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dark ocellua, occurs among Genista anglica, and is placed in some 

 collections as a distinct species under the name of asseclana. The 

 most brilliant specimen of this variety that I have seen was taken last 

 summer on one of the Scottish mountains by Dr. F. Buchanan White. 

 But for the connecting links, it would have be diiEcult to believe that 

 this was the same species as our grey southern insect. On the Irish 

 coast very large grey specimens occur, having also a peculiar appear- 

 ance, and in some places there is a dwarf uuicolorous grey race, but 

 all seem to be united by intermediate variations in .size and colour. 

 The size seems to depend in some measure on the food-plant, the, 

 smallest form being found among Lotus corniculatus, where there is' 

 no furze, while there are some indication that colour is also affected 

 by the same cause, the brighter varieties being found frequently 

 among Genista anglica, Spartium scoparium, and Lotus. 



To add to the confusion of synonyms in which this species is 

 involved, the common grey form has been described by M. Constant 

 (Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1S65) under the name of micaceana. Speci- 

 mens sent me by Mr. E. L Eagonot agree precisely with our insect. 



GrapTiolita hypericana, Hiibn. 



Grapholita viodestana, "Wilk. — {eemulana, Schl.), already noticed 

 in the genus Catoptria (Ent. Mo. Mag., Vol. x, p. 8). 



CrrapJioIifa microgrammana, Grn. — Zeller says this flies among 

 Ononis. It is still scai'ce in this country, but has been taken in Ireland 

 by Mr. Birchall, at Folkestone, and a few specimens at Great Yarmouth 

 on the sand-hills. 



Grapliolita Wimmerana, "Wilk. — This appears to be distinct from 

 Wimmerana, Treitschke, which is described by him as greyish-fuscous 

 with white markings, and figured by Ilerrich-Schaffer of an olive- 

 brown with long white costal streaks, and a distinct white ocellus. It 

 is probable that both authors refer to the same species, but certainly 

 not to ours, which has borne the name. Under these circumstances, 

 Mr. Doublcday, in the last Supplement to his List, substituted Mr. 

 Dale's MS. name, maritimana, and in this I should have followed him, 

 but, in examining some types of Continental Tortrices received from 

 Prof. Zeller, I find that the paler specimens of our insect agree pre- 

 cisely with t}^es of candiduJana, Nolck. This name must therefore 

 be adopted, there being no figure or description published of mari- 

 timana. Dale. 



•Wilkinson's description is so good tjiat nothing need be added to 



