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modulus, melanarius, nigrita, and 
strenuus , and there is not one that 
can be called very rare. 
I shall now proceed to throw out 
a few hints on the specific distinc- 
tions of these insects, thong'll owing 
to my limited space, I can of course 
only allude to the best methods of 
separating them, without any de- 
tailed description. 
The first four species, (forming 
the genus Pcecilus of various authors) 
may at once be eliminated from the 
rest, by their metallic green or cop- 
per color. Of these four cupreus and 
versicolor have the two basal joints 
of the antennae red. The former is 
a larger, broader, and duller insect 
than the latter, and has the head and 
thorax punetulated beneath, while 
in versicolor the under side of the 
head and thorax is smooth ; dimidi- 
ates is a larger species than cupreus 
or versicolor , with larger head and 
eyes ; it has the under side only of 
the two basal joints of the antennae 
red. Like cupreus and versicolor it is 
winged. Lepidus is wingless, has 
the thorax more contracted behind, 
and the two basal joints of the anten- 
nae wholly black. 
The next species, striola, may be 
distinguished by its great size, and 
massive thorax, the base of the latter 
being as broad as the base of the 
elytra, and the middle broader. 
(To be continued.) 
CAPTURES. 
Lepidoptera. 
Captures near Worcester. — In the 
months of May and June last, I bred 
or captured the following species : — 
C. curtula. Several, bred. 
C. ocularis. Ditto, ditto 
S. populi. A splendid variety, do. 
N. pulveraria. Beating. 
I. geryon. Larva;, pupae, and 
imagos. 
N. dictea. Bred. 
A. triplasia. Bred. 
P. barbalis. Beating. 
V. maculata. Ditto. 
ill. euphorbiata. Ditto. 
C . Jlavicornis. Larvae, ditto 
P. alsus. Several. 
T. tages. Scarce this season. 
S. apiformis. Several, bred. 
A. megacephala.. At rest. 
E. porata. Beating. 
E. punctaxia. Ditto. 
C. ligniperda. Bred. 
L. hexapterata. Several, beating. 
The day was very cold, butterflies 
would not fly, and moths where most 
unwilling to move. The wind being 
rough and cold certainly made one 
look as blue as a “ red cabbage,” and 
stir quickly -about to keep at all 
comfortable. Having started a L. 
hexapterata , I pursued him fully de- 
termined to catch him, but I got 
caught myself in some branches, and 
was within a shadow of being tilted 
head foremost into a ditch. I lost 
my game, but was glad however 
