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Philopotamus montanus, race insiilaris, McLach., at Salcombe. — Amongst 

 some insects recently sent by Mr. Q-uermoiiprez for determination, 1 found one of 

 a I'/iilopofamu.t, taken by him some time ago at Salcombe, S. Devon, wliicli it is 

 scarcely possible to separate from tlie Guernsey form tliat I was formerly iuclined 

 to consider a distinct species, and named Ph. insularis. It will be remembered 

 that in notes on the Channel Islands Trichoptera, publislied in tliis Magazine for 

 1892, p. 5, I abandoned the idea of specific distinction, and I think wisely, having 

 regard to the great tendency to local colour-variation exhibited by Ph. montanus. 

 Mr. Guermonprez took only one example, and no other form of montanus at Sal- 

 combe, therefore it.is highly desirable that further examples from the same locality 

 be examined. — Id. 



Ceromasia IVulpii : a correction. — It is necessary to make a small correction of 

 my " Note upon Masicera virills, Rdi.," which appeared in the October (1902) 

 number of this Magazine ; I there, p. 227, quote Mr. S. Bischof 's report upon my 

 specimens, as follows : " Ceromasia Wulpii, B. and B., ^ n. g., or Vibrissina 

 Wulpii, C. and B., = soi-didi.squama, Zett." It appears that I misread some of 

 Mr. Bischof 's abbreviations with the result that I have made nonsense of a perfectly 

 definite statement which should have been translated as follows : " Ceromasia 

 Wulpii, B. and B., =; n. g., near Vibrissina. Wulpii, B. and B., = .sordidisquama, 

 Zett." Tlie further quotation which I there rendered as " n. g., or Vibrissina, 

 n. sp., or Ceromasia sordidisquama, Zlt.," should have been " n. g., near Vibrissina ; 

 n. sp., near Ceromasia sordidisquama, Ztt." 



This is all clear enough now, and it appears therefore that Mr. Bischof is 

 satisfied that the name by which the species should be known is sordidisquama, 

 Ztt., though how Zetterstedt's species has been recognised I do not know. At 

 present it can be safely left in the genus Ceromasia, although I am quite prepared 

 to accept a new genus for it, which sliall be put near Vibrissina, instead of in 

 the section to which Ceromasia belongs. — Colbran J. Wainweight, Handsworth, 

 Staffs. : November 3Uth, 1902. 



Leucania vitellina near Canterbury. — It may perhaps interest you to record 

 that in October this year at Bifrons, Canterbury, we took two specimens of Leucania 

 vitellina. With great difficulty I persuaded my friend Mr. B. A. Bower to accept 

 one of tliem. — J. F. Green, West Lodge, Blackheath : November llth, 1902. 



Lateness of the Season o/1902 (Lepidoptera).— There is scarcely any ivy woi'th 

 looking at in the immediate neighbourhood of Dovcrcourt, but a friend of mine 

 who lives at Bradfield, about eight miles from here, has a quantity in his gardens, 

 one very large bush standing in the middle of the lawn. The evening of the 7th 

 instant being fine, calm, and mild, I paid it a visit. It is a late flowering variety, 

 and I found it in perfect condition, and had visions of D. rubiginea, X. semibrunnea, 

 and other good things, which, however, I regret to say, were not realized. Anchoscelis 

 pistacina was present in small numbers and still in good condition, which I was 

 rather surprised at, as I had taken it at sugar on the 13th ultimo, when most of 

 them were already poor. In ordinary seasons they are usually to be met with 

 early in September. Xanthia ferruginea was scarce, and so worn as to be hardly 



