Insects. 3397 



Hadena suasa, one, at light, at window, June 20. 



H. contigua, two, on palings, June 25 — 28. 



H. glauca, four, on palings and trunks of birches, May 17 — 21. I have taken this 

 as early as April 27. 



Cloantha Solidaginis, common on trunks of birches, middle of August. 



Plusia Interrogationis, one, July 2, flying over heather in the sun. This species is 

 rather abundant here in some seasons. 



Brephos Parthenias, common at the end of March and beginning of April, flying 

 swiftly about the tops of birches in the sun. 



Hypenodes humidalis, several, beaten from tussocks of grass ; Coleshill bog, War- 

 wickshire, July 17. I had no opportunity of looking for it at dusk, or no doubt I 

 should have found it plentiful. 



Phorodesma bajularia, one, beaten from an oak ; Shustoke, Warwickshire, 

 July 21. 



Geometra Papilionaria, one, at light ; Shustoke, July 11. 



Eupisteria Hepararia, beaten from alders ; Cannock Chase, middle of June, ra- 

 ther common. 



Biston Betularius, several from pupa?, dug up at the roots of trees, appeared April 

 13 — May 18. Also a considerable number of larva? at Gay ton, on sallow, now in 

 pupa?. 



B. Prodromarius. My brother took one on a gas-lamp at Cambridge, March 21. 



Cheimatobiaborearea, several on the trunks of birches, October 31 — November 20. 



Melanippe hastaria, several, beaten from birches, May 24 — June 19. Common 

 in some seasons. 



M. amnicularia, one, at light, Shustoke ; and several beaten from birches, Coles- 

 hill bog, July 8—18. 



Ypsipetes impluviata, beaten from alders, middle of June, abundant. 



Eupithecia sobrinaria, several, beaten from mixed hedges; Shustoke, July 18 — 26. 



Tortrix Crata?gana, one, beaten from hazel ; Shustoke, July 16. 



Sericoris decrepitana, one, beaten from a Scotch fir, June 30. 



Roxana arcuana, abundant during June, living in the sun and settling on the 

 common brake. 



Pagdisca , new species? one, beaten from an oak in Packington Park, War- 

 wickshire, August 2. 



Ephippiphura novana? several, beaten from hazel; Shustoke, July 31 — Au- 

 gust 11. 



Olindia Ulraana, beaten from hazels in hedges at Shustoke, in July, abundant. 



Pempelia Betulse, one, at light; Shustoke, July 13. 



Semioscopis Avellanella, rather common on the trunks of birches, end of March 

 and beginning of April. 



(Ecophora stipella, one, end of May, flying. 



Depressaria pallorella, six, in company with D. characterella on reed blossoms 

 after dark, with a lantern ; Gayton, September 15 — 23. The reeds were literally 

 swarming with such things as pistacina, lunosa, litura, ferruginea, Silago, Cerago, 

 &c, every blossom having several occupants busily engaged in extracting its juices. 



Gelechia Basaltinella, one, beaten from a hedge ; Shustoke, July 29. — W. S. At- 

 kinson; Vicarage, Rugeley, Staffordshire, February, 1852. 



