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Captures on the top of Snoivdon . — To- 
day, on ihe top of Snowdon, I took 
Abraxas TJlmaria sitting on a rock. Has 
it ever before been found in Wales ? — E. 
C. Buxton ; July 3, 1856. 
The Neiv British Tinea:. — On the 29th 
June I went to search among the Epilo- 
biutn angustifolium on Box Hill, (where 
on the 22nd I first discovered Laverna 
Raschliiella , and drew the attention of 
my friend Mr. Standish to it, who in the 
afternoon took the other novelty L. con- 
turbatella). After about four hours’ 
search I succeeded in taking seven spe- 
cimens of L. Raschkiella, and many very 
fine specimens of L. conlurbatella. — W. 
Machin, 35, William Street, Globe 
Fields, Mile End ; July 4, 1856. 
Ennomos Illustraria. — I am now 
breeding the summer brood of this in- 
sect ; it is, as expected, the variety called 
Sublunaria . — Ibid. 
Captures of Lepuloptcra in Wales. —On 
the 28th June I met Mr. Greening by 
appointment at Chester, proceeded by 
excursion train to Mold, and thence on 
foot to Llanferris, where we took Botys 
terrealis freely : we found a pupa of it 
among dead leaves and moss ; it pro- 
duced the perfect insect two hours after- 
wards. We also found several pupae of 
Agrotis Ashworlhii and calaleuca made 
up in moss between the loose stones on 
the face of the rocks. We captured 
Lamproselia Verhuellella on its food 
plant, which grows freely on some parts 
of the mountains : they fly in the hot 
sunshine, but are easily taken in the 
evening; touch the plant with the finger 
and they come out: they copulate about 
half-past seven p. m. We took Eupitlie- 
cia conslrictaria, denotata, and subful- 
vata P Pulyommatus Alsus and Agestis 
were in hundreds flying over Geranium 
sanguineum. Plerophorus plagiodactyius 
was in fine condition. Persons wanting 
these species shotdd lose no time in 
going after them. — C. S. Greg son, Edge 
Lane, Stanley, Lancashire ; July 2, 
1856. 
Note. — Persons addressing C. S. 
Gregson will please observe that though 
he has not removed, the post-office has : 
it will now be requisite to drop Old 
Sivan, and write Stanley, Lancashire. 
Captures of Lepidoptera near Rother- 
ham . — I took, on the 10th June, several 
fine specimens of Lobophora hexapteraria. 
On the 25th I took several fine Ceropa- 
cha jluctuosa. — Wm. Rodgers, Moorgale 
Grove, Rotherham ; June 28, 1856. 
An Entomological Excursion. — Mr. G. 
Oliver and Mr. C. Lincoln, two friends, 
and myself, having arranged for a trip, 
we started on Thursday morning last, 
June 26th. The spot proposed as a 
hunting-ground is about twenty miles 
distant, and is one of the most delight- 
ful that can be imagined : it lies about 
five miles east of Lynn; we passed 
through that town on to the Gravton 
Road. Three miles from Lynn is Baw- 
sey Bottom : here we look Argynnis 
Selene, Pamphila Sylvanus, and Eucli- 
dia Glyphica. After proceeding a mile 
and a half further we took a cross road 
to the left, which brought us to our des- 
tination, the “Sugar” fen and “Great’ 
common in the village of Gritnstone : 
we had often visited this locality before 
as botanists : it is exceedingly rich in 
specimens of bog and other plants, viz., 
Menyanthes trifoliata, Drosera, Pingui- 
cula vulgaris, Hydrocharis Morsus-Rance, 
Parnassia palustris, Circceu lutetiana, Os- 
munda reyaiis, &c., &c. The country is 
here diversified by heath, common, and 
bog, and there are some beautifully re- 
tired spots where the entomologist may 
prowl about without fear of interruption. 
There are many oak trees and white and 
blackthorn bushes, about which the wood- 
bine and wild rose twine in loving pro- 
fusion, and Ulex Europceus and Pteris 
aquilina fill up the intermediate spaces: 
here we found empty pupa-cases of 
