396 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



specimens. — F. E. Harmaii ; The Valletts, Whitfieldy near 

 Hereford. 



Agrotis piita. — I took a specimen of this moth on the 29th 

 of May. Is it not very unusual for this species to be double 

 brooded ? — Id. 



Acronycta Alni near Chesterfield. — I have a good speci- 

 men of Acronycta Alni, taken at rest on oak, by John 

 Beresford, near Chesterfield, on the 20th June. He informs 

 me that, although a collector forty-five years, this is only the 

 third he has met with ; the other two both being taken in one 

 season. — John M. Hewitt; Fairfield^ Brampton.^ Chester- 

 field, July 6, 1871. 



Photedes captiuncula at Whitbarrow, near Bowness ; 

 Bothllehil at Wifherslack.—Ohserying that both yourself 

 and Mr. Stainton give Darlington as the only locality for 

 Photedes captiuncula, I am induced to send you another, viz. 

 Whitbarrow, near Bowness, where I took it in June last, 

 flying swiftly in the sunshine. C. Davus var. Rothliebii was 

 out at Witherslack on June 17th, in fine condition. — 

 [Rev.'] Windsor Hamhrough ; Clarendon House, Worthing, 

 July 9, IS7 1. 



Lohophora hexapterata at Limerick. — I took this insect 

 freely on the evening of the 20th of May and few following 

 days. Many were paired on the trunks of the aspens ; they 

 laid their eggs seven days after : the eggs took five days to 

 hatch : the larvoe are, I think, nearly full grown. I send you 

 some by this post for description, as I have not seen it 

 described by you. I hope they will arrive safely. — William 

 Talbot ; Tieraclea, Tarbert, Limerick. 



[They arrived in perfect safety. Please to accept my best 

 thanks. — Edward Newman^ 



Food of HomceOsoma saxicola of Vaitghan. — Whilst iu the 

 Isle of Man taking the larvae of Polia nigrocincta, this month, 

 I ])aid some attention to Homoeosoma saxicola (Fa«/^/myi), 

 and took a good scries, which are identical with specimens 

 bred by me from larva), taken by myself and Mr. Warrington, 

 feeding on the flowers of Matricaria inodorata, some years 

 ag*o, at Port Soldoric or Sodoric, a few miles from Douglas. 

 I also set a long scries of Scsia j)lnlanthiformis, which I shall 

 be pleased to send to any of my old correspondents, still 

 wauting it, who will remind me, or to fellow-workers unknown 



