306 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Of D. herbosana I took two specimens at Braemar in early 

 July. This insect I also received from Mr. T. Ashton Lofthouse, 

 taken in the Middlesbrough district in July amongst Achillea. 

 The same collector sent me two other insects which, though 

 having a slightly different general appearance, I cannot separate 

 from herbosana, and which occur with him amongst Chry- 

 santhemum and Pyrethrum. Meyrick also gives Tanacetum as 

 the food-plant, perhaps on the strength of his identification of 

 this insect with Stainton's tanaceti. 



D. sequana and D. plumbana occurred in large numbers near 

 Torquay on June 3rd, flying amongst mixed herbage in the 

 waste corners of a field on the cliffs. The latter seems a very 

 variable insect, but again is easily distinguished by the unfolded 

 costa. Near the same spot an odd specimen of D. politana was 

 netted, whilst here and there D. petiverella flitted about. 



Perhaps the most interesting species met with was D. senec- 

 tana. It seemed highly probable that it should occur on the 

 cliffs to the east of Sidmouth, and it was a delight, at the 

 second attempt, to turn it up flying freely under the cliff at 

 Weston Bay amongst Chrysanthemum. This is a striking 

 insect when set and one easily distinguished. 



It remains only to mention one other species, D. consortana, 

 This was found in a most romantic spot at the junction of the 

 rivers Garry and Tummel above Pitlochry, N.B. It was flying 

 in great numbers amongst the fading Chrysanthemum, but by 

 this date (July 25th) it was unfortunately a little past its prime. 

 The double-brooded D. acuminitana has not been noticed here, 

 and the common D. plumbagana seems unreasonably scarce, but 

 D. simpliciana amongst Artemisium, and D. alpinana have been 

 taken in other years, leaving only the rare D. alpestrana to be 

 met with. However, the above seems a pretty fortunate list of 

 captures in this one genus made during a single summer. 

 Ottery St. Mary. 



BRITISH NEUROPTERA, 1912. 

 By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 



Not many observations in connection with the British 

 Neuroptera have come to hand during the year 1912 ; but 

 such as they are, they should be put on record, as our knowledge 

 of the distribution of these insects is so meagre. 



Snake-flies. 



Raphidia xanthostigma, Schum. Tuddenham, Suffolk, June 1st 



(C. G. Nurse). 

 B> maculicollis, Steph. Goathorn Peninsula, Studland, Dorset, 



May 25th (J. W. Yerbury). 



