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Retrospective Criticism. 



states that Latreille has convinced him that the appendages 

 are not elytra. (See Dr. Leach's letter, and Mr. Kirby's let- 

 ter about ichneumons and menthrastri, &c. — Curtis's Br. 

 Ent., Stylops, Elenchus, and Halictophagus. 



The date of the capture of the Elenchus Walken( Vol. III. 

 p. 332., and Vol. IV. p. 266.) being the same, I thought was 

 sufficient to show it was the same specimen ; but, though I 

 referred to one only then, I have taken another still more 

 extraordinary, and which I have named after my friend Cur- 

 tis, which he has done me the honour to adopt in his plate. 



An Individual of Bombyx menthrastri, and Six Individuals 

 of (Xpkion vinula?, all hatched from a Pupa of Bombyx vinulus. 

 (Vol. IV. p. 267., Vol. V. p. 592.) " Pupae " of JSombyx 

 menthrastri should have been " pupa." I meant that the 

 pupae of the ophions and Z?6mbyx menthrastri were found in 

 company within the hard cocoon of the vinulus, and that I 

 bred them. 



Several species are marked with interrogations in Vol. V. 

 p. 249 — 252., because I was not certain of the species then ; 

 but the greater part may now be expunged ; and others are 

 closely allied, if not the same. 



The Halictus xanthopus (Vol. V. p. 249.) should be Lasio- 

 glossum tricingulum, lately figured by Curtis, a new species ; 

 and I have lately taken the true xanthopus, and had another 

 previously. The Z/Ocusta lineata ? is not that species ; neither 

 can I yet ascertain which : but I have lately taken the true 

 lineata. 



The Borborus hirtipes? (Vol.V. p. 250.) should be Cce v lopa 

 frigida. 



The Penthophera larvae (Vol. V. p. 252. 685.) both died ; 



but the Psyche (Vol. V. 

 p. 685. fig. a) bred radi- 

 ella $. 



I now send a sketch 

 of two extraordinary va- 

 rieties of Melitae v « A'r- 

 temis. Figs. 47, 48. a was 

 found at Enborne, near 

 Newbury; and a similar 

 one I have given to the 

 British Museum. The 

 ocelli on the under wings 

 give it much the appear- 

 ance of Melitae\z Cinxitf. 

 Figs. 47, 48. b was found 

 near Haverford West by 



