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Atriplex. They are also very common in our own garden ; 

 off one gooseberry-bush I took above three dozen full-fed 

 ones. I have taken altogether over two hundred, and might 

 have numbers more if I searched for them, for every evening 

 that I have done so I have taken them in numbers varying 

 from twelve to sixty. I notice that all those on the goose- 

 berry, the leaves of which are turning brown, were of the 

 brown variety ; whilst those on a hollyhock, close to it, were 

 nearly all green. I have also remarked a fact which 1 do 

 not recollect having seen noticed anywhere; it is that their 

 posture, when at rest, very often resembles that of the larva 

 of Notodonta ziczac, the head and 5th segment being held 

 quite clear of the food-plant, though I have not seen the anal 

 claspers unattached. All my entomological friends and 

 acquaintances about here have taken the larvae in greater or 

 less abundance, though none have seen so many as myself. 

 Their abundance in the field is probably owing to the fact 

 that most of the gardens in the houses in Camden Koad have 

 lime trees in them, the flowers of which tree I have noticed 

 are a great attraction to the imagos; so that they have been 

 attracted there, and then laid their eggs on the plants. This 

 autumn I have also taken, when searching for these larvae at 

 night, four specimens of Hydrsecia micacea, which I have 

 not seen here since 1867. Yesterday evening I took a pair 

 in copula on the flowers of dock ; the female is a magnificent 

 specimen. In my former communication respecting my New 

 Forest captures, I should have stated that the larva of A. Alni 

 was taken on August 10th, in a wood, near Foxleaze. — 

 Bernard Lockyer ; 179, Camden Road, London, N.W., 

 September 5, 1871. 



Xylina conformis. — I have had the pleasure (this day, 

 August 5th) of breeding two splendid specimens of conformis. 

 Eggs were generously sent me by a friend, in the spring: 

 eighteen larvse resulted. Of these, one died ; one I sent to a 

 friend; and the remaining sixteen I was fortunate enough to 

 bring to the pupal state. I hope to make some further 

 remarks on a future occasion. — [Rev.l J. Greene; Apsley 

 Road, Redland, Bristol. 



Diatithoecia irregularis and Acidalia ruhricata, — D. irre- 

 gularis has turned out a complete failure : I have only one, 

 and the Kev. J. Mills only one, turned out of over 100 



