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Lozopera dilucidana, Steph. — Although this speciee is reared iu 

 plenty from steins of JPastinaca safivo, it is Bot yet satisfactorily as- 

 certained whether it feeds entirely in them, or whether it is a seed- 

 feeder when young, like its allies. 



Lozopera Francillana, Fab. — Prof. Zeller asks whether these two 

 are not variations of one species, and whether we do not find inter- 

 mediate specimens ? As far as my experience goes, they are totally 

 distinct, and I never saw an intermediate specimen, neither do they 

 seem to occur in the same localities. Francillana used to be common 

 on the Dublin coast, but I never saw dilucidana there. 



M. Jourdheuille says of Francillana, " Larva in dead stems of 

 "previous year's Eryngium ca7>ipesfre ;^' this must be a mistake for 

 some other species. It has been bred from larvae feeding on the seeds 

 of Dauctts carota. 



Lozopera Smeafhmanniana, Fab. — M. Jourdheuille says that the 

 larva feeds in flower-heads of Achillea millefolium, and this is confirmed 

 by Mr. Machin, who tells me that it leaves the seed-heads before 

 spinning up. It has also been reared from seed-heads of Centaurea 

 nigra and other Compositce. 



Lozopera straminea, Haw. — Better known in Germany by the 

 later name, Tischerana, Tr. The larvjp feeds in seed-heads of Centaurea, 

 and has been known to spin up in the root. 



Lozopera alternana, Steph. — M. Grueneo proposed to alter this to 

 gigantana, there being another alternana in another genus, and this is 

 followed by M. Doubleday in his list. Stephens' name must, I think, 

 be retained. 



This is an exceedingly local species. Prof. Zeller expresses doubt 

 of its distinctness from straminea. I hope to convince him at a future 

 time by the sight of a larger series than I have been able to send as 

 yet. Its larva feeds in flower-heads of Centaurea scahiosa, on the south 

 coast, and has been reared by Messrs. Doubleday and Bond. 



Xanthosetia hamana, Linn. 



Xanthosetia Zoegana, Linn. 



Lapsilia rutilana, Hiibn. 



Argyridia dipoltella, Hiibn. — Zeller says, " Larva in umbels of 

 " Achillea millefolium in October." 



CTo he voutinwed.) 



