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the Culbin sands. These particulars are given in order that others may be on the 
look out for the insect next year, where it occurs. Little is known of the economy 
of this local species. In vain I tried to get eggs. 
July 8th.—A. urtice at flowers of Silene inflata.—July 12th, N. conflua, at rest : 
common afterwards at sugar.—l4th, T. batis, sugar. 18th, C. flavicornis, larvae 
abundant on birch.—27th, A. tritici, bred from pupz dug up in the garden, I 
obtained many fine forms of this pretty insect, which varies more than usual in 
this locality. 
August 8th, OC. graminis, very abundant at ragwort, and larger than usual, 
this year —8th. My friend, N. F. Dobrée, took P. bractea over flowers of Centaurea 
wigra. More specimens were afterwards obtained in this same place. The larve 
probably feed on Ononis arvensis, which grows in profusion close by.—9th. The 
first N. depuncta at sugar. At rest, too common afterwards.—14th. Took A. cur- 
soria, Culbin Sands.—17th. Took at rest the first specimen of the dark variety of 
T. orbona, also the first Stilbia anomala. At sugar, N. Dahlii and neglecta and E. 
nigra; all common afterwards at sugar.—25th. 2H. lutulenta, at sugar. 
September 9th. (C. vetusta and ewoleta at sugar: afterwards swarming at 
the like bait. 
October 12th. Pupze of T. piniperda in the pine woods. The white stigma 
plainly visible through the shell.—Gxro. Norman, Cluny Hill, Forres, N. B., 
December 15th, 1871. 
Captures ef Lepidoptera near Battle, Sussexz.—February 27th, C. flavicornis bred 
from pupa.— 26th, H. leucophearia on trunks. 
March 2nd, C. flavicornis flying round birches.—12th, B. parthenias commonly. 
—17th, B. notha one.—19th, A. prodromaria one, at light. 
April 7th, V. polychloros, hibernated. 
May 20th, P. lacertula, P. falcula, one of each at dusk. 
June Ist, M. hastata, one by beating.—4th, HE. advenaria, B. consortaria, S. 
extersaria, one of each.—10th, A. subsericeata, P. falcula, C. fluctuosa (2), S. exter- 
saria, N. camelina, at dusk. H. prasinana, one at sugar.—11th, Z. trifolii com- 
monly. Thecla quercés, a larva found.—16th, B. lancealis, A. sylvata, C. fluctuosa (A), 
at dusk.—17th, B. lancealis, A. sylvata, Eup. nanata, at dusk.—30th, S. undulata. 
July 1st, G. papilionaria, M. notata, M. albicillata, singly at dusk. A. tincta, 
A, herbida, one each at sugar.—8th, C. miniata, HE. fuscula, P. bajularia, E. heparata, 
one each at dusk. D. Orion, C. or, one each at sugar.—15th, M. unangulata, 
8S. undulata, H. derivalis, at dusk. C. or, one at sugar.—-l17th, V. polychloros, 2 bred. 
—22nd, T. fimbria, A. advena, at sugar.—29th, G. papilionaria at dusk. A. ligustri 
at sugar. 
August 6th, V. polychloros flying.—28th, C. nwpta, commoner than usual, this 
year.—30th, C. Hdusa seen. : 
November 11th, X. rhizolitha at sugar. G rhamni on a bush.—J. H. A, 
JENNER, Lewes, January 13th, 1872. 
Additions to the list of Manx Lepidoptera.—Among the insects which I have 
taken this year in the Isle of Man, are single specimens of Dasypolia templi (3) 
and Agrotis pyrophila. These are good additions to our local list. The only other 
Noctua added by me to it during the same period is Cerigo cytherea.— R. P. 
Murray, Mount Murray, Isle of Man, 30th December, 1871.. 
