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Occurrence of Agrotis saucia at Edgware.-Oi^ the 8th instant, I took a 
of Agrotis saucia at sugar in my garden here. I fancy this insect is not often t, 
mthe neighbourhood of London.-ARTiiuR Cottam, Stone Grove Cottage Ed^, 
September 15th, 1869. ' 
Capture of Aplecta occulta at Lee.-l have to record the capture of a sin^I 
specimen of the above-mentioned insect, which I took at sugar, at the en, 
August. There were two other specimens of the same insect on the tree, 
before I could box them, they escaped.-JoHN T. Scorr, 37, Manor Park 
September 7th, 1869. ' 
Notes on Clisiocampa castrensis, Mamestra abjecta, ^c, at Oravesend.- 
the 10th of July last wo paid a visit to the banks of the Thames below Graves, 
for the purpose of collecting the larvEe of C. castrensis. To the fact of the 
being one of unclouded sunshine, we are disposed to attribute the success wl 
attended our search. 
At 10 a.m. we commenced operations among a clump of their favourite f 
the Artemisia maritima. At this time the larvee occurred only sparingly, but, as i 
approached, they became much more abundant, crawling up from their retreat! 
sun themselves on the branches of their food. After one o'clock they beci 
much scarcer, probably owing to the number of our captures, but also in s, 
measure to the circumstance of theii- retiring again to the root of the plant. 
We found them in several stages of their growth, some quite small and otl 
about to assume the pupa state, several spinning their cocoons on the journey ho 
By searching among the long grass growing near the top of the sea wall, 
found the cocoons not uncommon ; many of these, however, especially in m 
exposed situations, were empty, the pupae having been extracted by birds. 
As none of the larvae captured were ichneumonized, we presume that bi 
are the agents by which the excessive increase of this species is prevented. 
Having the reputation of being diificult to rear, and not being able to sup 
the larvae with their natural food, we adopted two modes of treatment towa 
them ; some we enclosed with muslin on a growing plant of the garden Chrys. 
themum, the remainder we supplied with Pohjgomim aviculare. They did equs 
well in both cases, and have now all assumed the pupa state. 
Feeding them on the latter plant, however, involves a greater amount 
trouble, as they must be supplied with fresh food daily, for if at all faded, tl 
refuse to eat it. It is also necessary that they should be placed in a sunny liti 
tion, as they appear only to consume that part of the food to which the sun's n 
have free access. The duration of the pupa state is about three weeks, the fi; 
perfect insect from the larvje collected appearing on the 4th of this month. 
At sugar at the same locality, and on the same occasion, we took sevei 
beautiful examples of Mamestra abjecta : also a few of Senta ulvw, Lmcania obsole, 
and a umnhev o? Agrotis corticea ; and, by mothing, Acidalia emutaria. Leucan 
phragmitidis, and L. straminea. - C. Miller and Albert H. Jones, Elthai 
August 18th, 1869. 
Ca2Jt'ures of Lepidnptera at Witherslack,— On the 13th and 14th Auo-nst 
