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New locality for Lycama Arion. — It will be interesting to British Lepidopteriats 

 to bear that Mr. Wells, a pupil of this college, took a specimen of L. Arion last 

 year near this place ; but was not aware of his good fortune until I discovered the 

 insect amongst his butterflies. Yesterday we took a walk to the same locality, and 

 found eight fresh specimens.— E. Dembski (French Master), The College, Chelten- 

 ham, 2nd July, 1868. 



Elachista paludum bred. — I have had the pleasure of breeding Elachista 

 paludum, from larva? I found here in Carex (? riparia). I first found the larva 

 last autumn, and sent one up to Mr. Stainton ; but it having died before reaching 

 him, he could not decide it, but inclined to the belief, suggested by myself, that it 

 was the young larva of Oelechia arundinetella. However, on searching this spring, 

 I found the larva more fully matured, and saw at once they were Elachistce : in 

 due time paludum appeared, — much to my delight. I do not recollect seeing any 

 other locality for them than Ranworth and Beccles, where they were found by 

 Mr. Winter. It is possible that, if specially looked for, they may turn up elsewhere. 

 They are scarce, and difficult to find, as they seem to grow up all at once, and are 

 fearfully subject to ichneumons, &c. — Joun Sang, Darlington, June ISiTi, 1868. 



Captures of Lepidoptera at Howth. — During Whitsuntide, Mr. Gregson and I 

 spent a few days at this locality for Irish novelties ; and, by dint of hard and 

 weary work, we succeeded tolerably well. We both took Dianthcecia Barrettii. 

 This cannot be, as has been suggested, a form of conspersa ; it flies in quite a 

 difierent manner, and, when the wings are closed, the blotch — like that in H. atri- 

 plicis — is very striking. We each got three examples. Below I give a summary 

 of our captures, and remark that the single specimen of the rare Taleporia puhi- 

 cornis was taken by Mr. Gregson j this is quite new to the Irish list, and has been 

 found in only one English locality. . 



C. porcellus, S. pliilanthiformis, L. caniola and complana (larvae), 0. hidentata 

 (light var.), A. suhsericeata (common) and promutata, E. venosata and constrictata, 

 M. galiata, A. plagiata, M. furva, D. capsophila, Barrettii, and cucuhali, H. nimhella, 

 P. subomatella, S. littorana and sp. (?), 8. PenzioMa (pupa), E. albicapitana and 

 atricapitana, A. Baumanniana, T. pubicomis, P. roboricolella, D. marginepiindella, 

 D. subpropinquella and capreolella (bred), Q. mundella, instabilella, and artemi- 

 siella, B. grandipennis and fusco-cuprea, 0. tringipennellay C. discoidella and 

 gryphipennella, E. Gregsoni (?), collitella, and consortella, P. pterodactyhis. I have 

 a larva now feeding which may be that of D. Barrettii. — J. B. Hodgkinson, Preston, 

 July 7th, 1868. 



Sesia myopa^formis in Hawthorn. — Have any of the readers of " The Magazine " 

 reared this clearwing from hawthorn ? In the piece of gi'ound at the back of our 

 house I, a few days since, met with some empty pupa cases protruding from the 

 trunk of a double red-may tree ; these are evidently those of myopceformis, which 

 is common enough in some neighbouring apple and pear trees. — H. G. Knaggs, 

 Kentish Town, July lOih, 1868. 



Agrotis cinerea at Folkestone. — About two mouths ago I captured a female 

 example of this local species iu the WaiTon at Folkestooc. I mention this, partly 



