62 
THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
On inspecting the sugar, we were 
delighted at the concourse of visitors 
that responded to our invitation, and 
we boxed eleven D. Orion (taking 
five at once from a single tree ) with 
several desired specimens of less 
note, while we wondered at the 
crowds of commoner insects left on 
the trees. 
On the 23rd. of J une we repeated 
our visit, but sugar had lost its attrac- 
tiveness. Scarcely an insect was 
visible, but despite the check, we 
persevered for many and many a 
night, far into July,— but always 
without captures. 
Shortly after, I heard from a cor- 
respondent at Torquay to the effect 
that his best night of the season had 
occurred on the 21st. of June, when 
he took specimens of great prizes. 
It seems curious that the advent of 
insects should have been influenced 
by some cause on that particular 
night, in places more than a hundred 
miles apart. — W. Buckler, Lumley 
Cottage, Emsworth, Hants, September 
29. 1862. 
CAPTURES. 
LEriDOPTERA 
Captures at Sea. — While we were 
cruising in the channel on the 29th. 
August, about eightegn or nineteen 
miles out to sea, off the Bill of 
Portland, I noticed a great many 
insects flying about the ship, among 
which I may mention a male speci- 
men of Orgyia antiqua, one S. hybri- 
(lalis, and one Aspifatcs oitraria. 
Of the identity of the latter species 
I cannot be positive, as it flew over- 
board before I could secure it, but I 
little doubt that it was either that or 
gilvaria, — also a common Humble 
Bee (Bombas terrestris). The remain- 
der were minute black Diptcra. The 
day was very calm, warm and hazy. 
If these insects could fly such a 
distance in safety, over the sea, there 
is no reason why, in similar weather 
or, more especially, with a light 
favourable wind, Lepidoptera and 
others previously unknown in Eng- 
land should not cross from the conti- 
nent and establish themselves with us. 
I think it not at all improbable that 
novelties which have occurred in the 
South of England within the last few 
years might have originally immi- 
grated in this way. 
I had a hunt a few days ago among 
the rocks on Portland for Heliophobus 
hispidus, but I suppose I was too late 
for them,- as I did not see one. S. 
hybridalu was excessively abundant. 
I also took a specimen of lliana 
arcuosa, and saw a few worn ones of 
Eubolia bipunctata. 
I turned up a good many stones in 
search of Coleoptera but took very 
few ; — the only interesting species 
being Calathus fuscus and Masorcus 
JFetterhalii, neither of which I had 
seen alive before. In a sheltered spot 
upon a small plant of Galium t'cruJn 
I counted no less than seventeen 
lar\a) ol Jlf. stcUatarum of various 
sizes. G. I. Mathews. Weymouth, 
September 20. 1 862. 
