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where I saw P. Alsus for the first time. 
At the top of this paih I came out on a 
large open piece of the Downs, thickly 
covered with yews and junipers: this I 
took for the “ Hilly Field." The chief 
entomological phenomenon here was 
Gnophria rubricollis, which swarmed 
round the tops of the yew trees : I also 
took several Geometrce. Coming hack 
through the plantation I thought I would 
have a search there, and was agreeably 
surprised to find insects in great abun- 
dance. I captured in the plantation Ne- 
meobius Lucina (two specimens), T/ianaos 
Tapes, Procris Statices, Callimorpha 
Jacobcece, Euclidia glyphica, and many r 
other species. 
June 3. Set off for Headley Lane at 
10 a.m.; reached the plantation at half- 
past 1 1 ; left at 3 p.m. Took P. Alsus, 
T. Rubi, N. Lucina, T. Tapes, T Alveo- 
lus, P. Splvanus, P. Statices, P. Men- 
tbrasli, C. Jacobaee, E. plyphica, P. anea, 
and several Geometrce. — Roland Tri- 
men, Dorking ; Jape 3, 1857. 
Larva of the Lappet (Gaslropacha 
Quercifolia). — In answer to your cor- 
respondent, E. N. T., respecting the time 
at which the lappet caterpillar feeds, 
from my own experience I can say that 
I have, on several occasions, taken the 
larva in the evening with a lanthorn, in 
the act of feeding, and about ten days 
ago I took a full-fed lar\a in the after- 
noon eagerly devouring the leaves of the 
blackthorn ; from this I infer that time 
is immaterial to them. — R. W. Fremlin, 
Wateringbury, near Maidstone ; Map 5, 
1857. 
Lobophora Hexapteraria. — I have 
again taken the above species, in splendid 
condition, and shall have a few to 
part with. If any of your readers can 
help me to fine specimens of any of the 
following for the above species, I shall he 
happy in so doing: — E. Lunaria , M. 
alternaria, A. JJerberaria, I.. Sexalisaria, 
E. taniaria, E. Bifasciaria , B. laminaria, 
Eup. Venosarin , C. obllquaria . — • W m . 
Rodgers, Moorpate Grove, Rotherham ; 
June 4, 1857. 
Pionea Stramentalis. — This is very 
common in one of our fens. I have a 
few to spare, if any of your readers 
want them, and shall feel great plea- 
sure in sending them, if applied for, 
by post. — W. Winter, Ramvorth, B In- 
field, Norfolk ; May 30, 1 857. 
Cymatophora fiucluosa. — On the 20th 
inst., on looking into my breeding-cage, 
I was delighted to find a beautiful female 
specimen of this insect. — W. Hicks, 
Cricket Inn, near Sheffield; May 30, 
1857. 
Bucculatrix Cristatella and Graci- 
lella. — Since my last note respecting 
these species, I find that Herr Boll, of 
Bremgarten, has also found them in 
copuld. On the 27ih of May I again 
met with a little swarm of Cristatella 
flying round a copulated pair, which 
consisted of a male Cristatella and a 
female Gracilella. A short distance 
from them I found another female Gra- 
cilella, around which the males of Cris- 
tatella were flying amorously. Zeller 
announced in the ‘ Liunaea Entomolo- 
gica ’ (Vol. iii., p. 301), the capture of 
two similarly marked Cristatella, in 
copuld, and I have also several times met 
with uuicolorous pairs. It would hence 
appear that Gracilella is only a variety 
of Cristatella, just as Padifuliella is a 
variety of Lyonetia PruniJ'oliella. Does 
any English collection possess specimens 
of B. cristatella with darker coloured 
anterior wings, with four white spots? — 
Professor Frey, Zurich, June A, 1857. 
Mining Larva in 'Thymus Serpyllum. 
— On the 20th of May I found near 
Zurich, on the edge of a wood of the 
Uethberg, a small miner on the above- 
named plant. The entire leaf is dis- 
coloured, the excrements are ejected 
through a hole made for the purpose, and 
the larva quits its old mine in order 
to make a new one. The larva is yellow 
with a black head. What can this be ? 
