Insects, 7107 



any of the Belds in the neighbourhood of their nesting-place they often make their 

 appearance during the operation and employ themselves in capturing the mice which 

 escape from the stack during the removal of the sheaves. — /. H, Gurney ; Cation^ 

 Norfolk, May 30, 1860. 



Deilephila lineata in the Isle of Wight. — On the 2 1st of May my sister had the 

 good fortune to capture a tolerably fresh specimen of this rare insect. It was beaten 

 out of an " Arbor-vitoe " in the pleasure-grounds of a neighbour, at Bembridge. 

 Deilephila lineata seems to have twice come under the notice of Dr. Bromfield, as 

 recorded in the ' Zoologist ' (Zool. 803 and 1444). It is also known to have beeu taken 

 in the " Uudercliff,"but I am not aware that it has occurred for many years past until 

 the present capture. — A. G. More ; Bembridge, June 2, 1860. 



Occurrence of Deilephila lineata. — Three specimens have been taken at Brighton ; 

 one, a female, by a boy, on the 12th of May ; one, a male, by Mr. Swaysland, on the 

 14ih ; and one I saw in the possession of Mr. Pratt, taken, I think, on the 17th. 

 Two others were seen hovering over flowers, and one other was taken but pulled to 

 pieces by a child between the 17lh and 26th of May, all at Brighton. Another spe- 

 cimen, very much worn, was taken hovering over flowers on the downs. Freshwater, 

 Isle of Wight, on the 20th of May ; sex not stated. — Frederick Bond ; Cavendish 

 Road, June 7, 1860. 



Description of the Larva of Eupithecia rectangulata. — Short, thick and stumpy. 

 Ground colour very pule yellowish green, darker when young. Central dorsal line 

 varying much in breadth and intensity of colouring, sometimes rusty red, sometimes 

 dark green, frequently very indistinct, and sometimes wanting altogether. Segmental 

 divisions reddish. Spiracular line rather darker than ground-colour. Whole body very 

 transparent. Circulation very visible under central dorsal line. Back sprinkled with a 

 few very short hairs. Dorsal stripe, when young, broad, distinct and rusty red. Feeds 

 in April and May, on the blossoms of apple and wild crab. Full-fed the middle of 

 the latter month. I took a number of these larvae this spring in Sufiblk. I noticed 

 that those which fed upon wild crab were much brighter and darker coloured than 

 those upon the apple blossoms in the gardens. In habits and shape this larva 

 strongly resembles that of E. Haworthiata. The pupa is enclosed in a slight earthen 

 cocoon. The thorax and wing-cases are yellow suff"used with olive. Abdomen 

 tapering, lower divisions and tip blood-red. The perfect insect appears in about a 

 fortnight.— H. Ilarpur Crewe ; Shooters Hill, Kent, June 18, 1860. 



Description of a Variety of the Larva of Eupithecia assi?«i/a<a. — Ground-colourpink- 

 ish, back and belly tinged with green. Central dorsal line dark green, having on each of 

 the middle segments a black dot on either side. Segmental divisions reddish. Body 

 thickly studded with minute white tubercles, and less thickly with short whitish hairs. 

 Head green, transparent, marked with black. I found this larva on black currant in 

 September, 1859 ; and this spring, as I expected, it produced E. assimilata. — Id. 



Description of the Larva of Eupithecia expallidata. — I have great pleasure iu 

 giving the readers of the 'Zoologist' descriptions of the different varieties of this most 

 beautiful and hitherto almost unknown larva. 



Var. I. Ground-colour pale canary -yellow. Central dorsal line pale brown. 

 Down the centre of the back a chain of large, deep, rich brown, tooth-shaped spots, 



