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mcrate the captures that I have thus made ; I will therefore only add that they were 

 chiefly in Curculionidae, and include specimens of Notaris Scirpi, Sphaerula Lythri, and 

 great numbers of different species of Dorytomus. — Vernon Wollaston ; Jesus College, 

 Camhridye, May 1, 1843. 



Note on the occurrence of rare Insects at Teignmouth. 



(Edemera Podagrariae 

 viridissima 



Elater cupreus 



Clytus mysticus 



Pterostoma palpina 



Agrotis radia 



Caradrina neglecta 

 bilinea 



Orthosia lunosa 



Glaea spadicea 

 satellitia 



Blatta Panzeri 

 Agrotis valligera 

 Agrion elegans 

 Lucanus Cervus 

 Oiceoptoraa rugosa 

 Apoderus Avellanae 

 Leptura 4-fasciata 

 Pachyta S-maculata 

 Libellula 4-raaculata 

 Agrion rubellum 

 Ornithomyia viridis 



Xylina semibrunnea 



Rhizolitha adusta 



Miselia conspersa 



Ennomos lunaria 



Eupithecia nanata 

 venosata 



Chrysis bidentata 



Nemoura pallida 



Anomala Frischii 



Otiorhynchus ater 



Cneorhinus exaratus 

 — W. R. Hall Jordan ; Teignmouth, May 1, 1843. 



Note on the seasons of appearance of Polyommatus Argiolus. Like the Argiolus of 

 the Rev. W. T. Bree, in Warwickshire, ours too only appears about the latter end of 

 April, affording an instance of a singular difference in habits from the same species in 

 the South of England. It would seem probable that there was some error, or confu- 

 sion of names and seasons concerning this butterfly, were not the fact supported by the 

 most respectable testimony. At any rate, it requires more than a passing notice, for 

 it must be the influence of powerful local circumstances, rather than that of climate, 

 which causes so obvious a variation in the appearance of this insect. The history of 

 our commoner native butterflies should not, in any one point, be suffered to remain in 

 obscurity. In reference to this subject I may mention that Melitaea Euphrosyne and 

 Selene only appear with us once in the season, the former in the middle of May, the 

 latter towards the end of the same month. Artemis occurred last year in the begin- 

 ning of June, and the three species were seen together, for a short time, flitting over 

 the same meads. Again, Vanessa C-album occurs with us rarely in June and Sep- 

 tember, but is always common in two or three localities in early spring ; the specimens 

 then being so freshly coloured as to encourage a scepticism of the commonly received 

 opinion of their hybernation in the state of maturity. On the other hand, Vanessa 

 Polychloros we see perfectly plumed in August, dull in September and the succeeding 

 March, and ragged in April. — Henry Walter Bates ; Leicester, May 8, 1843. 



Note on the capture of Stauropus Fagi. On the evening of the 7th instant I found 

 a male on the inside of a gas lamp on Clapham-common. I was not a little surprised 

 and pleased to take a veritable " lobster " — the ne plus ultra of the old collectors, and 

 the cause of many a wishful walk to Birch Wood, within five miles of London bridge. 

 — J. W. Douglas ; 6, Grenville Terrace, Cohurg Road, Kent Road, May 9, 1843. 



Note on the capture of Stauropus Fagi. A fine female has just been captured at 

 Mr. Low's nurseiy. Upper Clapton. It was taken in one of the out-buildings, wherein 

 was a quantity of moss lately brought from a wood near Hertford ; in all probability 

 therefore it had been brought thither in the pupa state with the moss. It is now in 

 the collection of Mr. H. Low, jun. — Edward DouUeday ; Brit. Mas. May 10, 1843. 



Note on the capture of the Emperor moth, by means of a captive female. A few of 

 my friends having expressed a desire to see the capture of the male of this beautiful 



