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Allis’s cabinet were taken. — J. Birks, 
York; July 16. 
Deilephila Galii. — My father captured 
a specimen of this insect, on the 5th inst., 
in his garden, at Bungay, in Suffolk. — 
W. Garneys, 17, Chenies Street, Bed- 
ford, Square, London; July 12. 
Captures near Oxford. — During the 
past season I have taken the following 
species of Lepidoptera in the environs of 
Oxford : — 
Argynnis Adippe, 
„ Paphia, 
Nemeobius Lucina, 
Thecla Rubi, 
Thymele Alveolus, 
Steropes Paniscus, 
Sesia Fuciformis, 
Zeuzera iEsculi, 
Diaphora Meudica, 
Bapta Temeraria. 
— Douglas Timins, Oriel, Oxon. 
Captures near Oxford. — Ou the 1st of 
this month I went to Stowe Wood, about 
four miles from here, where, amongst 
others, I caught 
Phorodesma Bajularia, 
Acidalia Inornata, 
„ Remutata, 
Bradyepetes Amataria, 
Spilodes Cinctalis, 
Lozotaenia Roborana, 
Micropteryx Aruncella, 
and the pretty little Elachista Gleichen- 
ella. On the morning of the 5th a friend 
and I chased a fine Colias Edusa, but, 
being only armed with our hats, the 
enemy escaped. The same afternoon I 
went to another wood near here, and had 
the pleasure of taking three specimens 
of Arge Galathea, in first-rate condition. 
Argynnis Aglaia was out in some num- 
bers ; they stuck close to the tall thistles, 
for whose purple flowers they eviuced 
a decided partiality. — J. G. Grenfell, 
Pembroke College, Oxford ; July 8. 
Captures near Tintern, Monmouthshire. 
—In the last week of J une and first week 
of July I met with the following species 
in the neighbourhood of Tintern: — 
A. Crataegi, 
C. Edusa, 
G. C-album, 
T. W-album, 
M. Albicillaria, 
A. Ulmata, 
E. Tasniata, 
M. Unangulata, 
C. Silaceata, 
P. Bajularia, 
M. Euphorbiata, 
A. Luteata, 
A. Sylvata, 
A. Blomeraria, 
E. Heparata, 
E. Omicronavia, 
E. Plumbeolata, 
Absynthiata, 
Tenuiata, 
Pulchellata, 
H. Crassalis, 
P. Punicealis, 
B. Fuscalis (very 
abundant), 
Lancealis (do.), 
P. Picana, 
Caprseana, 
A. Udmanniana, 
L. Cinnamomeana, 
C. Tesserana. 
In the same locality, on former occasions, 
I have taken T. Vernaria and P. Ori- 
chalcea. — B. Piffard, Epping Place, 
Epping, Essex. 
Orthoptera. 
A Locust . — I caught a large locust, 
the other day, about three miles from 
here. — W. E. Heap, Clarence Barracks, 
Portsmouth; July 16. 
CoLEOPTERA. 
Stilicus fragilus. — At the end of April 
and beginning of May, in the present 
year, I captured several specimens of this 
species, under dead leaves in a damp 
wood in Suffolk. — W. Garneys, 17, Che- 
nies Street, Bedford Square, London; 
July 12. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Aclierontia Alropos. — This morning I 
obtained a specimen ol this insect, fiom 
larvee which I had brought me the be- 
ginning of last August. The specimen 
is a very fine one, and measures just five 
inches across the wing. I have also two 
more pupaJ, both ol which appear to he 
