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last year (1869), I found a fine specimen of C. Celeiio, 

 captured on the wing in the library. Also a specimen of 

 S. Convolvuli, taken at rest in Catsfield church, in good 

 condition. — G. H. Raynor ; Bordyke House^ Tonbridge, 

 November 14, 1870. 



Sesia Cynipiformis at Leominder. — While hunting last 

 June among the beds of nettles in the course of the canal, 

 near this town, I had the pleasure of capturing a fine 

 specimen of Sesia Cynipiformis hovering over, and occa- 

 sionally pitching on, the nettle flowers. 1 believe this to 

 be a new locality for this insect; but although I hunted 

 carefully for another specimen, and visited the spot several 

 limes during the summer, I failed to find any more. — T. P. 

 Lucas; Leominster, October 17, 1870. 



Lithosia pulchella in New Zealand. — I have been so 

 busy since settling here, that 1 have been obliged to lay by 

 my net altogether. The only thing entomological worth 

 telling you is, that in October and November, 1865, I took 

 three specimens of Lithosia pulchella, two of them in the 

 house, at a lamp, and one flying about ten o'clock in the 

 forenoon. One evening, afterwards, I saw hundreds of then) 

 on the wing about dusk ; so that when I consider that I 

 never saw the insect before nor since, we may conclude it is 

 an insect of periodical appearance coming in profusion, and 

 then disappearing for an unknown cycle of years. — T. J. JR. 

 Oxley ; Hope, near Nelson, New Zealand, July, 1870. 

 Communicated by Mr. H. J. Harding. 



Variety of Cabera Pusaria. — A good variety of this 

 common species was captured while flying round a gas-lamp 

 at Sydenham Hill, on the 18lh of August last. The wings 

 of this specimen, instead of being white, are of a uniform 

 lead-colour, without any traces of the customary lines; the 

 abdomen alone possesses the tint of an ordinary specimen. 

 Mr. Chitty, of 9, Wells Road, Sydenham, captured the 

 insect; and 1 am pleased to add that Mr. Doubleday has 

 approved the name. — J. P. Barrett ; 33, Radnor Street, 

 Peckhani, London, S.E. 



Phihalapteryx lapidata in Ireland.. — Since 1 last wrote 

 you, I have taken Phihalapteryx lapidata in other places 

 besides the one I originally mentioned, always on what we 

 call '* mountain," but which is, in fact, high red bog, 



