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right in referring to this species. It was found in the town, feeding on the leaves of 

 a vine, and is now in the pupa form, in the possession of a friend. — A. Greenwood ; 

 Chelmsford, October 6th, 1846. 



Occurrence of Deilephila Celerio at Lewes. — I had a very handsome present from 

 Mr. Potter, of Lewes, this morning, of a very fine specimen of Deilephila Celerio ; his 

 account of the capture is as follows : " Taken on grass in this town, under the shel- 

 tered part of a wall, and brought to me alive on the morning of September 30th." I 

 think this locality may now be allowed to have furnished more rare Sphinges than any 

 other this year ; viz., Acherontia Atropos, Sphinx Convolvuli, Deilephilae Celerio, 

 Livornica, and Porcellus. — J. Jenner Weir ; 17, Grosvenor Park North, Camberwell, 

 October 1st, 1846. 



Capture of Deilephila Celerio at Birmingham. — On the 13th of September, a spe- 

 cimen of this rare Sphinx was captured by Mr. Paul Dixon, resting on a window-shut- 

 ter, in Hospital-street, Birmingham ; it is now in my collection. — Richard Weaver ; 

 Birmingham, October 9th, 1846. 



Capture of Trochilium Allantiforme (Newman, Ent. Mag. i. 74) at Greenhithe, 

 Kent. — I have captured a fine male specimen of this rare insect near the same locality 

 as that taken by Mr. Chant in 1839, viz. Greenhithe, in Kent : my specimen was beat 

 from a whitethorn hedge in a lane near Greenhithe ; it is the same, in every respect, as 

 that figured in Wood's 'Index.' — H. J. Harding ; 1, York Street, Church Street, 

 Shoreditch, October 6th, 1846. 



Occurrence of Lasiocampa Trifolii, near the Land's End. — I found seven larvae of 

 this rare species again this season, but only bred two ; it is difficult to breed, the two 

 which I bred were females, they came out on the 17th and 19th of August, having been 

 in the pupa state about two months ; those I bred last year did not appear till about 

 the 24th of September.— W. Noye ; St. Just, Penwith, October 5th, 1846. 



Capture of Lithosia pulchella near Epping. — A fine specimen of this insect, appa- 

 rently just out of the chrysalis, was picked up by a boy in a field near here on Satur- 

 day. — Henry Doubleday ; Epping, October 5th, 1846. 



Occurrence of Agrotis saucia at Hammersmith. — I had the pleasure of taking a 

 male of this rare insect at sugar, at Hammersmith Marshes, on the 15th ; it has never 

 to my knowledge occurred there before ; it settles down earlier than suffusa, and does 

 not fold its wings in the same manner, but slightly raised more like Segetum often 

 does. — W. Wing. 



Occurrence of Graphiphora subrosea (Steph.) at Whittlesea Mere. — This insect was 

 discovered by Mr. Weaver some years ago on the borders of Whittlesea Mere, and has 

 occurred again this season ; it seems to be unknown upon the continent, and 

 is closely allied to several American species. — Henry Doubleday ; Epping, Sep- 

 tember 29th, 1846. 



Capture of Catocala Fraxini at Manchester. — This rare moth was taken at sugar, on 

 the 12th of August, at Agecroft Bridge, near Kersal Moor ; the captor, a young man 

 just commencing collecting, was without pins or boxes, consequently the specimen is 

 spoiled. Two others were taken in this district some years back ; I possess one taken 

 near Carrington Moss, the other was captured on the wing at Newton Heath, and was 

 in the late Mr. Eveleigh's cabinet. — Robert S. Edleston ; September 8th, 1846. 



Capture of Catocala sponsa at Darenth Wood, Kent. — A fine specimen of this 

 insect was taken with sugar at Darenth Wood in June : it is the first instance I have 



