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and TrifoUi, and the larva of which, on the spurs of the Ural and Altai, 

 feeds upon Caragana frutescens. On the breeding of G. Dumeti a commu- 

 nication has been made by Daniel, (Eiit. Zeit., p. 110.) 



Psyche hirtella, Eversmann (1. c. p. 542), is found on the declivities of the 

 Ural. The larva occurs very frequently on trunks of the Oak and Birch. 

 The natural history of Ps. albida has been described by Von Merck. (Aim. 

 d. 1. Soc. Eat, d. Fr. 2 ser. i, p. 81.) 



Lithosia laridcola, Ziuck., has been vindicated in its specific rights by 

 Fischer von Rosslerstamm (Eut. Zeit. p. 118) against Freyer, who is inclined 

 to conjoin it with L. compla/ia. 



From New Zealand we have Hepialus mrescens, Doubleday. (Dieffenb. 

 Trav. ii, p. 284, n. 114.) 



NOCTU.E. Some newly-discovered Siberian moths have been described 

 by Eversmanu (1. c. p. 545) : Episema deplaiiata from the spurs of the 

 Ural, Amphipyra phaiitasma, from the southern rauge of the Altai, Mamestra 

 sylvicola, from the southern ranges of the Ural, Apamea moderata, Xylina 

 deducta (t. x, f, 3), Hellmanni, Cucullia prcecana, all from the spurs of the 

 UraJ, Catocala Icterias, Leucania from the southern range of the Altai. 



Plusia eriosoma, Doubleday (Dicffeiibach, Trav. ii, p. 285, n. 117), is a new 

 species, from New Zealand. 



GEOMETRY. New species by Eversmami (1. c. p. 550) are Larentia 

 teeniolata, Cidaria Burgaria, Idcea culmiiiaria, all from the spurs of the Ural. 



Doubleday (Dicifenb. Trav. ii, p. 285) notices Aspilates? subochraria, 

 Cidaria rosearia, C. ? cineraria, Acidalia pulchraria, Ptychopoda rubraria, 

 rubropunctaria, as new New Zealand species. 



The larva of Gnopfios varieyata has been described and figured by Eruaud. 

 (Ann. d. 1. Soc. Ent. d. Fr. 2 ser. i, p. 249, pi. 10.) 



PYRALIDES. Zeller (Eut. Zeit. p. 140) has described a new species, 

 from Livonia, Asopia Lietii/jialis, which differs from the German A.farinalis 

 in the darker colour, narrower anterior wings, &c. In consequence of the 

 great similarity of the Fauna of Sweden, Livonia, and Courlaiid, it, might 

 almost be expected that this species should occur also in Sweden, and that iu 

 that case it might be the true Liunaeau Ph. Pi/r.farinalis, which view is by 

 no means contradicted by the description in the Fauna Suecica. 



Eversmaun (1. c. p. 553) describes two new species : Eiuiychia ulbori- 

 vularis, from the Orenburg, and E. cacumiiialis, from the Ural Mountains. 



New New Zealand species are : Diasemia yrammalis, Margaritia flavi- 

 dalis,M. quadralis, M.? cordalis, Doubleday (Dieffeub. Trav. ii, p. 287.) 



TOETKICES. Gueiiee (Ann. d. 1. Soc. Ent. d. Fr. 2 ser. i, p. 43) draws 

 attention to the fact that Carpocapsa complaint, llii., occurs in millions in all 

 the forests in France, where the larva lives in acorns. 



. Gueuee (ib. p. 41) reports that he has met with Crambtts pedio-. 



