CONTENTS. 



Irish Insect-hunting Grounds (The County Wicklow), Edwin Birchall, 119. 



A List of Lepidoptera collected by J. K. Lord, Esq., in Egypt, along the African 

 Shore of the Ked Sea, and in Arabia ; with Descriptions of the Species new to 

 Science, by F. Walker, F.L.S., G.S., (&c., 123. 



Life-history of Aporia Cratsegi ; Description of a Larva) of Erebia Medea ; Descrip- 

 tion of the Larva of Thecla Betulao ; Description of the Larva of Lycseua 

 Corydon, Edward Newman, 135 — 138. Contribution towards a Life-history of 

 Lycsena Arion, J. Merrin, 139. Description of the Egg of Lycsena Arion, Edward 

 Newman, 140. Description of the Larva of Nyssia hispidaria, Geo. T. Porritt, 

 14.1. Description of the Larva of Tseniocampa leucographa, E. Newman, 14L 

 OMOLOGiCAL NoTEs, CAPTURES, &c. — Singular Variety of Vanessa lo and Pyrameis 

 Atalanta, Frederick Enock, 142. Ehodophea fomioseUa, J. P. Bairett, 142. 

 On Breeding Acheroutia Atropos, John Thorpe, 143. Deilephila lineata at 

 Birmingham and Bromsgrove ; Choerocampa Nerii at Birmingham, F. Enock, 

 144. Fifty Satunaia Carpini attracted by one Female in Two Days, T. W, 

 Won/or, 144. Singular Variety of Choerocampa Elpenor; Acronycta leporina at 

 Ipswich, Edtvard F. Bishopp, 140. The EngUsh Humming-bird Hawk-moth, 

 John Gatcombe, 140. Ino Globulariae in Wales, W. Sydney de Mattos, 146. 

 Fly-parasite on Chelonia caja, Joseph Merrin, 146. Stauropus Fagi, &c., at 

 Darenth Wood, F. 0. Standish, 147. Early Appearance of Platypteryx lacertula, 

 G. H. Raynor, 147. Notodonta ziczac with three Wings, F. I. Battersby, 147. 

 Cymatophora ridens bred, F. 0. Standish, 147. Immense Numbers of Tripha'na 

 fimbria, Frederick Enock, 148. Dianthoecia Cucubali and Hecatera serena in 

 Westmeath, F. I. Battersby, 148. Coleophora vibicella, F. 0. Standish, 148. 

 Sawfly Larva feeding within the Stem of a Fern, E. Newman, 148. Parasite on 

 Prawns, 149. Captures at Bury St. Edmunds, W. H Cole, 149. Breeze or 

 Gadfly of the Ox, John Thorpe, 149. Agrotis Ripse taken inland, J. C. Nos- 

 worthy, 150. 



Daath of Mr- Haliday ; Death of M. Lacordaire, E. Newman, 150. 



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*>!c* Nearly all the communications received'are published in the present 

 number : the exceptions are the completion of Mr. Walker's paper on the 

 Lepidoptera of Egypt, Mr. Walker's paper on our Locusts, Mr. Walker's 

 Descriptive List of the Dermaptera of Egypt, my own Life-histories of 

 Polychloros, Cucullia, Verbasci, Eupithecia consignata, and PoHa nigro- 

 cincta ; Report of Entomological Society's Proceedings. 



W DOWNING, of Hoddesdon, Herts, has the following 

 • INSECTS for SALE: — T. W-Album, BetulEe, Artemis, Pa- 

 niscus, Cassiope, S. Populi, Apiformis, Porcellus, ^sculi, Helveola, 

 Dominula, Fuliginosa, Castrensis, Carpini, Tristata, Sagittata, Nivearia, 

 Flavicornis, Ridens, Herbida, Occulta, Tincta, Solidaginis, Sulphuralis, 

 Venustula ; and LARVAE of Ligustri, Vilhca, Fuliginosa, Betularia, 

 Abruptaria, Reclusa. 



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 E. Cassiope, 9d. C. Davus, 4d. S. lllustraria, 8d. D. Obfuscata, 2s. 

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 E. Ericetata, 8d. E. Blandiata, 9d. C. Munitata, 9d. 

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