Insects fyc. 4001 



Sciaphila octomaculana Gelechia solutella 

 Coccyx cosmophorana „ boreella 



„ finitimana „ galbanella 



Pamplusia subsequana Depressaria Ciniflonella 



Sligmonota lunulana Ornix Scoticella 

 Crambus Ericellus „ Loganella 



Tinea picarella Elachista locupletella 



„ ochraceella Lithocolletis Caledoniella 

 CEcophora stipella 



J. W. Douglas. 

 Lee, June 30, 1853. 



Note on Acherontia Atropos. — With reference to previous communications on this 

 splendid Sphinx (Zool. 3716, 3777), I beg to observe that its periodical plenty has been 

 frequently observed by myself in this neighbourhood, and especially two years ago, 

 when they were remarkably (comparatively) numerous near Sherborne, in this county. 

 In Honeycombe Wood, Sherborne, on the estate of the Earl Digby, the gamekeeper 

 residing there took a considerable number of them ; but both before and since that 

 time they have been looked upon as very scarce. In Wood's ' Index Entomologicus,' 

 the habitat is given as "Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire: " to this must be added our 

 county of Dorset, in which, also, by the bye, a very large number of Lepidoptera men- 

 tioned in that work are also to be found. In the same year I observed also the com- 

 mon rose-chafer (Cetonia aurata) at Sherborne, in far greater numbers than usual. — 

 John Garland ; Dorchester, June 20, 1853. 



Capture of Diphthera Orion in Hampshire. — I have just had a fine specimen of 

 this rare and beautiful moth presented to me by a young lady. It was caught last 

 night by her maid, without being injured. I have never heard of its capture in Hamp- 

 shire before. — William Henry Hawker ; Horndean, Hants, June 14, 1853. 



Occurrence of Psecadia Funerella in Yorkshire. — Both this summer and the last I 

 have obtained Psecadia Funerella at Richmond, Yorkshire, but not in any number. I 

 beat it out of hazel on both occasions. — John Sang ; Darlington, June 23, 1853. 



Occurrence of Hyper cal Ha Christiernana at Castle Eden. — The year before last, 

 about the end of June, I was fortunate enough to capture a fine specimen of Hyper- 

 callia Christiernana in Shotton Dean, Castle Eden. It was beaten out of grass on an 

 exposed hill-side. I have since been unable to meet with it. — Id. 



Note on a Monstrosity in the Earth-worm, (Lumbricus terrestris). — A man residing 

 in this place has brought me a monstrosity in an earth-worm, {Lumbricus terrestris). 

 The worm is two inches in length, and at about half its length, a second tail bifur- 

 cates : the two tails are of the same length and size, but the second leaves the original 

 one at an acute angle, and is not of so bright a colour. — William Thompson ; Wey- 

 mouth, July 5, 1853. 



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