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are specimens most beautifully tinged with pink, but not otherwise 

 differing from the ordinary form. Their locality seems uncertain, but 

 it is probable that they were taken on the coast of North Wales. 



Eiipoecilia sodaliana, Haw. ? Wilk. — Haworth's description of 

 this species is hardly sufficient to distinguish it from carduana, Zell., 

 or even (as he says nothing of the colour of the head and thorax) from 

 atricapitana. Stephens' description, where not copied from Haworth, 

 is worse, and Wood's figure is anything but characteristic, being, to 

 all appearance, drawn from a damaged specimen in Haworth's col- 

 lection (still existing in the British Museum), in which the peculiar 

 dorsal blotch is nearly obliterated. Consequently, Dr. Wocke quotes 

 sodaliana, Steph. (he does not I'efer to Hawox'th), without question, as 

 a synonym of hyhridelht, Hiibn. 



I tliink, therefore, that it will be better to place ourselves in 

 accord with continental entomologists by adopting amandana, H.-S., 

 for this species, since it certainly has priority to Wilkinson's really 

 excellent description. 



JEnpoecilia carduana, Zell. — Prof. Zeller, with Heinemann, thinks 

 it doubtful whether Wocke is correct in referring this species to 

 hybridella, Hijbn., while Gucnee says that Hiibner's figure correctly 

 represents bred specimens. Hence he appears to know its food-plant, 

 but here arises a difficulty. M. Jourdheuille in his Calendar states 

 that its larva feeds in thistle heads, assuming the pupa state within 

 tliem ; but examples of this thistle-feeding species, sent by M. liagonot 

 from Paris, prove to be posterana, Z., and not carduana, from which 

 they are readily distinguished by the straighter costa, dilated apex, 

 and whitish hind-wings. Carduana has the costa rounded, and the 

 liind-wings dark grey, but a reference to Mr. Staiutou's copy of 

 Hiibncr confirms Dr. AV^ocke in its identity with hyhridella (Hiibn., Tin., 

 351), and it will, therefoi'e, be safe to follow Mr. Doubleday in 

 adopting this name. 



Eupoecilia nana, Haw. — By some inadvertence this species occurs 

 twice in Dr. Wocke's Catalogue : first, at No. 880, as nana, Haw., 

 Steph., and AVood, and again. No. 898, as amhicjuana, Frol.,with nana, 

 AVilk., Steph. jManual, as a synonym, lint as AVHIkinsoii and Stainton 

 refer to the same species as Haworth, his name, liaviug priority over 

 that of Frolich, must stand. 



The larva is said to feed in bircli calkins. 



Eupoecilia amhiguclla, Hiibn. — With Mr. McLachlan, I have felt 

 great doubt whether our wood-frequenting insect could be identical 



