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Synaptus filiformis.—Ctenonychus hirsulus, Stev.—Hitherto 
esteemed rare; but taken by me in 
abundance on the bank of the Severn, 
in June. 
Elater balteatus. 
Pinus imperialis. 
Astynomus edilis. 
Sciaphilus muricatus. 
Grypidius equiseti. 
Of the beautiful and favourite order of Lepidoptera, there are 
many more students than of the less showy and more intricate 
Coleoptera. From one of these, Mr. Bingham, of Newnham, I have 
received the following notice, which I proceed to transcribe :— 
“The Sallows last spring were very unproductive, for although 
I worked them well, they only gave the common species, such as 
gracilis, cruda, stabilis, rubricosa, &c. In 1858, I took two leuco- 
apha, and a friend met with rubiginea. In April, I took 
Letocampa dictea on a gas-lamp, for the first time in this district. 
n June, the woods were full of life. In company with a couple 
of entomological friends, 113 species were taken between the 7th 
and 1\th of the month, of which the names were noted, as _ well 
as many others in the smaller groups of which we had no know- 
ledge. Amongst those noted, occurred Eupithecia debiliata, 
hitherto supposed to be confined to Devonshire—4poria crategi 
—Cherocampa elpenor—Euthemonia russula—Hepialus velleda 
(new)—Hadena thalassina (new)—Hadena W-latinum (new) --- 
Thyatira batis (new)—Macaria notata—Eupithecia pulchellata 
and coronata—Acidalia trigeminata—Asthena sylvata—Minoa 
euphorbiata—Melanippe hastata and unangulata— Roxana arcuella 
(new) —Semasia Weberana, &c. Those to which the adjective 
‘new’ are affixed, are new to my local list.” 
“During the five years that I have imperfectly worked this dis- 
trict, I have taken, within walking distance of Newnham, about 
500 species of macro-lepidoptera, including the Tortricine, but ex- 
clusive of the Crambide.” 
Procris globularie. 
Sphinx convolvuli. 
Acherontia atropos. 
Stauropus fagi. 
Pterostoma palpina. 
Leiocampa dictea. 
— dicteoides—(larva). 
Notodonta ziczac—(larva). 
Trichiura crategi. 
Pecilocampa populi. 
Prodelia literalis—An extremely rare insect, only the 
second instance of its occurrence 
in Gloucestershire, the other oc- 
curred at Bristol. 
