Insects. 2933 



with the eye in bright sunshine ; to these causes may be attributed the circumstance 

 of the insect escaping notice so long, as the locality has long been a favourite resort 

 of entomologists. Hypenodes Hibemicalis appears by its peculiar habits to have 

 evaded detection here, and was discovered at last by mere chance, by a gentleman 

 passing across the swamp at the time the insect was flying, its period of flight being 

 from half-past six till a little after eight o'clock, p.m. ; between those hours on a fa- 

 vourable evening they are plentiful, while previous to that time not one could be seen, 

 nor was it possible to beat one out. Their numbers may be judged of from the fact, 

 that the gentleman who discovered them and his companion, captured upwards of 

 two hundred in one evening; and I and one of the same party took as many a few 

 evenings afterwards : the locality is a narrow slip of swamp in Pettypool V, ood, De- 

 lamere Forest. It appears to be a true swamp insect ; moisture seems to be neces- 

 sary to its existence. My companion had the whole of his first capture spoiled by hav- 

 ing to walk ten miles next morning under a warm sun, and when he reached home he 

 found them all dead and nearly battered to rags: indeed, when the insect is pinned 

 quite fresh, and left to stand ten minutes without being set, the wings assume a shri- 

 velled appearance. I have no doubt that by proper attention to time and place, this 

 insect may be found in many parts of England ; in which case paludosa or palustns, 

 or any name having reference to swamp or marsh, would be more appropriate than 

 Hibemicalis, the one W o V osed.-James Cooper ; Museum and Library, Warrington, 

 September 11, 1850. '_ ' 



[Mr Cooper's objection to the name Hibemicalis will be met by Mr. Doubleday s 

 paper in the Appendix to this number, where the insect is described under the name 

 of Hypenodes humidalis (Zool. App. cv.).— Edward Newman.] 

 Capture of Micro-Lepidoptera. — 



Eupcecilia simplana* ? I captured nearly thirty of this pretty species between May 

 22 and July 3, and August 10 and 14, but owing to the heavy rains, not more than 

 six were tolerably fine. They fly for about half an hour just before dusk : sometimes 

 hovering for a short time about the plant on which they purpose to alight, but never 

 flying to any great distance. My usual method of proceeding was by gently disturb- 

 ing them from the lower branches of sallows on which they generally rested, and then 

 netting them while on the wing. When flying they have a whitish appearance. 



Anacampds CytiseUa. July 16, at Clevedon, Somersetshire, flying among fern, 



&c, three. 



Elachista modestella. May 27 and 28, frequents whitethorn. 



Elachista Regificella. August 13, two: distinguished from E. magmficella by 

 being one-fourth larger, and having the wings much broader. The first band is also 

 farther from the base, while the second does not extend more than two-thirds across 

 the wing, which in magnificella reaches uninterruptedly from the inner margin to the 

 costa. These unimportant characteristics seem to have escaped the observation of 

 Messrs. Douglas and Weir. I possess a beautiful series. 



Lithocolletis securiferella of Stainton. This is a variety common to all the species 

 of which L. pomifoliella may serve as the type. I have met with it in Pomonella, 

 Salicicolella and Scopariella, if Mr. Vaughan's Ulicicolella be this species. 



Lithocolletis viminiella. April 22 to June 5, thirty specimens, among which were 



* This species may be new. 



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