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COMMUNICATIONS. 
Lepidopteba. 
Larva of Hemithea Thymiaria . — I 
have just bred H. Thymiaria ; the larvae 
differ so much from the description in 
the ‘ Manual, that I was much surprised 
when I read it. The following descrip- 
tion was made when the larva was full 
l e d ; — Larva reddish-brown; head bifid; 
two spine-like processes on the 12th and 
13th segments; two interrupted subdorsal 
lines red, darker than the ground-colour; 
head and anterior legs brown ; the larva 
tapers from the tail to the head, and 
when it sits straight up, or rather at an 
angle of 60°, it has so much the ap- 
pearance of the pupa case of some of the 
Tipulidce, that it might be easily mis- 
taken for one. The larva does not go 
into the ground, but undergoes its trans- 
formations on the surface, and spins no 
cocoon, the pupa being angular, very 
much like a Rhopalocera pupa, quite 
naked, and of a pale carmine red-colour, 
with darker spots down the back. — E. 
P abf ITT, 4, Weirfield Place, St. Leonard's, 
Exeter; June 29. 
Captures near Brighton. — On Friday, 
the 18th, my brothers and I went on an 
expedition to search for C. Porcellus on 
a bank of bedstraw, situate not far from 
the village of Portslade, about two miles 
from Brighton: on our way we took 
several specimens of Odontia Dentalis, 
Selina Irrorella, and other good insects. 
On arriving at our destination we looked 
diligently for Porcellus, but were not 
successful, although we had found two 
fine examples at another locality a day or 
two previously. — H. O. Fry, 18 , Medina 
Villas, Cliftonville, Brighton ; June 29. 
Captures at Wandsworth. — During the 
last seven days I have taken 
A. Selene, 
P. Sylvanus, 
T. Tipuliforme, 
T. Myopaeforme (larvae), 
L. Mesomelia (2), 
Z. JEsculi (I), 
A. Aceris, 
B. Perla, 
H. Cytbisaria, 
C. Pectinitaria, 
0. Chaerophyllaria. 
I saw a worn specimen of C. Ilyale in 
the same place that I took one last 
August; I was not, however, successful 
in capturing it. I have plenty of A. 
Selene for those who will send a box with 
return postage, and a few Tipuliforme 
to exchange for any Trochilium, except 
Myopaeforme, or Nos. 3, 11, 41,43, 70, 
85, 88, 89, 90, 91, 138, 140, 149, 150, 
152, 163, 166, 170, 181, 182, 251.— 
T. Blaokmore, The Hollies, Wands- 
worth, S. W. 
Those horrid Mice ! — Some mice got 
to my setting boards and destroyed most 
of my specimens of S. Ligustri, so that I 
cannot supply all the applicants this 
season. I shall return all boxes that 
come with any of the insects that I 
wished to exchange it for, and those who 
have not yet received their boxes may 
expect them in a few days. — I bid. 
Cossus Ligniperda at Sugar. — Within 
the last ten days I have taken no less 
than five specimens of C. Ligniperda at 
sugar. They sit on the sugar very much 
in the same manner as a Noctua, but, 
perhaps rather closer than the majority 
of Noctuae. I think it is a fact beyond 
doubt, that the Bombyees do occasionally 
come to sugar, and although people look 
incredulous when you mention having 
taken one under those circumstances, 
and although they at once point out 
structural reasons why they should not 
be so taken, still there is no disputing 
the fact. May it not be just possible 
that although they cannot imbibe the 
sweets, the smell may prove as attractive 
to them as the taste is to the Noctuaa. 
I may mention also that many of the 
genus Lithosia come regularly to sweets, 
two or three instances have come under 
