8 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



alder to be the natural food-plant of this species, my speci- 

 mens being nearly always beaten from it. 



Pelurga coniitata. Clare Hill. 



Lithostege nivearia. Reared from larvae sent me from 

 Thetford, by the Rev. W. H. Cole. 



Dicraniira furcula. Reared from larvae sent me from 

 Richmond, Yorkshire, by the Rev. G. P. Harris. 



Notodonta dromedarius. Larvae not uncommon in Black 

 Fir and Storthes Hall Woods. One from alder was a very 

 peculiar purple variety, and from it Mr. Buckler has taken a 

 figure. 



Cymatophora flavicornis. Black Fir Wood. 



Nonagria fulva. Storthes Hall Woods, 



Hydroecia nictitans. Abundant at sugar and ragwort 

 bloom ; Clare Hill and Grimescar. 



Heliophobus popularis. 



Charteas Graminis. Clare Plill. 



Miana literosa. Birkby. 



M. arcuosa. Plentiful; the females do not fly much, but 

 are readily found after dark by searching the stems of Aira 

 caespitosa. 



Noctua glareosa. Linthwaite. 



Orthosia macilenta. Woodsome. 



Hoporina Croceago. Reared some beautiful specimens 

 from eggs sent me from Leominster, by Mrs. Hutchinson. 



Xanthia citrago and cerago. Bred. 



X. silago. Larva ; on sallow, at Woodsome. 



X. ferruginea. Woodsome. 



Tethea subtusa. Birkby. 



Folia flavocincta. Larvae, in the garden, on " everlasting- 

 pea." 



Dasypolia Templi. Scarce. I had only one specimen 

 brought to me. 



Epunda viminalis. Larvae, on sallow, at Woodsome. 



Abrostola triplasia. Larvae on hop, in September ; Clare 

 Hill. 



Scopula lutealis. A very abundant species. 



Eudorea muralis. Clare Hill. 



Homieosouia saxicola. Reared a series from larvae sent 

 me from Dalbeattie, by Dr. White. 



Phycis carbonariella. Very common on the heaths. — 

 Geo. T. Porritt ; Huddersjielcl^ December II, 187L 



