vine leaves. In the south of France it is often very mischievous, 

 hibernating under bark of vine branches." He further says it has 

 also been found on Stacliys, Iris, and Salvia. 



Heinemann, however, says nothing about its feeding on vine, and 

 does not describe the larva. He merely remarks that it feeds on 

 Stachys germanica, and refers to Mr. Stainton as an authority for its 

 feeding also in the seeds of Iris foetidissima. 



If I remember rightly, it was Mr. Bond who reared it from the 

 last named plaut. Professor Zeller remarked to me that " he could 

 readily believe this," intimating, as I understood, that it might feed 

 on anything. He also confirmed the account of its be.ug attached to 

 the vine, otherwise it would have seemed probable that Audouin's 

 larva with " dark wartlets " might be distinct from ours with white 

 ones. 



I have carefully compared the specimens now reared with types 

 sent me by Professor Zellei", and find that they agree accurately, ex- 

 cept that German specimens have the ground colour of the foi'e-wings 

 in the males lighter and yellower, and that the hind-wings are also 

 paler in both sexes. 



Three specimens given me maiiy years ago by my old friend Mr. 

 Bond agree with those now reared. 



Rctinia dnplnna. — Through the kindness of friends from time to 

 time, opportunity has been afforded me of examining authentic speci- 

 mens of almost every known or reputed British Tortrix, with the ex- 

 ception of Retinia duplana. Beputed duplana have been sent, of course, 

 but they have proved generally to be small turioneUa, a species of which 

 specimens from the south of England are far larger than those from 

 Scotland ; consequently, Mr. Threlfall's notice of the capture of the 

 former species {ante p. 113) awakened eager interest and enquiry. 

 Mr. Threlfall very kindly and promptly forwarded the specimen, with 

 the remark, " that it had been compared and found to agree with a type 

 in one of the larger northern collections." I am sorry to say that it 

 is not correctly named ; whence I deduce the conclusion that the type 

 with which it was compared may be in the same predicament. 



This seems to confirm a suspicion which I have long entertained, 

 that we have no British duplana ; certainly the insect described by 

 Wilkinson under that name is more likely to be a small turioneUa, and 

 I therefore venture to appeal to possessors of reputed duplana for 

 evidence. I shall be exceedingly thankful for the sight of any such 

 specimens. 



I may add, that the head of duplana is grey, not ochreous, and 

 that there is little or no ochreous suffusion of the fore-wings. 



Pembroke : Octoher, 1882. 



