crewe. 



E. expallidata. Reared a series from larvae sent me by the 

 Rev. John Hellins. 



Ypsipetes impluviata. In the larval state, at Storthes 

 Hall Woods; not common. 



Melanippe galiata. Very plentiful ; Grimescar. 



Scotosia dubitata. Clare Hill. 



Cidaria immanata. Storthes Hall Woods. I still believe 



