Insects. 



1667 



No. Whence, SfC obtained. 



13 Dulwich 



14 Ditto 



15 Ditto 



16 Mr. E. F's. Cabinet 



Time. Remarks. 



July 13 Under bark of oak (One only, see Remark 

 Book, No. 13). 

 „ By sugaring trees (See Remark Book, 



No. 14). 

 „ On Umbelliferae. 



14 Sold by auction, by G. H. 



— J. F. Stephens; Eltham Cottage, August 12th, 1847. 



Entomological Captures by Samuel Stevens, Esq. 



Pamphila Actceon near Weymouth. — This skipper, which has been so scarce 

 for the last eight or ten years, I had. the pleasure of taking on the 2nd of Au- 

 gust last in plenty under the Burning Cliff, on the coast of Dorsetshire, between five 

 and six miles from Weymouth ; I found a few on the flowers of the thistle and ragwort, 

 but most on those of a carex, which grew in clusters close to the beach ; the insect was 

 exceedingly local, being confined to a space of about one hundred yards. Mr. Dale, 

 who kindly told me the locality, whilst on a recent visit to his house, has been to Lul- 

 worth (the original locality for the insect) for the last five years, and twice to this, with- 

 out success, aud it is now twelve years since he found it in plenty. 1 was a fortnight 

 or three weeks too late, I regret to say, for I met with very few fine out of one hundred 

 and thirty that I captured in five hours : those of my friends who are in want of the 

 species, in fine condition, had better make early application. 



Catocala sponsa and promissa in the New Forest. — On the 27th of last July, 

 on my way to Dorsetshire, I stopped a night at Lyndhurst on purpose to sugar 

 for the crimsons, and had what I considered excellent sport, taking nineteen tolerably 

 fine specimens of promissa, but none of sponsa. I naturally thought for this latter 

 species I must be too soon, so on my way home on the 4th of August I tried my luck 

 again, and was rewarded by taking twenty of sponsa, mostly fine, and sixteen pro- 

 missa, some a little wasted, making fifty-five in two nights. It is worth a journey to 

 the New Forest alone to see two or three of these fine fellows on one tree at the same 

 time. I missed a fine Triphasna subsequa ; having taken this, last year, at Sherwood 

 Forest, I am quite clear I was not mistaken. 



Various Insects in the Isle of Portland. — On the 3rd of August last I paid a 

 hasty visit to this island, and was rewarded in three or four hours, with capturing, 

 amongst other Lepidoptera, — 



Harpalyce Galiata. Four, seen in plenty. 



Ennychia cingulata. Two, ditto. 



Margaritia asinalis. Five. 



Spilonota amcenana ? Nine, beat out of a creeping briar. 



Carpocapsa pupillana. Twenty-one, beat out of the common wormwood, which 

 abounds all over the island, but I could only find this insect in one spot, under 

 the rocks. 



Eudorea Portlandica. Two, seen in plenty. This may be only a local variety of 

 mercurella. 



