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Cossus Ligniperda, 
Zeuzera ^Esculi, 
Notodonta Camelina, 
Platyptervx Falcula, 
Ceropacha Flavicornis, 
Auarta Myrtilli, 
Brephos Parthenias, 
Phytometra iEuea, 
Pyrausta Octomaculalis, 
Nola Cucullalis, 
Hipparchus Cytisaria, 
Macaria Notataria, 
Acidalia Oruataria, &c., &c. 
— Richd. C. Cocking, Corner of High 
Street , Peckham, Surrey ; July 20. 
A Visit to Dunkeld. — Last Satuvday 
we (my brother and I) set off early to 
Dunkeld, and, on arriving, proceeded at 
once to the large heather-covered hill of 
Birnam ; but, alas ! of that wood men- 
tioned in ‘ Macbeth ’ — 
“ Seward. ‘ What wood is this be- 
fore us ? ’ 
Men. ‘The wood of Birnam.”’ 
only two trees now remain, and the 
monarchs of all surrounding trees they 
indeed are. The large heather field may, 
perhaps, make up for it in an entomo- 
logical point of view, and indeed is very 
rich in insect-life to judge from the 
number of horrid Diptera. The day was 
unfortunately very windy, but notwith- 
standing we captured the following : — 
S. Carpini (l larva). 
P. Interrogationis (1 fine, saw another). 
A. Myrtilli (1). 
L. Csesiata (very abundant). 
E. Fasciaria (1 $). 
T. Coniferata (8 larvae : I suppose a 
second brood). 
G. Obscuraria (1). 
C. Graminis $ (5 sitting on ragwort), 
and one light, green, long smooth Geome- 
tric larva on saxifrage. Would you be 
so kind as to tell me what it is ? [ Larenlia 
Jlavicinclalu.} On the 23rd of July I 
had the pleasure of rearing the second 
brood of C. Reclusa. Though I knew 
C. Curtula was double-brooded, I was 
not aware that Reclusa was so also. 
The following are the durations in the 
different stages : — moth came out, April 
29 ; ova laid, May 2 ; ova came out, 
May 10; 14 days in ova state; larvte 
spun up, June 28 ; six weeks two days in 
larva state; pupa came out, July 23; 
twenty-five days in pupa state. The 
larvas of C. Porcellus and M. Slel/ata- 
rum are rather common just now on 
Galium verum. — F. B. White, A thole 
Place , Perth; June 26. 
COLEOVTEBA. 
Captures at Darenth. — Since my last 
notice, I have taken the following: — 
Leptura Quadrifasciata (which ap- 
pears to be a rarity), 
Pachyta Livida, 
Tritoma Bipustulata, 
Malthinus Biguttulus, 
Malachius Marginellus, 
„ Rubricollis, 
Sitona Crinita, 
„ Hispidula. 
I may also mention that two specimens 
of Gracilia minuta have been taken in 
my house, concerning which species I 
was told a pleasant anecdote by one of 
our greatest Coleopterous grandees, how 
he was outside an omnibus in the City, 
and how an old gentleman put a fish- 
basket on the roof, from which came a 
miraculous draught of the small Longi- 
corn in question, who innocently crawled 
up the legs of their great master, seeming 
to know that he would not condescend 
to such trifles. I fear if a similar chance 
happened to myself, I should not have 
been deterred by the jolting of the vehicle, 
nor the astonishment of fellow-pas- 
sengers, nor the wrath of the proprietor 
of the basket, from making as many 
captures as possible. — E. C. Rye, 284, 
King's Road, Chelsea, S. W. ; July 30. 
Calosoma Sycophanta near Bristol . — 
A very fine specimen of this magnificent 
beetle was captured on the 30th June, at 
