1230 Insects. 



Calocampa vetusta, Carron, September 24, one ; October 2, one ; Torwood, Octo- 

 ber 18, three ; Carron, October 2 and 22, three. 



Glaea satellitia, Boyd's Planting, September 8, three, at sugar; Torwood, October 

 11 and 18, abundant. 



Gleea Vaccinii, Torwood, abundant. 



Calocampa exoleta, Carron, October 14, one ; October 15, one ; October 17, one ; 

 Torwood, October 18, six; Carron, October 22 and 24, six. 



Miselia Oxyacanthae, Carron and Torwood, at sugar, October 11 — 30. 



Agrotis suffusa, Carron, October 31, one, at sugar. 



Orgyia antiqua, several of the chrysalis taken at Latham Moss, September 10. 

 The perfect insect is much larger and finer than southern specimens. 



The larvae of Phragmatobia fuliginosa and Anarta Myrtilli were common at 

 Dunoon in September, the former on ragwort, the latter on heath. Lasiocampa Quer- 

 cus and Rubi were plentiful on heather. Several of Acronycta Rumicis were 

 taken off bramble; and one of Pygaera Bucephala off sallow. — H. T. Stainton ; 

 Lewiskam. 



Capture of rare Moths, near Lyndhurst in the New Forest. — The wet and stormy 

 weather that has prevailed since July has injured most of our captures. I have failed 

 to secure a single quite perfect specimen of Margaritia flavalis, which though usually 

 accounted scarce, may be taken abundantly on the downs here during the month of 

 August. But a friend of mine has taken the following moths from sugar placed upon 

 trunks of trees near Lyndhurst, in the New Forest, which I select from the list as 

 worthy of being recorded an account of their rarity : — 

 August 7. Cerigo cytherea. 



26. Apamea nictitans, abundantly. 



Segetia neglecta. 



30. Caradrina glareosa. 



Sept. 8. Ceratopacha diluta, several. 



22. Orthosia litura. 



Oct. 6. Charaeas nigra. 



- 9. Mecoptera satellitia. 



Orthosia lota, several. 



— — Orthosia macilenta. 

 Miselia oxyacanthae, several. 



Xylina Lambda, several. 



The same friend also took the following in the same locality during the month of 

 July: — Cleorabajularia, Fidonia ericetaria, Charissa obscuraria, Lobophora sexalisata, 

 Leptogramma squamana, Lozotaenia corylana. — /. F. Dawson ; Ventnor, Isle of Wight. 



Insects feeding on Mineral substances. By the Rev. G. Munford. 



In * The Zoologist ■ for last April you did me the favour to admit a communication 

 relative to the unusual circumstance of insects feeding on mineral substances ; I had 

 hoped that some one of your numerous readers would, ere this, have noticed my letter^ 

 but this not being the case, I beg once more to recur to the subject. 



I know indeed that it is the opinion of naturalists in general, as expressed by Pro- 

 fessor Jones, that it is " One of the most incontrovertible facts with which we are 

 acquainted, that the mineral kingdom docs not furnish food for the support of animals." 



