172 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Leucania alhipancta at Cantei'hury. — I took a very 

 beautiful specimen of L. albipuncta, on the llth of the 

 present month (August), at sugar near Canterbury : on the 

 12th 1 took a second specimen : they are male and female, 

 and apparently just emerged from the chrysalis, being in 

 such fine condition. I have shown them alive to several 

 gentlemen. — G. Parry ; Church Street^ St. PauVsy Canter- 

 bury, August 14, 1870. 



Triphcena subsequa near Birmingham. — On July 23rd 

 I took a fine specimen of Triphsena subsequa at sugar near 

 this place. — F. Enoch ; lb, Ryland Road, Edghaston. 



Plusia orichalcea in Cornwall. — I have great pleasure in 

 recording the capture of a specimen of Plusia orichalcea, 

 flying at a lamp, last night. — Z. Camming ; Boscasile, Corn- 

 wall, August 2, 1870. 



Dysthymia hictuosa in Hampshire. — On the 15th of July 

 1 captured four specimens of D. luctuosa at Crabbe Wood, 

 near Winchester. The specimens were flying over clover, 

 especially in a corner where two fields meet, one of clover, 

 the other of wheat. I noticed other specimens besides those 

 I captured. — C. L. Raynor ; 15, Liverpool Street, Dover. 



Liparis dispar : the Larva found. — Some doubts have 

 been lately expressed as to whether Liparis dispar may still 

 be regarded as a British insect. On the 7th of April, this 

 year, I found a small hairy larva feeding on a plant ot 

 Azalea which had been brought into the house. As the 

 markings became more distinct I recognised it as L. dispar, 

 and of course took particular care of it. In due time it spun 

 up, and a ^qw days ago emerged, a splendid male, measuring 

 two inches across the wings, and, besides being larger, was 

 of a much richer and darker colour than the specimens usually 

 seen in cabinets — bred " in and in," by collectors, from 

 foreign insects. I reared the larva on whitethorn, its more 

 natural food-plant. — H. E. Tratman ; 12, Victoria Road, 

 Bristol, July 23, 1870. 



Boletohia fuliginaria in the Blackfriars Station of the 

 Metropolitan Railway. — That rare insect Boletobia fuligi- 

 naria was taken in the Blackfriars Station of the Metro- 

 politan Railway, by Mr. E. Clark, on the 16th of July, and 

 exhibited by him on Wednesday, July 20th, to the members 

 of the West London Entomological Society, held at the 



