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PORRITT: AN ENTOMOLOGICAL EXPEDITION. 



great numbers, and in splendid variety, both in pale and dark forms; 



C. festata, abundant ; Hypsipetes elutata, common, but the forms 

 veiT ordinary ; Notodo7ita ziczac, in larval stage at Port Soderick ; 

 Hydro'cia niicacea ; Muuia literosa ', Tryphcv?ia orbona, the reddish 

 form with spotted tip, sometimes mistaken by beginners for T. 

 subsequa, was not uncommon ; Dianthcccia capsophila^ common in 

 June, a few larvas in August ; D. cucubali, Onchan Harbour ; 



D. ccesia^ abundant in June in Onchan Harbour, was taken even more 

 freely than capsophila \ a few larvae in August at same place, and also 

 at Port Soderick, but we were evidently too late for the larvae which 

 had doubtless gone down early this unusually hot summer ; Hadena 

 pisi'y Abrosiola urticcE \ Gonopie?'a Iibat?ix ; Cra?nbus gejitculelliis ; 

 Homcvoscvna jiimbcUa^ larvis plentiful in camomile flowers on the 

 rocks beyond Derby Castle; Phycis carbonariclla, Scarlett Rocks, 

 Castletown ; Teras caudana and T. coiitami?iana ; Sfiaphi/a colqu- 

 houjiana^ on the rocks between Derby Castle and Onchan Harbour ; 

 Bactra lajiceolafia ; Pivdisai sc7Jiifiisca?ia^ small hill form ; Conchylis 

 stramifieana, common; Depj-essaria aixnella^ D. siibpropinquella^ 

 D. alst7'{rmeriella^ D. applanella^ and D. heradiella ; Gelechia ci?ie?'ella ; 

 Glyphiptcryx thraso?iella^ abundant at Port Soderick ; Coleophora 

 albicostclla ; Ptcropho7'iis microdactylus, about Eupatoriuin avwa- 

 bi?ium in June. 



NEUROPTERA. 



Isoptcryx bur?neisfen\ common by sweeping the herbage on the 

 sides of streams ; Lcudra fusdvcntn's^ in similar situations ; 

 Heine7-obius viicaiis and H. hurnuli ; H. subncbulosus, abundant ; 

 H. iiervosus^ not uncommon near Douglas and Port Soderick. 



TRICHOPTERA. 



Limnophilus ce7itralis ; Z. auriada [taken commonly in a 

 previous year] ; L. sparsus ; Se7'icosto77ia perso7iatiwi, Port Soderick ; 

 Lepidostojjia hi7ia [taken in a previous year] ; Bercea ptillata, abundant 

 by sweeping the long grass in a damp meadow at Port Soderick in 

 June ; Odofifocenwi albicor7ie, Port Soderick; Ify dropsy die ijisiabilis^ 

 plentiful ; PhilopotiDims 7Tt07iia7ius, very abundant, flying in the sun- 

 shine over rapid streams ; Wor7naldia stdniigra^ common, Port 

 Soderick ; Plcdroc7iejiua co7!Spersa, common near Douglas ; P. ge7ii' 

 cu/afa, two nice specimens by beating herbage overhanging the 

 stream in a wood behind Douglas ; Poly ce7iir opus Jlavo77iaculatus^ on 

 the stream at Port Soderick ; Ti7wdes assi77if/!s, this local species 

 occurred in scores on dripping rocks at Port Soderick in June, and 

 a few stragglers were still about in August; Rhyacophila dorsalis^ 

 abundant; Agapetus fuscipes [taken in a previous year]. 



Naturalist, 



