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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
evanescent on all but the capital 
segments. Subdorsal lines scarcly 
visible, dull green. Spiracular line, 
yellowish white. Segmental divisions 
ditto. Belly destitute of markings. 
The moth appeared in about a fort- 
night after the larva spun up. I have 
seen some hundreds of larvae of Cen- 
taureata, but never saw this variety 
before. Rev. H. Harpur Crewe, The 
Rectory, Drayton Beauchamp, Triny, 
September 18. 1862. 
NEUROPTEE A. 
I had a specimen of Ay rion pumilio 
in my cabinet very many years ago. 
I had always suspected it to be 
distinct from Eleyans (though Curtis 
did not then) and had an idea I took 
it in this neighbourhood, though I 
had not a memorandum of it. I took 
it in plenty many years after in the 
New Forest, and other places, and 
within -two years took it in profusion 
in this parish, thoroughly confirming 
my old idea. A. Mer cur idle I took 
about two miles off a few years ago, 
but there is no chance again at that 
place. The Quay having been lately 
drained, all the former Insects have 
vanished. In I860 I took Hemero- 
hus Niyripennis at Rydal Water, 
not noticed before as British, and I 
believe 1 have all the species in that 
genus, except Drepanepteryx and 
that is now another genuR. — J. C. 
Dale, Gian. JYooton, Sherborne, 
Dorset , September 22. 1862. 
HOMOPTERA. 
The. Cicada in the New Forest , — 
Mr. Farren says he heard the Cicada 
in the New Forest. Is he sure that 
he heard that species ? May it not 
have been Acheta sylvestris or C a ra- 
ped)- is ? All I can say, is, I never- 
heard the Cicada and I have had as 
good opportunity as most Entomol- 
ogists. — T. C. Dale, Gian , Wooton, 
Sherborne, Dorset. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Lepidoptera at York. — In addition 
to the particulars furnished by Mr. 
Prest about the Yorkshire Butterflies, 
I have to mention that A. Galathea 
is abundant at Buttercrambe Moor, 
near Stamford Bridge, and also at 
Doncaster. Of L. Alsus I have taken 
one specimen in a chalk pit in the 
Londesborough Wood, at the top of 
Tatterdown Hill, in this parish. I 
have also taken one specimen of 5. 
Semele, on the “ line ” between 
Barnsley and Shipton, near Market 
Weighton; and ITT Album is plen- 
tiful in Melton Wood, near Doncaster, 
txnd not uncommon in the Brant 
Wood, overhanging this village. 
I havo a fine specimen of V. 
Antiopa, taken at, Lockington, near 
Barnsley. “ Hereby hangs a talc,” 
which you may have some day, and 
another anent the “ line.” 
I should bo glad if Mr. Prest would 
