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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



Arctia fuliginosa. — Have taken three specimens only, one at St. 

 Mark's and one near Union Mills, occurs also at Ramsey, Mr. 

 Jager of London, records the finding of larvae there in September, 

 i8go. I took the perfect insect at Port Jack, June, i8gi.* 



Arctia lubricipeda. — Common all over island. 



Arctia menthastri.— Common all over island. 



Liparis auriilua. — Local, have three specimens taken at Lezayre. 



Liparis salicis. — Larvae once near Douglas, in willow. 



Orgyia fascelina. — " Ento. Mag." IV., p. 311. 



Orgyia antiqua. — Once at Kirk Bridge. 



Bombyx neustra. — Once near Douglas. 



Bombyx rubi. — Larva very common on mountains and waste lands 



in September. Took perfect insect at Onchan, June, i8go. 

 Bombyx quercus=callunge. — Occurs abundantly on the mountains 



and heaths. Mr. Gregson records having taken both forms. 

 Bombyx roboris, — Mr. Gregson states this is the pale lowland form, 



he has taken it, it feeds on sallow and bramble. 

 Odonestis potatoria. — Occurs at Lezayre. Local and uncommon. 

 Saturnia carpini. — Generally recorded every year, occurs on 



Douglas Head, but is not uncommon on the moors about Laxey. 



GEOMETRY. 



Urapteryx sambucata.— Widiy distributed, appears plentifully at 



Lezayre, where nut trees grow. 

 Epione apiciaria. -Occurs near Onchan, but by no means common. 

 Rumia crataegata. — Very common and widely distributed. 

 Metrocampa margaritata. - Appears local, but occurs at Leyazre 



and Ballaugh common, in the plantations near Port Soderick. 

 Selenia illunaria.— Appears widely distributed. 



Selenia juliaria. — Appears widely distributed, this is the summer 

 brood and occurs near the Quarter Bridge ; Mr. Gregson records 

 its capture from there. 



* Fuliginosa. — 1 have never seen the type in the Island, it has very bright red 

 under wings with marginal blotches or dots or narrowish marginal line. Mr. Thorpe 

 took the larva in profusion at Glen Helen and gave me a quantity from which I bred 

 \ ar. sciniborcalis Gregson, ver^- dark brown, having only a little red spread on the hind 

 wing from the base ; var. borcalis, Staud., without any red on hind wing ; and var. siib- 

 boi'calis, Gregson, very dark brown with hardly any red on hind wings. It will be 

 seen the type is wanting. The island is richer in varities than any other known 

 locality. — C.S.G. 



