yy [September, 



The larvae of flagellana feed in the stems of Eryng'mm campestre, several in the 

 same stem. I have bred several moths from dried stems collected in the spring, the 

 fii'st appearing on the 20111 of June, and the rest about the middle of July. I have 

 still a number of living larvae wliich show no sign of pupating. It is possible that 

 this species feeds in tbe seeds, and M. Ed. Perris sent me, last autumn, a lot of seed 

 heads inhabited by Cochylis larvae, but I did not succeed in rearing them, neither 

 have I noticed any traces of this larva when collecting the dried stems. 



Dilucidana is very distinct from eithov Jlaffellana or Francillana, the fasciae arc 

 narrower, straighter, and more parallel, with the edges better defined, and not jagged, 

 as in the other species : the first fascia is distinctly abbreviated near the costa, and 

 the second is entire. This species appears quite unknown on the continent, and 

 Von Heincmann gives it, in error, as synonymous with Francillana. 



Dilucidana feeds in the stems of parsnip {Pastinaca sativd) and has also been 

 bred abundantly from stems of Heracleum sphondylium by Mr. Wm. Machin.- — 

 E. L. Eagonot, 27, Rue de Buffon, Paris : August, 1875. 



On the habits of Psecadia jlavitihiella. — Professor Zeller has again met with 

 this insect at Bcrgiin, in the Grisons, but has been again unsuccessful in his attempts 

 to discover the larva. With regard to the imago, he has observed that copulation 

 tates place by day, during bright sunshine. The ? sits on some broad leaf, or on a 

 grass stem, whilst the males fly about in searcli of her ; so that by attentively 

 watching the direction in which the males are flying, it is possible to discover the 

 quiescent female. On the 2nd June Professor Zeller saw two males fluttering in the 

 grass, and whilst catching them he obsei'ved a female on a grass stem : directly 

 afterwards came two more males flying towards this female : these were boxed, and 

 more were expected, the female being carefully left untouched on her grass stem. 

 No more males coming up just then, Professor Zeller walked away a little distance : 

 on returning, after an interval of a minute, he found the female already copulated, 

 and another male, which had arrived too late, was about to fly away again, but was 

 intercepted. As the ? had now lost her attracting powers, she and consort were 

 both boxed ; and in this way six males were obtained by means of one female ; and 

 had she been watched more closely, other males might also have been obtained. 



ThaUctrum minus occurs in the localities frequented by this insect, but it does 

 not seem to be specially favoured by the imago, and, as already mentioned, the larva 

 has hitherto escaped detection. — H. T. Stainton, Mountsfield, Lewisham : August 

 nth, 1875. 



Description of the larva of Pterophorus rhododaciylus. — On the 26tli of May 

 last, I and the Eev. T. W. Daltry, of Madeley, took the larvte of Pterophortis 

 rhododactylus rather freely ; and as I am not aware of any previous description in 

 this country, I have much pleasure in sending one. 



Length about half-an-inch, and of tolerable bulk in proportion ; body cylindrical 

 and strongly attenuated towards the extremities ; is considerably retractile, and when 

 at rest has a dumpy appearance ; the head is small, globular, smooth, and slxining, 

 about the same width, or perhaps very slightly narrower, than the second segment ; 

 the segmental divisions are distinctly marked ; Uie skin soft, but has a slightly rough 

 appearance, and is sparingly, though conspicuously, clothed with short hairs. 



