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Notes on P. Dispar. Lewin figures 
the above species and says he “ once 
saw two specimens settled on a bank 
in the marshes, the sun at the 
time shining very hot on them. They 
were exceedingly shy and would not 
suffer him to appioach.” This was in 
the month of August, previous to 
1794. It is a pity that he does not 
say where the “marshes ” were. He 
says also that he was informed that a 
collector of insects used to take this 
fly and supply the different collections 
in London with it, but would give no 
further account.” The late Kev. AY. 
Kirby told me that a fellow of Trin. 
Coll. Cambridge used to take it near 
that place, but he was dead and the 
locality lost. Donovan says his speci- 
men was taken at or near Cambridge. 
It has been suggested that Lewin 
might also have seen Dispar, instead 
of Virgaurece, but he figures Dispar 
(or Hippotlioe ) also, and says it was 
taken on a moorish piece of land in 
Huntingdonshire. He gives the 
second discoidal spot plainer than it 
is in any specimens I have seen, but 
they all have it more or less. None 
of the true Hippothoe have it. Now 
comes the question “ what is a speci- 
fic distinction ?” Are L. Dispar and 
Hippotlioe one or two species ? Local 
or permanent varieties ? — In. 
CAPTURES. 
Lepidoptera. 
Captures in Westmoreland.- During 
the last two weeks I have taken the 
fallowing species : — 
Gracillaria Ilemidactylella. Three 
specimens from Yew. 
Lyonetia Clerkella. Twelve speci- 
mens* from Yew. All the dark 
form . 
Sarrothripa Revayana. Yar. Uhdu- 
laria. One from Yew. 
Eupithecia Ablreviata. One speci- 
men from Yew. 
Peronea Mixtana. On the wing. On 
Heath. 
Gelechia Maculella. One specimen 
under moss on Oak. 
Ceropacha Flavicornis. On Birch. 
I have also seen them flying in 
the sunshine. 
Anisopteryx JEscularia. One on 
Birch. 
Lobophora Lobulata. 
Geometra Illunaria. On Thorn. 
Noctua Leucographa. Eight specimens 
on Sallow. 
Orthosia Munda. Two specimens on 
Sallows. 
Orthosia Gracilis. Two specimens 
on Sallows. Also the common 
species. 
I have also taken X Lithorhiza 
and T. Piniperda on Sallows, and have 
seen half a dozen G. Rhamni on the 
wing. My address for the next six 
months is as follows. — J. B. Hodg- 
kinson, Witlierslack, Newton-in- Cart- 
mell. March 28. 1863. 
Nyssia Zonaria. — Has been out on 
our Sand hills since Feb. 20. I 
shall be glad to send the perfect in- 
sect or ova to anyone wishing for 
them. — Edwin Bibghaix, Birken- 
head. 
