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bough — a fine male. This being a cloudy 
day, I only got twenty-one A. prodro- 
mana, some not fine. Took a few more 
larvae and pupae, including three more 
Mycropteryx-pupts in small mines in the 
lichen and bark of birches. 1 think this 
habit of Micropleryx will be new to you. 
I have long thought that if the larva was 
a leaf-feeder I should have taken it. The 
same remark applies to that of A. 
Brockeella, which eats both lichens and 
bark; I have found its mines in both: 
it eats the bark where it is alive and full 
of sap. It spins a white web, and several 
cocoons are placed side by side, but are 
discoloured and hid with frass, rotten 
bark and lichen : a penknife finds them 
best : prick round the tree. 
LilhocoLletis Vacciniella and Nepticula 
Weaveri. — Touching these two species, 
pray let every one know that it is just 
nonsense “ to send a sack to Scotland.” 
Every mountain on which the food-plant 
grows seems to produce the larvae : I 
have lately found them at the “ Brushes,” 
and yesterday near Cliorley. The reason 
they are bad to find is, that as soon as 
they are nearly full-fed, the leaf falls off, 
and must be searched for on the ground. 
My impression is that every one of the 
so-called Scotch insects might be got in 
England if our collectors would bring a 
little science and labour to bear upon the 
mountains of Lancashire, Yorkshire and 
Cumberland. Petasia nubeculosa and 
Notodonla Carmelita will be got at the 
“ Brushes” some day ! — C. S. Gregson, 
Edge Lane, Old Swan, Liverpool; April 
22, 1850. 
MEMORABILIA FOR APRIL. 
Lepidopteba. — Lobophora poly com- 
ma la is now to be met with: in 1851 it 
was taken in some plenty near Keswick, 
by Mr. John Harrison, jun., and the 
following notice of its capture appeared 
in the ‘ Zoologist : ’ — “In the month of 
April I was agreeably surprised at meeting 
with Lobophora polycommata in plenty ; 
during my rambles through the woods 
bordering on the sunny banks of our 
lake I had taken a few in the same 
locality in preceding years, and, on their 
appearance this season, devoted more of 
my time and attention to their capture 
than in former years ; success rewarded 
my pursuits, for in about a fortnight, in 
company with my brother-collector, Mr. 
William Gleenep, of this place, we found 
we had taken an unusual number. The 
mode of capture was by means of a 
lantern ; the time between the hours of 
8 and 12 p.m. We also met with them 
during the day, when leisure permitted 
us to look for them. They were found 
chiefly on the trunks of trees, free from 
moss or cobwebs, and, when found upon 
bushes, seemed carefully to avoid the 
leaves. I find they are not often met 
with on the wing ; the only time I have 
seen them flying is about an hour after 
sunset. I am convinced that if, when 
met with, they were well looked after, we 
should no longer have to reckon them 
among the rare (however local) Lepi- 
doptera of our island.” 
The larva of Odonestis potatoria may 
be found in hedge-sides by those of our 
younger readers who are in want of so 
common an insect. 
Coleoptera. — By J. W. Douglas . — 
I said nothing about the small water- 
beetles, but several species are now to 
be found. Heteroceri on and in mud : 
I have found them below Gravesend. 
Parnus Dumerilii, banks of the Wandle 
and River Mole ; very scarce now, though 
not rare formerly ; perhaps only wants 
looking for. Helophorus dorsalis, Wands- 
worth Common and Norfolk ; rare. II. 
nanus, Cambridge; not taken for 20 
years: surely there is some one col- 
lector on the spot who will look for 
it. Hydrcena : the Rev. H. Clark con- 
cludes his Notes on this genus thus — 
