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Captures of Lepidoptera in Buckinghamshire. — I observed several specimens of 

 Apatura Iris flying about the tops of the oaks in the woods here last month, but though 

 I procured a pole about twenty feet long for my net, I was unable to take any. Has 

 this insect been observed in Bucks before ? Thecla Quercus is abundant here, and I 

 was fortunate enough to take two specimens of Thecla Betulae, flying over the low un- 

 derwood. In June and July I took about a dozen specimens of Leucophasia Sinapis, 

 one of Chaerocampa Porcellus, and two of Sesia Bombyliformis, the latter hovering 

 over the flowers of Lychnis Flos-Cuculi. The larva? of Chaerocampa Elpenor and Ma- 

 croglossa Stellatarum have been unusually abundant this year; in August I took about 

 sixty of the former, on Galium uliginosum, and more than twenty of the latter on G. 

 verum. I have also taken the larva? of Acronycta Ligustri plentifully on ash during 

 the last few weeks, in company with that of Sphinx Ligustri. — H. Harpur Crewe ; 

 Clay don, Bucks, September 17, 1851. 



Captures of Micro-Lepidoplera near Bristol, in 1851. — The following list of a few 

 of this year's captures may perhaps interest some of the readers of the ' Zoologist.' 



Eupcecilia dubitana, Hub., June 2 — 28 ; August 7 — 20. This is the species re- 

 corded (Zool. 2933) as Simplana? Captured by the railway at the bottom of Dr. 

 Fbx's woods, Brislington ; where I also took : — 



Catoptria Albersana, June 2 — 16. 



Eupoecilia humidana, June 19 — 28. 



Eidophasia Messingiella, June 23, July 1. 



Elachista adscitella, Sta., June 25, one. Nearly of the size and appearance of a 

 somewhat faded Messingiella. 



Eupithecia tenuiata, June 25 — 28. 



Anacampsis Gerronella, June 25 to July 1. This species flies very late in the 

 evening, sometimes near the ground, but more frequently at a moderate height among 

 sallows. 



Coleophora Alcyonipennella, June 28. 



Eupcecilia notulana, July 5, 7. 



The following I met with among broom nearer Keynsham : — 

 Lithocolletis Scopariella, July 5— August 18. On the wing. 

 Anacampsis distinctella, July 5 — 7. 



„ cinerella, July 7, August 8. 



„ rufescens, July 7, August 8. 



GEcophora Lambdella, July 7 — 23. 

 Depressaria atomella, July 23, August 20. 

 Anacampsis Mulinella, August 7 — 18. 



Elachista Regificella, August 12—20. In Mr. Stainton's ' Supplementary Cata- 

 logue,' this is said to be " taken also by Mr. Vaughan," — (p. 9). This may mislead 

 some into the idea of a third locality. Mr. Vaughan took his specimens in company 

 with me at Brislington. 



Pseudotomia senectana, August 20, 21- This was flying in tolerable abundance 

 on the 21st, among grass at the bottom of Dr. Fox's woods, but wasted. 



In a small plantation at the foot of St. Vincent's Rocks, and near the road that 

 leads to the Clifton turnpike, I obtained the following : — 



