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Carpocapsa Splendana, &c., &c. Wasps 
seem determined to regain the ground 
they lost last year; I have never seen 
them so abundant as they now are. 
Hornets, however, are not more than 
usually common. — W. Eakben, Brocken- 
hurst, New Forest, Hants; August 12. 
Captures near Wotton-under-Edge . — 
Aug. 12. To-day, while searching hemp 
agrimony {Eupatoria cannabinum) for 
P. Orichalcea, which occurred here about 
this date, three years ago, but which I 
have never found since, I took four speci- 
mens of G. C-album, in very fine condi- 
tion, the only butterfly I have seen worth 
catching this year. lo and Mgeria were 
in profusion, and there were a few worn 
specimens of Hgperanthus. Little .Fnea 
was also very bright. I have also taken 
here this season the following insects for 
the first time: — Villica (1), Balis (3), 
Derasa (3), A. Ligustri (1), Nebulosa (2), 
Pulchrina (8), Venosata (1), Rectangulata 
(4), Viretata (1), Albicillata (1), Rham- 
nata (1), Pyraliata (2), Dotata (8). 
Chrysitis and Iota have been swarming 
at sweet-williams, the former appearing 
the last week in June, the latter, joined 
by Pulchrina, the first week in July. 
I have also taken Trilinearia, Adustata, 
Procellata, Tersata and Tarsipennalis 
sparingly. I found four larvse of C. Ver- 
basci early in July, which went down 
between the 18th and 23rd of the same 
month. — C. M. P. 
Captures near Torquay. — As Leucania 
Pulrescens is such a rare moth, I thought 
that you might like to know that I have 
caught two fine specimens of it over the 
bramble blossoms, near here, in the middle 
of July. The following are the best of 
the moths which I have caught as 
well : — 
Leucophasia Sinapis, 
Polyommatus Alsus, 
Fumea Nilidella, 
Agrotis Puta, 
Diauthoecia Con.spersa, 
Pericallia Syiingaiia, 
Acidalia Osseata, 
... Incanata, 
Eupithecia Pumilata, 
... Subfulvata, 
Thera Firmaria, 
Melanippe Procellata, 
... Rivata, 
... Galiata, 
Aiiticlea Rubidata, 
Cledeobia Angustalis, 
S tenia Punctalis, 
Botys Asinalis, 
Xanthosetia Hamana. 
My brother has taken Callistus lunatus, 
which, I believe, has never before been 
taken in Devonshire, or anywhere away 
from the chalk districts. — G. Daewin, 
2, Hesketh Crescent, Torquay ; Aug. 13. 
Captures near Teignmouth. — Last week 
I had the good fortune to capture 
A. Australis, at light; and yesterday, as 
Dr. Jordan and myself were searching 
for and taking A. Incanata, C. Falsellus 
turned up. — Rev. Chaeles Grinstead, 
Teignmouth ; August 14. 
Teichoptera. 
Limnophilus borealis. — I am in posses- 
sion of a mutilated example of this insect, 
taken by Mr. Scott, near Enniskillen. 
The almost simultaneous discovery of 
the same species in Norfolk and Ireland 
shows that some attention is now happily 
being paid to these hitherto-neglected 
insects, but it also shows how little we 
yet know of their geographical ranges. — 
R. M'Lachlan, Forest Hill ; Aug. 9. 
OBSEEVATIONS. 
The Larva of Pamphila Actaon. — The 
larva feeds, in June, on Calamagrostis 
epigejos, chiefly under the shade of fir 
trees; it makes deep notches in the 
edges of the leaves, which help to betray 
its proximity. It feeds in the evening 
and at night, resting in the day time 
