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Duplicates. — Larvse of A. precox and a 

 ew B. tri/olu. Desiderata. — Numerous. — 

 R. A. Fraser, Seafield, Abbotsford Road, 

 "rosby, near Liverpool. 



Wanted ova or young larvae of Ocellatus, 

 n7/>, and Ligusiri. I will make a good 

 ■eturn. — John E. Robsox. Bellerby Terrace, 

 A'est Hartlepool. 



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 Terrace, West Hartlepool ; or to 5>. L. Moslkt, Beau 

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NOTES, CAPTURES, &C. 



Variety of Bugle. — It may interest some 

 f your readers to know that I discovered the 

 are flesh coloured variety of the Common 

 Jugle (Ajuga reptans) growing near Burnham 

 >eeches, Buchs. — A. Davis, Junr., High 

 •treet, Gt. Marlow, Bucks. 



I D. Consfersa at Hartlepool.. — J took a 

 specimen of D. conspersa the other night at 

 %e flowers of Silcne inflata. I understand 

 iis is only the second taken in this district, 

 nd that it is nearly twenty years since the 

 ther was taken. — J. J. Dixow Alliance 

 treet, Hartlepool. 



The Mole. — Conrirming J. Osborne's 

 ;mark that the Mole is very easily killed, I 

 lay state that one Of my boys brought in a 

 [ole to-day which his companion had killed 

 y a single blow with his cap. It was in the 

 :t of devouring a dipterous larva, which 

 as still protruding from its mouth. — John 

 . Robsox, West Hartlepool. 



Sugaring at . Wallasey. — I take the 

 berty of sending you the results 

 two nights sugaring on the Wal- 

 •sey Sand-hilis. Saturday, June 18th. 

 he evening was exceedingly warm, and 



hardly a breath of air was perceptible. 

 ! There was no moon, though the sky was per- 

 j fectly clear. My friend Mr. J. Bond 

 j accompanied me. We laid our treacles early 

 I in the evening, and a few Nocture turned up 

 ' ere we had quite finished. The following 

 ! were among our captures: — Acronycta rumieis 

 (common), Leucania comma, (one specimen'*. 

 I Xylophasia rurea (one), Mamestra albieolon 

 (abundant, but very shy), M. brassic.e, 

 Miana literosa, Grammesia trilniea, and Agrotis 

 \ txclam.itionis in large quantities; A. scgetum 

 i (one\ Triphuiia orbona and pvonuba, Noctua 

 plecta, N. C-nigrum, N. /estiva, Ha den a oh' race a, 

 and a single specimen of Hadena pisi. A 

 couple of specimens of Hcliothis marginata 

 completes the list. On Tuesday, June 21st, 

 we again decided to try our luck, but we had 

 hardly reached the Sandhills before the rain 

 came down in torrents. After sundry heav\ 

 showers, we employed our time in searching 

 for larva?, for a strong wind quite shattered 

 our hopes for a good night. Rhodaria san- 

 guinalis was out, but not plentifully. Soon 

 after dusk, the wind fell, and with refreshed 

 hope we run for the- treacling ground, where 

 we arrived in time to find that a friend had 

 j been there before us, and monopolised the 

 j best part. So we had to content ourselves 

 1 with the palings, on which we recklessly 

 J plastered our saccharine composition, with 

 : an utter disregard for clothing, for I after - 

 '■ wards had the pleasure of finding mine covered 

 with drops of treacle, to which the sand had 

 : obligingly adhered. One specimen of Gram- 

 mesia ivilinea was seen on last Saturday's 

 treacle mark, which, I have reason to believe, 

 : had not been since renewed. The Moths 

 1 came in swarms, and we took all the insects 

 i before enumerated, excepting H . maginata, in 

 j very great abundance. A*, rurea, var. Com- 

 busta, was likewise common. En passant, I 

 might remark that Mr. Bond found a hedge- 

 hog (an animal that I believe is not abundant 

 here) lurking suspiciously about the treacle. 

 — Charles H. H. Walker, 1S0. Falkner 

 Street, Liverpool. 



