THE ZooLocist—May, 1872. 3075 
Camilla, Esper. 59, f. 1 (1780), sed Camilla, L. M. L. U. p. 304 
(1764) alia erat sp. 
Lucilla, 8.-V. p. 173 (1776), n. Cat. 
Lucilla, F. Mant. 55 (1787), et recentium auctorum, sed Lucilla, 
Esp. (1778), alia erat sp. 
I propose to take an early opportunity of explaining these 
“reforms,” and of commenting upon the others (to the number of 
several dozens) now imminent. There appears a good prospect 
that we shall very soon have a quite new and really serviceable 
nomenclature. 
W. A. Lewis. 
Lepidoptera on the Lancashire and Cheshire Sand-hills.— Mr. Porritt, 
of Huddersfield, and I visited the Lancashire and Cheshire sand-hills in 
the second week after Easter. Some account of our doings at so early a 
season may be interesting. Fortunately we had the good luck to hit upon 
one of the few fine weeks we have had for a long time ; with the exception 
of the first night, the weather was all that could be desired—bright and hot 
in the day time, and still and warm at night. We met at Southport 
Station at mid-day on Monday, the 8th of April, and having secured quarters 
went on the sand-hills to look for larve of Orgyia fascelina on the sallows ; 
though not so plentiful as usual, during the afternoon and following 
morning we managed to secure nearly two hundred between us. On 
Monday night we sallied forth with lanterns, but the wind was high and 
the atmosphere cold, and a smart shower or two soon sent us back, after 
having lost our way among the sand-hills, and for a short time trudging 
away in the direction of Lytham, one of us maintaining that the lights of 
that town were the lights of Southport Pier. Not a moth was to be seen at 
the sallow-bloom, and a couple of larve of Satyrus Semele and two or three 
of O. fascelina were all we got for our walk. Next day we crossed the 
Mersey into Cheshire, and having secured the services of Mr. William 
Greasley, of Wallasey, a most intelligent and observant entomologist, we 
turned out in the dusk to look for Teniocampa Opima, which we were told 
was out and in unusual abundance. We made for a certain valley, and 
had no sooner lighted our lamps than we were among them, and in the 
course of a couple of hours had boxed no less than sixty-five, all in good 
condition; some we took from the sallow-bloom, but many were at rest on 
the marram and dead stems of hound’s-tongue, ragwort, &c. The greater 
part of these last were females in the act of oviposition. The night was 
just right, calm and warm. The following night we took twenty-six, and 
