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The larva; fed on the sallow leaves ; but one I found had evidently excavated 

 the soft stem, causing the leaves to droop and wither : this was one of the last larvae 

 I saw, and suggested it was just possible the disappearance of the other larvse might 

 be accounted for from their having been thrown away unperceived in the old stems, 

 though I can scarcely credit that I overlooked them in such a way. 



In the spring I could find none of the two or three hibernated larvse, so made 

 several journeys to the heath, in order to complete the history of the species ; but 

 neither by sweeping nor by close searching could I detect any trace of the larvse, 

 which, however, may perhaps be accounted for from the fact, that three or four ex- 

 cursions later for imagos only produced three specimens, where the previous year 

 they were in profusion. 



As I obtained no more eggs, I think it best to publish this incomplete history, 

 as in the larva three-quarters of an inch in length, there is, I think, little doubt the 

 adult markings had been quite or almost attained. — Geo. T. Poeeitt, Huddersfield : 

 September 2nd, 1882. 



Occurrence of Acrobasis consociella, var. sodalella, in PembroIcesAire. — Early in 

 June last, I found in a wood of stunted oaks, some miles from here, blotched and 

 discoloured bunches of oak leaves, evidently the habitations of larvse of Acrobasis 

 consociella. The larvse were still feeding, generally but one in each bunch of leaves. 

 They fed up without difficulty, and in July the moths emerged ; they prove to differ 

 from ordinary consociella in several respects — in the larger size — equalling suavella, 

 in the more richly crimson-grey central band, and in the foi-m of the first line on 

 the fore-wings, which bounds the basal pale patch. This line is a variable character 

 in this species. In a German type which I have, and of which the colour is very 

 pale, it is decidedly oblique and very nearly straight, in ordinary English specimens 

 it is more curved and indented, so as to become more perpendicular ; this variation 

 in form is still more strongly shown in the specimens that I have lately reared, and 

 the variation seems to culminate in a type received from Professor Zeller of his Ac. 

 sodalella — which, however, the Professor is now convinced is only a variety of con- 

 sociella — and in which this line is almost straight across the wing ; sodalella is 

 larger than ordinai-y consociella, aud has the colouring brighter — though, apparently, 

 by no means so bright as in the present specimens ; and its markings, though not 

 very distinct, are otherwise accurately the same as theirs. 



I am quite of Prof. Zeller's opinion with regard to this form, but it is such a 

 handsome variety of consociella as to be well worthy of notice. All my specimens 

 reared here are large, but one or two are of the colour of ordinary consociella, and 

 one has the left fore-wing of the ordinary colour, and the right of the bright colour 

 of the variety. — Chas. G. Bakrett, Pembroke : 16th September, 1882. 



Hermaphrodite specimen of Lasiocampa trifolii. — Early in August I had much 

 pleasure in breeding a fine hermaphrodite specimen of trifolii. In the antennse the 

 difference is most distinct, that of the right hand, or male side, being deeply pecti- 

 nated, the left, or female, quite plain. In the wings the right hand, or male, side is 

 smaller and a little lighter than the female, with the outer marginal band a little 

 lighter than usual. On the female side the central spot is more, and the outer mar- 



