THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 187 
of the 22nd inst., I captured two speci- 
mens of this insect, hovering over a Phlox. 
I have never met with the insect in Ire- 
land before, although I know a few spe- 
cimens have been taken, and so the 
capture of two (both females) seems 
strange. I find, by your ‘ Manual,’ that 
in the year 1846 they were very abundant 
in England, and this year has been very 
similar in point of heat and drought, 
although 1846 was not quite so dry. It 
seems as if dry summers were favourable 
for the production of »S. Convolvuli. I 
have found, however, the present summer 
exceedingly barren with respect to the 
other Lepidoptera, not more than one- 
tenth the number that last summer pro- 
duced. — Rev. J. Bristow, Tinahely , 
County Wicklow ; August 29. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — My brother took 
a specimen (uufortunately rather rubbed) 
of this insect, hovering over the blossoms 
of the Marvel of Peru ( Mirabilis Jalapa) ; 
also, on the 26th inst., amongst cap- 
tures of lesser importance, he took (in a 
clover field in this neighbourhood) one 
specimen of the pale variety of Colias 
Edusa and one of C.Iiyale, both females. 
— John C. G alton, Den House , Te.ign- 
mouth ; August 30. 
Sphinx Convolvuli and Deilephila 
Galii. — On the 22nd inst. I had brought 
to me a larva of D. Galii, taken feeding 
on fuchsia in a garden close by; not 
being quite full fed I supplied it with 
the same plant, and at the expiration of 
a week it changed to the pupa state. On 
the 27th inst. S. Convolvuli was taken at 
rest in an outhouse, and brought to 
me. — John Sanders, Eastover, Bridg- 
water; August .31. 
Sphinx Convolvuli and Deilephila 
Galii. — We have captured, since the 
10th inst., seven specimens of Sphinx 
Convolvuli and one of Deilephila Galii , 
at Petunias ; some of them were taken 
as late as midnight. — Rev. John Parr, 
Gillingham Rectory , Beccles ; Aug. 30. 
A new British Species. — I have the 
pleasure of informing you of the capture 
of a new British species, Acontia Alhi- 
collis. I took it in a clover-field near this 
town, on the 25th of last month, flying 
in the sunshine, like others of its genus. 
Mr. Doubleday has seen it, and it is on 
his authority I give it the above name. 
It is a very pretty species, resembling 
only the now reputed British Solaris, 
from which it differs in having the thorax 
white instead of grey. Some authors 
have, I am told, considered it a variety 
of Solaris, but Guenee thinks it dis- 
tinct. — Percy Andrews, 17, Montpelier 
Villas, Brighton; Sept. 5. 
Ennomos Fuscantaria. — During the 
past week I have taken three males at 
light; one was taken by Mr. C. Helstrip 
on gingerbread at a stall in the crowded 
market-place here, on Saturday, the 20th 
inst.; whether the gingerbread or the 
light was the captivator it would be 
difficult to say. Two others (likewise 
males) have been taken at light. During 
the last week or ten days I have made 
captives the following (among others) : — 
L. Dictaea. At light. 
L. Testacea. Do. 
H. Micacea. Do. 
E. Fuscantaria. Do. 
P. Stratiotata. Do. 
S. Sticticalis. Do. 
H. Nictitans. On the wing. 
P. Fibrosa. Do. 
X. Cerago. Do. 
E. Apiciaria. Do. 
P. Lignata (second brood), 30. Do. 
L. Trifolii. Bred. 
G. Flavago. Do. 
N. Glareosa. Do. 
D. Capsincola. Do. 
E. Cervinata. Do. 
C. Haworthii. At sugar. 
Sugar has been of little use for some 
weeks. I recently witnessed a larva of 
S. Ocellatus perform a curious feat, an- 
alogous to that of licking itself. I was 
watching a brood, and noticed something 
peculiar about the movements of one of 
