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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Dipterygia pinastri, at sugar July 
1 and 8, this species is very shy. 
Mianci arcuosa. 
Busina tenebrosa, at sugar, be- 
comes torn very soon. 
Nodua triangulum. 
N. brunnea. 
N. f estiva, common at sugar. 
Aplecta nebulosa, June 29. 
LLadena thalassina, June 30. 
Amphipyra pyamidea, July 22. 
Moths have been very scarce at 
sugar. The best night was July 1, 
latterly I have' given it up in dis- 
gust. Even such insects as Strigilis, 
Polyodon and Pronuba being rarities, 
and the average number of visitors 
beinsf about one moth to five trees. 
Alucita polydadyla has been very 
abundant here. — A. H. Clarke, 18, 
Kensington Park Gardens, W. 
Occurrence of Nonagria (?) Pondii 
at Lyme Eegis.' — During a short 
stay at Lyme Regis, I captured six 
specimens of this species on the 
coast there. I expect that it will 
turn up in other localities on the 
South Coast. — P. C. Wormald, Kil- 
burn, London, N.W. 
Emmelesia Elovveri. — Yesterday 
(July 24) I went to a wood about a 
mile and a half from my house to 
look for the larvae of Eupitliecia 
Vcdevianata. While doing so I dis- 
turbed a small Geomdra, which, as I 
had no net, I knocked down with my 
hat. To my unbounded astonish- 
ment I found it to be a specimen of 
the above insect. It was, of course, 
very much wasted, June being the 
period of its appearance in the imago. 
It was, however, quite recognizable. 
I was in hopes that it might be a 
female, but, unfortunately, it is not. 
I should suppose that the larva is 
now feeding, and if any of your 
readers know anything about it and 
its food, and would at once give me 
some information on the subject, I 
should feel very much obliged. I 
regard the discovery of this species 
as very interesting. It is one of our 
most local insects. The localities 
given in the “ Manual ” are, Bristol, 
Cotswolds (commonly), Newnham, 
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Scarborough 
(commonly), Castle Eden Dene, and 
Preston. I am the authority for the 
Cotswolds. The insect occui’red 
there, not uncommonly, in June, 
resting on the trunks of trees. The 
wood consisted chiefly of alder, 
birch, and wych elm. The same 
trees are here, and I should imagine, 
therefore, that if the larva feeds on 
trees, it must probably be one of 
these. If you have a reader in 
Scarborough I should feel much 
obliged by Ins informing me (if ho 
knows) where Blomeri is commonly 
taken in that neighbourhood. I 
collected there, long ago, for two 
years, but never saw a specimen 
The discovery of this species is also 
worthy of notice, as showing the 
necessity of long continued searching. 
