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three specimens ; N. C-nigrum, at 
sugar, common ; Agrotis Saucia, 
at sugar, a good catch, several va- 
rieties ; A. Sujfusa, at sugar, com- 
mon ; A. Segelum, at sugar, com- 
mon ; A. Corticea, on walls (flay 
time), not common ; A. Trilici, 
bred, not common ; A. Puta, at 
sugar, good supply ; A. Fulris, at 
sugar, rare; Ortkosia neglecta, at 
sugar, very common ; Xanthia 
ferruginea, at sugar, very com- 
mon ; X. rufina, at sugar, very 
common ; X. cerago, at sugar, 
rare ; Glcea Spadicea, at sugar, 
very common ; G. Vaccinii, at 
sugar, very coraraou ; Scopelosoma 
satellitiay at sugar, not common ; 
Miselia oxgacantha, at sugar, 
common ; Chariptera Aprilina, at 
sugar, common ; Polia Chi, at 
sugar, three specimens; P.Jlavi- 
cincta, at Street lamps and on 
walls, common ; Epunda ilchenea, 
at street lamps (out of a dozen 
specimens of this species not one 
is fit for the cabinet ; they are so 
deluded by the light, and are so 
impatient to get into the flame, 
that I have not succeeded in 
taking a perfect specimen from 
the lamps ; they are, however, to 
be found at rest in the daytime on 
walls, and most of the collectors 
here breed a few every year). Ha- 
~ dena AElhiops, at sugar, good sup- 
ply ; H. Protea, at sugar, com- 
: mon ; Xylina rhizolilha, at sugar, 
] pretty common ; X. petrijicata, at 
: sugar, not common ; Calocainpa 
I vetusla, at sugar, common ; C. ex- 
olela, at sugar, common ; Philo- 
\pyra pyramidea, at sugar by hun- 
t dreds, lor tw'o months ; P. Trago- 
\pogonis, at sugar, scarce; Slilbici 
ianomalala, on the wing at dusk, 
1 rare ; Stenopteryx hybridalis, 
: among grass, common ; Hypeno- 
des albistrigalis, on the wing, rare ; 
Pkoesyle psitlacaria, at sugar, 
common ; Cheimatobia dilutaria, 
at sugar, common ; Depressaria 
pimpinellce, D. pastinacella, D. 
applana, D. heracleana (these 
four species were all beaten from 
thatch, heracleana being by this 
method the rarest, applana the 
commonest) ; D. Alstrcemeriana, at 
sugar, common. The above list 
of species will appear to some per- 
sons to be rather peculiar, viz., 
OeometrcB are not generally con- 
sidered to come to sugar, and in 
ome instances the rare speciess 
common, and the common rare. — 
J. J. Beading, 42, Gibbons 
Street, Plymouth ; November 4, 
1856. 
Captures in the North. — Know- 
ing that many young entomolo- 
gists think the collecting season is 
over as soon as the sun ceases to 
scorch the coat on our backs, I 
send this note to remind them 
that there is still work to do. Oc- 
tober 22, at Dumfries, took Petasia 
cassinea, Diloba caruleocephala, 
and Ennomos Tiliaria, at gas- 
lamps in the streets. October 26, 
at Carlisle, thought insects scarce, 
but found out why ; the fact was 
there were several collectors before 
me stripping the lamps as they 
went along. I met with Mr. 
Hunter and friend ; they had 
taken Petasia cassinea, Pcecilo- 
canipa Populi, and Diloba cceru- 
leocephala. November 2, at Stour- 
ton Quarry, Cheshire, took Pero- 
nea mixtana by smoking over- 
hanging banks where Erica tetra- 
lix grows. It is necessary to 
have a friend to assist when 
smoking for insects. On the 2nd 
Mr. Cooke stood, net in hand, 
whilst I smoked the bushes, and 
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