g(J [September, 



tremcly narrowly brownisli, 9 and 10 black. Ejjes brown or reddish-brown, 

 elongate-oval. Thorax green. Lohes containing the elytra and wings pale 

 gi-een, somewhat lanceolate, reaching to about the middle of the abdomen, apex 

 narrowly rounded and slightly brownish ; dorsal margin at the base sometimes 

 with a pale brown spot ; costal margin with a few longish, erect, pale hairs. 

 Legs green ; tarsi brown, basal half of the joints greenish-white. 



Abdomen green, with a more or less fuscous-brown tinge, basal segment very pale 



cream-white ; round the margin a few fine pale hairs ; apex on each side with a 



large, almost round, black spot, having a narrow yellow margin. 



Length, f line. 



This insect lives on the Box {Buxus sempervirens) . Throiighout 

 its earlier stages, there appears to be but little indication of any injury 

 done to the leaves or buds, as they are scarcely affected, the margins 

 of the leaves alone being very slightly curved backwards longitudinally. 

 In the stage of life above described the creature is very active, running 

 all over the plant. 



Although not known to be British, I think it quite probable that 

 by careful searching or beating, this insect may be found at Boxhill, 

 Surrey, The black spot with the narrow yellow margin, situate on 

 each side of the apex of the abdomen, is an excellent character whereby 

 to distinguish it. Time of appearance, the beginning of June. 



I have been enabled to describe this creature thi'ough the kindness 

 of my friend, M. J. Lichtenstein, who has also furnished me with 

 several other sjiecies of the group in the nymph and earlier stages. 



I am not aware that anything has been previously recorded as to 

 the earlier forms of Spanioneura. 



1, St. Mildred's Terrace, Bromley Eoad, 

 Lee, S.E. : 4^/i July, 1879. 



NOTES ON THE BUTTERFLIES AND SPHINGES OF ZERMATT AND 

 ITS VICINITY, OBSERVED IN JUNE AND JULY, 1878. 



BY R. C. R. JORDAN, M.D. 



For the few last days of June and the early part of July, 1878, 

 I was in the Visp Yalley, and at Zermatt, and I do my best to give the 

 list of my captures. I cannot yet name all my moths, but may here 

 repeat a word of caution to tourist-entomologists, never to neglect any 

 insect : the commonest night flying moth in the Yisp Yalley was 

 Eucosmia montivagata, I confounded it with ccrtata, and only brought 

 home two indifferent specimens. 



