ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF ALDERNEY 

 INSECTS. 



BY MR. W. A. LUFF 



I am indebted to Dr. F. A. Walker, D.D., F.E.S., for the 



addition of a number of Butterflies and Moths captured in 

 Alderney by Mr. Lionel Langlois, of New Street. Mr. 

 Langlois assured Dr. Walker that he had himself taken the 

 insects in Alderney about nine years ago. Two of the 

 butterflies, Argynis papkia and Thecla quercus, can only be 

 regarded as accidental or occasional visitors to the island, 

 perhaps blown over from the opposite coast of France. The 

 others are quite likely to be natives, but were not observed by 

 Mr. E. D. Marquand, Dr. Walker, or myself. 



The moths new to the list in this collection are Arctia 

 mendica, Ennomos tiliaria and Agrotis exclamationis . 



Mr. E. D. Marquand records the occurrence of a fine 

 specimen of Vanessa polychloros (the large Tortoiseshell 

 Butterfly) on July 24th. He also saw a specimen of Colias 

 hyale (the Pale Clouded Yellow Butterfly). 



A larva of Chcerocampa Elpenor (the Elephant Hawk 

 Moth) was brought to Mr. E. D. Marquand alive, and it is 

 now in the chrysalis state, waiting development in the spring. 

 Another larva of this species was seen in the possession of 

 a lad. Gnophria rubricollis (the Red-necked Footman) was 

 also taken. 



Dr. Walker captured a specimen of Ccsnonympha pam- 

 philus (the Small Heath Butterfly) near the old lime kilns, 

 this being the only one seen. 



Mr. E. D. Marquand was successful in capturing a 

 specimen of Emus hirtus on July 9th. This is one of the 

 rarest of British beetles. Fowler remarks in his " Coleoptera 

 of the British Isles " that it resembles a humble bee in 

 flight, but Mr. Marquand says it looked more like a wasp 

 but with the peculiar flight of a beetle. Another specimen 

 was seen by Dr. Walker shortly afterwards, but not captured. 



