Insects. 3219 



Tephrosia extersaria. By beating; June. 



Melanippe amnicularia. By beating ; June. 



Lobophora polycommata. March, rare. 



Dosithea bisetata. By beating ; June. 



Acidalia subsericeata. By beating ; June. 



Minoa Euphorbiata. By beating ; June. 



Tortrix seraialbana. Roman road on the north of the wood ; end 

 of June. 



Spilonota pauperana. On wild roses ; March. 



Eriopsela quadrana. May. 



Heusimene firabriana. By beating; March and April. 



Carpocapsa splendana. By beating; June. 



Psecadia decemguttella. End of May. Larvae feed on Lithosper- 

 mum officinale in August, (Zool. 2332). 



Hypercallia Christiernana. Mr. J. F. Stephens has specimens he 

 took here many years ago, but it has not occurred since. 



Phoxopteryx Upupana. June. 



Ephippiphora obscurana. June. 



Having been to this wood but seldom since I collected Micro-Lepi- 

 doptera, I am unable to indicate how many more rarities occur ; but 

 there is no doubt that a place so large and so good must produce ma- 

 ny which only want to be looked for, or, if already found, to be noted 

 for the benefit of present and future collectors. 



Greenhtthe and Swanscombe Woods. 



A list of captures by Mr. Hodglunson in these woods, which are 

 contiguous to Darenth, and also of captures in the chalk-pits at North- 

 fleet, have already been given in this work (Zool. 2328) ; among them 

 are several rarities. 



J. W. Douglas, 



2, Eton Grove, Lee, Kent, June, 1851 . 



On Hunting diligently for Lepidoptera— On looking over the ' Zoologist' for the 

 present month, I find some very useful observations by Mr. Douglas upon the neces- 

 sity of diligently hunting up any locality of note, (Zool. 3182) ; and I beg to add the 

 testimony of my experience in favour of bis very useful advice. It is not enough that 

 you visit a locality frequently, it is necessary to hunt it thoroughly at all times of the 

 day and evening, as well as at all favourable times of the year ; for instance, one of the 



