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with ; but I could not get them to 
leave their tree-top home. — J. B. 
Hodgkinson, Wither slack, Newton - 
in-Cartmel, September 4th, 1868. 
Stauropns Fagi, near Henley-on- 
Thames. — Mr. Stubbs and I have 
captured three larvce of Stauropns 
Fagi in the neighbourhood of this 
town. — Edward Cooper, Bird Place , 
Henley-on-Tliames, September 8th, 
1863. 
Larvce of Acherontia Atropos . — 
During the past week, I have had 
brought me two larvce of Acherontia 
Atropos. One of them is the variety 
in which the ground color is brown- 
ish, with the lateral stripes darker ; 
and the anterior segments are white- 
ish. I have not seen one like it 
before. — T. Wilson, Holgate, York, 
September 7th, 1863. 
Acronycta Alni near Ashford . — 
Two larvce of A. Alni have come 
in my way ; but they were both 
dead before they were offered to me, 
having been injured. These were 
found in the neighbourhood of Ash- 
ford, Kent. 
I have now had four of these 
larvce at different times, having bred 
two in former seasons, and from the 
various notices recorded of its ap- 
pearance within the last few seasons, 
it is apparently becoming less rare 
than it has been hitherto considered. 
It is decidedly polyphagous — out of 
these four specimens two were found 
upon beech, one on hop, and one on 
elm ; this latter also eat some alder ; 
and I have heard of one larva that 
was found on crab. 
Two larvce of S. Convolvuli were 
brought to me during my absence 
from home ; but having been badly 
managed, in consequence, have both 
died. The perfect insect was also 
brought to me, during the time these 
larvce were living. — W. Oxenden 
Hammond, St. Alban's Court , Wing- 
ham, September 6th, 1863. 
Various Captures in Dorsetshire . — 
I have taken a larva of N. Alni, 
which is full fed and spun up so I 
hope to rear it, though rather a 
difficult species in general. The 
female of Sirex Gigas is not rare 
here, though the male is. The 
station master at Sherborne showed 
me one to ask its name. It is 
attached to larch, and S. juvencus to 
Scotch fir. Geom dimidiata, one 
Theda Quercus, Gyrinus villosus have 
turned up. 
Limnobia 6-guttata is one of the 
rarest, most local, and prettiest 
species ; but I found a little quag or 
bog, about ten yards square, near 
our house, which has afforded me 
tolerably good sport lately. I, and 
my sons, have taken a tolerably 
large number of species this year ; 
though few indeed of any great 
value, or new to me. 
