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ties, but is occasionally taken among 
Firs of age and standing. 
I have no objection to Mr. Greene 
taking the credit in this instance of 
having published his experience, but 
such has occurred to the writer and 
others, of occasional larvse of this 
insect, as well as of many others, ap- 
pearing after the perfect insect has 
flown and passed away, — but it does 
not follow because larvse are thus ob- 
tained that this is the proper time for 
their appearance. 
I have always taken this insect fine 
on the 25th. of July or a few days 
later. We beat it out by day, or take 
it on the wing in the evening, — like 
other semi -nocturnal insects. T. 
Akmstuong, 12 Barwiae Court, 
Carlisle. 
We cannot forbear making a few 
comments on the above. In the first 
place by Mr. Green’s communication 
we are “ led to infer ” nothing but 
what we may ourselves choose. It 
is a simple history of a single larva. 
The Revd. Gentleman leaves his rea- 
ders to draw what conclusions, they 
please. If the inference is what Mr. 
Armstrong supposes, it is no fault of 
Mr. Greene’s. 
“ Such attacks upon the Manual ” 
as this we are sure its author will be 
in no way unwilling to see. That book 
like all others, has its errors note, no 
doubt. It was in no way behind its 
day, but did not profess to be before 
it. We are constantly, as a matter 
of course, adding to it. 
Who could “ have any objection tr» 
Mr. Greene taking the credit in this 
instance” (and in a great many other 
instances too) of having published his 
experience ” we should be glad to 
know ! We should have bem without 
much of onr present knowledge, had 
lie not done so. Ed. w. e. 
CAPTURES. 
Captures near Sherborne. I and 
my boys have been out for insects a 
few times and have taken a few 
things. The best is by W. C. Dale, 
a specimen of Diastata ornata Hgg. 
(or I), nebulo&a Fall. according to 
Zetter p 2536) on Feb. 27th, 1863, — 
not in any list as British, though I 
had a pair I took here on May I3th, 
1833. Other captures are, — on March 
3rd, 1863. Feronea cristana ( var 
consimilana ), Coccinella m-nigrum by 
E. R. Dale, Ftinus ovatus, Rhagium 
vulgare Acrolepia Autumnitella on Feb 
26th, 1863, from a hay rick, Tortri- 
codes hyemana, DclpJiax minuta, Pty- 
choptera albimana, Limnobia fmitima, 
male, Trichoccra parva ( var of hye- 
malts?) Alysodcs proletella, Bolitop- 
hila fusca, female, on Feb. 9th, 1963, 
Nemoura nitida of Steph ( but not of 
Pictet ) and a number of small com- 
mon things not worth “ powder and 
shot.” J, C. Dale, Gian II ooton, 
Sherborne, Dorset. 
A visit to the Sallotrs in Devonshire. 
On the 3rd, and 4th, of this Month 
my Brother paid his first visit this 
season to the Sallows. Ho was fortu- 
