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been shaken from the trees and were traveUmg along the road and up 

 the tree trunks to regain tlieir natural station. \Ye obtained in this 

 manner, about a dozen Nofodoiita cauielina, two N. dvonicdavius^ one 

 Odop.topeya bideiitata, and many others which 1 am unable to name. — 

 R. Adie Dalglish, Pollokshields, Glasgow. 



THE HETEROCERA OF THE ISLE OF MAN, 



BY HENRY SHORTRIDGE CLARKE, F.E.S., ADVOCATE. 



(Continued from page 27.) 



Triphaena janthina. — Took 2 at Bride Rectory some years ago. 

 Triphsena fimbria. — Larv^ freely in old lanes in April. 

 Triphsena interjecta. — Occurs near Ramsey; i\Ir. Jager took it 



there in 1S90. Larvae in damp lanes in April. 

 Triphaena orbona. — Very common and widely distributed. 

 Triphaena pronuba. — \'ery common and widely distributed. 

 Noctua glareosa. — Occurs at Ramsey. Larvs all along the coast 



in April, imago at light in August. 

 Noctua augur. — Has been taken freely at Onchan by Mr. Gregson. 

 Noctua plecta. — Common and widely distributed. 

 Noctua c-nigrum. — Have taken several at sugar in Lezayre. 



Abundant in old gardens on Gooseberry bushes, when the bushes 



are covered with honeydew. 

 Noctua triangulum. — Local and rare. Mr. Gregson records its 



capture at Onchan. It occurs also in old lanes. 

 Noctua festiva. — Occurs at Lezayre, took several there m 1S90. 

 Noctua V. conflua. — This variety of the foregoing insect has been 



taken at Onchan. 



Noctua umbrosa. — Plentiful on the ragwort flowers growing on the 



coast in August. 

 Noctua baja. — Abundant in July at sugar in old lanes. 

 Noctua xanthographa. — Common and widely distributed. 

 Taeniocampa gothica.-— Occurs at Onchan and the Nunnery, &c. 

 Taeniocampa instabilis. — Thirty specimens were bred by Mr. 



Gregson from larvae collected in Onchan Nursery grounds. 

 Orthosia lota. — Occurs at North of Island, but is not a common 



insect. Larvae in twisted leaves of sallow in May and June. 

 Anchocelis lunosa. — Widely distributed. Occurs some seasons, 



near Ramsey, plentifully. 

 Anchocelia pistaciua. — Plentifully at light in September. Vars. 



seriua and canaria have also been taken. — C.S.G. 

 Anchocelis litura. — Plantations near Port Soderick. 



