t)0 [September, 



The larva of onv species very much resembles the paler varieties of the larva of 

 Jladena pisi. 



The specimens of the Russian moth ■which were shown to mc by Baron von 

 Nolcken, -were very much smaller than our subrosea, and the superior -wings were 

 strongly tinged with blue. 



Dr. Staudinger and M. Berg refer to Herrich-Schaffer's figures as representing 

 the Russian form, but this is certainly an error ; they represent our subrosea, and I 

 have little doubt that they were taken from specimens which originally belonged to 

 mc, as I gave a number of specimens to the late M. Becker in 1848, which were 

 captui'cd by Mr. English at Yaxley ; and a year or two afterwards I sent a scries of 

 bred specimens to Ilerrieh-SchafEer. I do not think the Russian form was discovered 

 when his figures were published. — Henry Doubleday, Epping : August 13tk, 1874. 



Note on Lobesia reliquana. — My friend, Mr. C. Gr. Barrett, has followed Professor 

 Zcllcr and Dr. Wocke in the error into which they have fallen, in referring the 

 reliqnana of Hiibncr to the Bolrana of the Vienna catalogue. 



Hiibner figured our insect under tte name of permixtana {Tort. No. 75), sup- 

 posing it to be the species given under this name in the Vienna catalogue. He 

 appears to have afterwards changed his opinion, as he figured another Tortrix under 

 the name oi permixtana {Tort. No. 187), and in his catalogue gave our species the 

 name of reliquana. The two species stand thus : — 



"No. 3637. — Ilemimene permixtana, Schiff., Verz., Tort., D. 19. Hiibn., 



Tort., 187." 

 " No. 3674. — Asthenia reliquana. 



„ permixtana, Hiibn., Tort., 75." 

 It is clear from the above extract that Hiibner applied the name of reliquana 

 to our insect, and not to Botrana, W.V. — Id. 



Domestic Entomology : a word in season. — Cockroaches are doubtless necessary 

 in the scheme of creation of this best of all possible worlds, and even from a merely 

 human point of view, may in some sort be deemed usefid. They are said to be a 

 certain remedy for the plague of bed-bugs, it having been averred by an eye-witness 

 that the latter are the prey of the former, but most simple-minded persons would 

 deem the remedy to be almost as bad as the pest. Apart from this consideration, 

 seeing that BlattcB will and do exist in houses which are devoid of Acanthice, and that 

 they ai'c then an unmitigated nuisance that rapidly increases, it is, I think, beyond 

 controversy, desirable that it should be speedily diminished. The most tender- 

 hearted maiden who, over her shrimps or lobsters without any feeling for their 

 sufferings, inveighs against the cruelty of fly and beetle-butchers, will scarcely give 

 the least sign of sympathy for slaughtered cockroaches, nor, however sensational 

 the recital, could the reporter say 



" The wandering fair one turned to chide." 

 And if the proposition of " Death to the Blattte " wei-e put to the vote at a meeting 

 of metropolitan householders (in the parliamentary sense, for it may be disputed if 

 in any other persons can be householders who share their tenements with such 

 vagabonds), can it be doubted that the chairman would announce " The Ayes have it." 



Without ventui'ing to offer any opiuion on the merits of the various means 



