Insects. 1985 



Torymus caliginosus, Walk. The females I took in June, 1842, on the coast of 

 Dorsetshire and in Hampshire. Previously, the genus was only known as an inhabi- 

 tant of the South of France. 



Coriscium quercetellum, Zell. In August and October, 1835, I captured two near 

 Heron Court, Hampshire. 



Coriscium alaudellum, Dup. I took a single specimen about the same time. 

 These two Tineae are unrecorded as British. 



Callicera cenea, Fab. A beautiful specimen of this genus, new to Britain, was 

 taken by Captain Chawner near Petersfielcl, Hants, and is in my cabinet. — J. Curtis ; 

 Hayes, near Uxbridge, Nov. 30th, 1847. 



Occurrence of Colias Edusa near Broadway. — On the 27th of July I first saw a soli- 

 tary specimen of Colias Edusa near this place by the side of a bye road ; afterwards I 

 captured several in different fields both male and female : they were for the most part 

 on the common red clover. This is the first time I believe that this butterfly has been 

 seen in this neighbourhood. Cynthia Cardui has been very abundant, almost every 

 clover field containing several of them. I have also obtained for the first time here, 

 Argynnis Aglaia and Paphia. — John N. Beadles ; Broadway, Oct. 5th, 1847. 



Occurrence of Colias Edusa and Sphinx Convolvuli in Scotland. — On the 3rd of 

 September last I had the good fortune to capture a fine specimen of Colias Edusa on 

 a steep bank near the sea in the neighbourhood of Lamlash, Island of Arran ; the 

 first, as far as I can learn which has been taken in Scotland. At the same place, and 

 about the same time, I had an ineffectual hunt of about an hour's duration after 

 Sphinx Convolvuli, whose light body and pink bands were very perceptible in 

 the bright moon-light. — Wyville T. C. Thomson ; 8, High Street, Musselburgh, 

 October \9th, 1847. 



Occurrence of Deilephila Celerio, fyc. near Harleston. — Two specimens of the above 

 rare insect were seen at a honeysuckle then in bloom in May last, at Shotford Hall, 

 near Harleston ; one of which (a very fine one) was captured, and the other caught 

 in the net, but escaped before it could be secured. The captured one enriches the 

 collection of Mr. Gumey, at Shotford Hall, where I have lately seen it. Very fine 

 specimens of the scarcer Lepidopterous insects have been taken in this neighbourhood 

 this summer. I took a pair of the Thecla Rubi at Haverland in June. I think these 

 insects are not so scarce as is generally supposed, from their exercising a kind of de- 

 ception, in suddenly dropping down amongst the grass when disturbed, and not re- 

 suming the wing till quiet is restored. The Machaon has been about as common as 

 usual, Norfolk being one of its principal localities. — Charles Muskett ; Norwich, 

 October 1st, 1847. 



Capture of Deilephila Galii at Rainham, Kent. — My cousin captured a fine female 

 specimen of Deilephila Galii hovering over the flowers of the Verbena, about seven 

 o'clock in the evening, on the 1st of September last, at Rainham, Kent. — Henry 

 Longley ; 1, Eaton Place, Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Oct. 8th, 1847. 



Larva of the Deathh-head Moth — On the 2nd inst. I had a small larva of Acheron- 

 tia Atropos brought me from Berwick Hill, a village about nine miles north-west. — 

 T. J. Bold; Newcastle-on-Tyne, Oct. 5th, 1847. 



Hops attractive to Moths. — While sugaring lately, I was surprised to find very few 

 insects at the composition, in one part of a wood adjoining a hop-garden, while on the 

 opposite side it was very attractive : this induced me to examine the hops, and I found 

 feeding on the bloom, Xanthia fulvago, Xanthia flavago, Xanthia croceago, Xanthia 



