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the marshes: first seen on the 21st of 
August, flying in the hottest sunshine 
we had all the season ; it also flies all 
night, and is found late into October on 
the bloom of grass and the panicles of 
the reeds, whence I obtained it by using 
the sweeping-net. It occurs at Ran- 
worth and Aldeby. Mr. M‘Lachlan has 
promised to exhibit it at the next 
Meeting of the Entomological Society 
of London. 
L. Auriculata, Curt. Phil. Mag. 124. 
This is common in hawthorn-hedges 
among firs and alders ; widely distributed, 
from April to August. 
L.Hirsutus, Piet. Not common; taken 
only in the wettest bogs at Ranworth, 
June 15th. 
L. Sparsus, Curt. Phil. Mag. 123. 
Rare; ditches at sunset, July 19th. 
L. Borealis, Zetterstedt. A species 
new to this country, and was exhibited 
at the November Meeting of the Ento- 
mological Society of London. I took a 
specimen of this at Ranworth, on the 
21st of August, in a boat; it flew to light 
at midnight, in the bogs, far from any 
upland. I adopted this mode to capture 
insects, as the floods prevented my going 
about the bogs in any other way. 
Hallesus digitatus, Schrk. Rare; one 
specimen, on the 16th of July, at Aldeby 
Bogs. 
Hydroptilia Pulchricornis, Piet. These 
little mites are so abundant that I have 
seen them by hundreds at a time ou the 
trunks of trees and posts, and on the hut 
upon the railway bridge that crosses the 
j river Waveney. They keep up such races 
in sunshiny weather that I gave them the 
i name of “ race-horses I never saw any 
insect run so fast. They appear to be 
of different species. 
Leptocerus Cinereus, Curt. Phil. Mag. 
214. Rave; one specimen on the 13th 
of J uly. 
Mystacides Atra, Piet. Flying over 
ditches in J uly ; common. 
M. Nigra. This is taken by sweeping 
reeds by ditch-sides throughout June; 
comes to sugar freely. 
M. Quadrifasciata. Two specimens on 
the 10th of August, on the Broad at Ran- 
worth. 
Plectrocnemia Senex. This occurs 
sparingly at Ranworth. 
I have also one or two species not 
made out ; and a dipterous insect, bred 
from reed-cones, which Mr. Walker tells 
me he cannot make out, but which be 
believes to be a new genus. — W. Winter, 
Aldeby ; March 9. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
« 
A new British Noclua . — In the county 
of Glamorgan Xylina conformis occurs ; 
it comes to ivy-bloom in October and to 
sugar in Match. Probably it will also 
be found in other parts of the country. 
Ireland and the whole western coast 
should be searched for it. — H. T. Stain- 
ton ; March 9. 
Nepticula Aurelia . — In reply to “ Nep- 
ticulophilus ” I may state that I have 
N. Aurelia , bred from Agrimonia four 
or five years ago. — T. Boyd, 17, Clapton 
Square, N.E. 
Adela Cuprella . — Now that the sallows 
are in bloom this pretty Adela will soon 
be making its appearance, and I should 
be very glad if those who have oppor- 
tunities would endeavour to get living 
females, in order to try and obtain eggs 
from them. If the females are supplied 
with blooming sallow-branches in an airy 
cage they will probably oviposit in the 
sallow-blossoms. This idea has probably 
already occurred to Dr. Hofmann and 
Mr. Healy, and the more there are who 
make the attempt the greater chance 
there is of some one succeeding. — H. T. 
Stainton; March 11. 
