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ochreous ; the three thoracic segments and the sides are 

 rather darker; the general surface is varied with numerous 

 linear markings throughout its length; these form a double 

 medio-dorsal series of dark linear spots, a pair on the 

 anterior half of every segment after the 4th ; there is also a 

 double lateral stripe, the halves thereof being closely 

 approximate and very slender; the ordinary dorsal trape- 

 zoids of black dots are present, but scarcely perceptible; the 

 13th segment, instead of the double medio-dorsal spots so 

 conspicuous on the preceding segments, has a round dark 

 brown spot in the same situation. I received tljis larva 

 from my kind friend Mr. Doubleday, who had several feeding 

 on grass throughout the winter, and which appeared full 

 grown in the beginning of January. — Edward Newman. 



Entomological Notes, Captures, 8fc. 



Opening the Campaign. — A pouring wet day yesterday 

 was succeeded by a fine mild evening, with a fresh breeze 

 from the westward, and my friend Mr. Jones, of Morice 

 Town, who had previously arranged to call for me if the 

 night was fine, arriving a little after six, we started out 

 to open the entomological campaign in this neighbourhood 

 for the year 1872, directing our attention on this occasion 

 against any larvae that might have wandered forth at such an 

 early period of the season. We were not long in reaching 

 the " happy hunting-ground," a hedge which Mr. Jones 

 knew of old to be a favourite spot for many kinds of larvae, 

 where we at once endeavoured to light our lanterns ; this, 

 however, I found to be a difficult operation, owing to the 

 wind, which seemed to blow round and through everything, 

 and to persist, in spite of the shelter of a wall, in extinguish- 

 ing my matches as fast as I struck them. But at last T 

 managed to get a liglit. Mr. Jones was more fortunate, 

 succeeding at the first attempt; and calling out to me that 

 he had discovered a larva of Gnophos obscuraria, while I was 

 still in difficulties with my lantern. This larva was found on 

 a stone in the immediate vicinity of a })lant of Geranium 

 lucidum, upon which Mr. Jones tells me he invariably finds 

 them feeding, and that towards the end of March and 



