178 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Botys Terrealis Bred.—ULast September I found half a 
dozen larve of Terrealis on one plant of golden rod: their 
presence is easily detected, as often all is eaten away but the 
stalk; they form a light silken web, as a covering from 
exposure. I have been lucky enough to rear four specimens, 
quite unexpectedly, as the year before I got two dozen larve 
and did not rear one, although I nursed them well, and 
attended to all the sanitary arrangements I could think 
of: they often live through the winter. Those that I have 
bred were evidently of the “ fittest-to-live” class, because 
they were put into a box, either to live or die, and not cared 
for in any way; indeed, they were forgotten. I will try to 
forget more for next year.—J. B. Hodgkinson ; 15, Spring 
Bank, Preston, July 3, 1874. 
Acronycta Alni near Sheffield.—I had the pleasure of 
taking a fine male Acronycta Alni, at rest on the trunk of a 
tree, when out for a walk, in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, 
on the 14th of June.— Wm. Sheldon ; Upper Saint-Philip’s 
Road, Sheffield. 
Halonota grandevana at Hartlepool.—I have this year 
taken several specimens of Halonota grandevana on the 
ballast hill here, thus confirming Hartlepool as a locality for 
this species.—J. Gardner; 8, Friar Terrace, Hartlepool, 
July 18, 1874. 
Crymodes exulis again taken.—I sugared for sixteen 
nights lately in the locality where I had before taken this 
species, but only took one specimen. It came to the sugar 
near midnight on the 7th July.—Nicholas Cooke; Gorsey 
Hey, Liscard, near Birkenhead, July 20, 1874. 
Chesias obliquaria and Anarta Myrtilli.—In the middle 
of August, last year, [ had six pupe of C. obliquaria, which 
I placed in my breeding-cage. Although this is a May 
insect I bred one as early as April Ist, and two others made 
their appearance between that time and May 7th, but at what — 
precise dates I cannot say, as I was away from home. 
I thought 1 had done with the insect, but to my surprise 
to-day (June 18th) another specimen appeared. June and 
July are the months for A. Myrtilli. Agreeably to this I took 
the insect at Tillgate, July 13th, 1872. On the 17th of 
July, last year, the day was very dull, on which we went to 
the same place, and there was very little to be found. 
