172 
THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Abrostola triplasia. July 27. Common. 
*Mania Maura. July 9. 
Catocala nupta. Sept. 7. 
Pyralis farinalis. Sept. 12. 
*Aglossa pinguinalis and cuprealis. Out- 
houses, July 27. 
*Hydrocampa Lemnalis, *Nymphcealis 
and *Potamogalis. Abundant through- 
out the summer. 
*Ebulea sambucalis. 
Scopula prunalis. 
*S. olivalis. June 11. 
S. etialis. 
Rivula sericealis. June 24. 
*Polypogon tarsicrinalis. June 23. 
P. barbalis. 
*IIypena rostralis. 
*Nola cucullalis. July 1. 
N. strigulalis. June 7. 
*Hemithea cylhisaria. July 1. 
Chlorochloma sestivaria. July 7. 
Metrocainpa margaritaria. July 7. 
*Ourapteryx Sambucaria. July 23. 
Ennomos illunaria. 
E. angularia. J uly 30. 
*Crocallis elinguaria. July 20. 
M. favillacearia. June 7. 
Fidonia atomaria. June 7. 
Anisopteryx aescularia. March 17. 
*Hibernia defoliaria. Oct. 14, at light. 
*H. progetnmaria. March 17. 
*P. plumbaria. June 27. 
E. mensuraria. July 7. 
*Coremia unidentaria. June 1. 
*C. pectinitaria. July 1. 
C. propugnaria. May 26. 
Harpalyce ocellaria. July 8. 
H. fulvaria. J uly 7. 
*11. Chenopodiaria. 
II. Pyraliaria. July 7. 
H. Achatinaria. Sept. 17. 
H. russaria. June 11. 
*Cheimatobia dilutaria. Oct. 7, at light. 
*C. brumaria. Nov. 1 , at light. 
A. viretaria. 
Triphosa certaria. 
*Mcla nippe alcbcmillaria. May 29. 
Bapta taminaria. 
*Cabera cxanlhcmuria. June 24. 
*Eupitliecia rectangularia. June 7. 
E. plumbeolaria. 
E. Austerata. April 19. 
E. sobrinaria. June 7. 
E. centaurearia. June 14. 
*l)osithea virgularia. July 9. 
*D. scutularia. 
*Acidalia aversaria. 
*Bradyepetes amataria. Abundant at 
flowers of meadow sweet. June 23. 
The dates given are those on which I 
first captured the species ; those marked 
* have been abundant during the past 
season. — T. Blackmore, The Hollies, 
Wandsworth, A’. IF.; Feb. 13. 
Successful removal of the Eggs of the 
Ichneumon from the Larva of Deilephila 
Galii. — One day, towards the end of 
October last, when staying at Deal, we 
were looking for the larva of Deilephila 
Gaiii, after the ground had been care- 
fully hunted both by Mr. Stevens and 
myself, so that we scarcely hoped to meet 
with any, and were about to relinquish 
our search in despair, when we came 
upon a fine larva nearly full fed. This 
was immediately boxed and carried home 
in triumph. On opening the box, how- 
ever, our satisfaction was considerably 
diminished on perceiving some twenty or 
thirty whitish spots, which turned out to 
be Ichneumon eggs. Having heard that 
the attempt to remove the eggs was some- 
times successful, we determined to make 
the experiment. Our first trial was with 
a fine needle, but this proved a complete 
failure, as the needle would not penetrate 
the hard shell of the egg : we then tried 
to crush the eggs with a small pair of 
fine-pointed forceps ; this, though a satis- 
factory mode of destroying the eggs, 
caused great annoyance to the larva, 
which jerked itself into a circle when 
they were applied, so that we feared it 
would impale itself on the sharp points. 
The servant then brought a large darning 
needle, and this proved a most efficient 
instrument, piercing the eggs, and, in 
