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dant, especially near Margate, where 
Carduus nutans , See., flourish profusely. 
Polyommalus Agestis and Cory don have 
occurred in great numbers in fields of 
vetches, &c. Vanessa Polychloros has 
visited us frequently and Macroglossa 
Stellatarum , the latter having appeared 
on the steam-boat several miles from 
land. It seemed to have a great par- 
tiality for one lady, and kept hovering 
around : whether gratified by the odours 
of Patchouli or Eau de Cologne, I know 
not — B. H. Powell, 6, Stanhope Street, 
Hyde Park Gardens ; September, 6, 
18.16. 
Coleoptera taken on Box Hill. — On 
the 28th of last month Mr. Brewer and 
I were on Box Hill, and were fortunate 
enough to capture a considerable number 
of insects, of which the following were 
the rarest: — ■ 
Tarus axillaris, 2 
Lieinus depressus, 4 
„ silphoides, 3 
Amara patricia, 1 
Harpalus depressus, 1. 
— D. Watney, Box Hill ; September 8, 
1856. 
Zabrus piger. — On the 28th of July I 
took a fine specimen of this insect at the 
foot of Box Hill on the south-west side, 
which I understand is an old locality, 
the insect having been taken there some 
years ago in great profusion by Mr. 
Waterhouse. — Ibid. 
Sirex Gigas. — Several specimens 
of this insect have been lately taken in 
the neighbourhoods of Dorking and 
Reigate.— Ibid. 
Acheronlia Atropos Both at Dorking 
and Reigate, and also at Brighton, the 
larva of this insect is pretty plentifully 
distributed.— Ibid. 
Thecla Betulce. — Several of this pretty 
butterfly have been captured at Darenth 
Wood during the last three weeks. — H. 
J. Harding, 1, York Street, Church 
Street, Shoreditch ; September 10, 1856. 
Anesychia decemgutlella. — For the last 
five years this insect had not been found. 
This year it has again made its appear- 
ance, and I have taken several larva; off 
the food-plant, Lithospermurn officinale. 
— I BID. 
Asychna terminella. — In the wettest 
part of the main path through West 
Wickham Wood, under the shade of the 
underwood, grows Circcea lubetiana, and 
yesterday in its leaves I found the mining 
larvae of the beautiful Asychna termi- 
nella. But, alas ! I was almost too late, 
for although I got about twenty larvae, 
I saw five times as many empty mines, 
conspicuous enough by their whiteness. 
I fancied, however, that some of the 
tenants of these mines had descended to 
the lower leaves, for in some of the latter 
I found two or three larvce, the upper 
leaves being empty. But it is evident 
that those persons who wish to get the 
larvae of this species have no time to lose. 
The plant grows close to the path, but it 
is there uninhabited: it is only in the 
thickest shade of the underwood that 
these larvae are to be found, and I noticed 
that the plants growing close to the stem 
of the underwood were the most patro- 
nised. — J. W. Douglas, Lee ; September 
9, 1856. 
Food of the Larva of Polia Flavocincta. 
— I lost all my Flavocincta larvae this 
year from not knowing their proper food, 
which I have not yet learned. [Guenee 
says it feeds on “ a number of low plants 
and even shrubs,’’ as though polypha- 
gous]. Young larvae are so nice . — 
Bernard Smith, Marlow, Bucks ; Sep- 
tember 8, 1856. [The last sentence reads 
like a saying of a tom-tit.] 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — On Tuesday last 
I obtained a fine large specimen of Con- 
volvuli. — R. Edon, Mortlake, Surrey; 
Sept. 10, 1856. 
Charocampa Porcellus. — I took a con- 
siderable number of this at Haynes Park, 
Bedford, in the middle of July, taking as 
many as five of an evening whilst flying 
round the honeysuckle and verbena 
