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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
(aviculare and persicaria), and almost 
unanimously selected the sallow, 
upon which they are now feeding 
very freely. 
A few days since I received from 
Mr. Baker a most interesting batch 
of the young Tarvce of Psyche nigri- 
cans (generally considered a u heath- 
feeder ”). In their case, also, the 
most decided attachment to sallow, 
in preference to heather, polygonum, 
and epilobium, has been shown. — 
H, G. Knaggs, Kentish Town, N.W., 
July 17, 1863. 
CAPTUE2S. 
Neuroptera. 
Perla marginata . — Last Saturday 
a fine specimen of Perla marginata, 
(Leach) two inches in expanse, was 
taken on a [stone, near water (see 
Westwood’s “ Intrduction,” vol. 2, p. 
20). — Thomas Parry, Bank, Merthyr 
TydvU, June 16, 1863. 
Lepidoptera. 
Captures iu Westmoreland . — Since 
my last note the weather has been 
fine and hot, which has both im- 
proved my rheumatism and ma- 
terially filled up my stock by over 
one thousand fine specimens of Le- 
pidoptera, All my captures the last 
two months have been during the 
day. 1 cannot at all say what night- 
work would produce. Amongst 
others 1 have met with the following 
species ; — 
Pnlyommatus agestis, just begin- 
ning to be A iiaxerxes. 
NucCaria mundana, plenty. 
Hemithea thymiana. 
Hyria auroraria. 
Acidalia inornata. 
Emmelesia alchemiXlata, laid eggs. 
E, tceniata. 
Eupithecia pulchellcda, laid eggs. 
E. Subfulvata , 
E. viminata. 
E. temuitata. 
E. sobrinaia. 
E pumilata. second brood, 
Melanippe galiata. 
Scotosia undulata. 
Cidaria prunata. 
C. populata. 
Hadena contigua. 
Mi ana expolit'a. in plenty, 
Enny chia cingulalis. 
Btoys terrealis. 
Ebulea crocealis. 
Piv id a sericealis. 
Eudorea (/) 
n&moeusovia cluviella. 
RhodopUcea ■marmorellce, 
Hypychalcea ahenella. 
Dichelia grotiana. 
Euchromia flammeana. 
Orthotamia penziana. 
PTioxopteryx diminatuna - 
Bat odes angustiorana. 
Ephipp ipliora tetragonana - 
Olindia bilunana. 
Stigma/nota redimitana. 
Catoptria civci maculana.. 
Lampronia luzclla. 
Depressor ia (/) 
