1883.] 167 



Tlie mines are hard to find, and (especially when small) very difficult to dis- 

 tinguish from the ordinary spots and discolorations always present on the leaves 

 everywhere. In fact, I searched closely the whole of the first day without finding 

 one : they were certainly not numerous then, whatever they may be in the autumn. 

 I fancy that when Shield speaks of their being in thousands, he must refer to the 

 second brood, which is always much more abundant than the first. I was also so 

 fortunate as to take five Elachista flavicomella ; I believe that, with the exception 

 of two taken near Grlasgow by Mr. J. J. King, this species has not been taken since 

 Mr. Shield met with it at Howth. It occurs later than I had expected it would, 

 judging of it by luticomella, which had been out here for a month past at least. I 

 got nothing else of importance ; a few larvae of Depressaria rotundella feeding on 

 Daucus carota, and one Miipoecilia pallidana, were the only other captures worth 

 recording. I specially devoted myself in the day time to the search for Nepticula 

 acetosce, by Dr. Mason's desire, and the heavy rain in the evenings prevented 

 everything from flying. — Id. 



[Mr. Sang had previously met with the larvee of Depressaria rotundella on 

 Daucus carota at Folkestone, in August, 1879 (see Ent. Mo. Mag., xvi, p. 112). — 

 H. T. S.] 



Scoparia conspicualis near Burton. — I had the pleasure of taking this latest 

 addition to our Scoparice, here, this summer, much to my surprise, as I did not 

 dream of taking it so far south as this. The females are much more grey than the 

 males, but all are, when in good condition, easily recognisable. I had the good 

 fortune to get two or three small batches of eggs, which I sent to Mr. Buckler. No 

 doubt they feed on the commonest mosses, as do all the Scoparice with whose larvse 

 I have any acquaintance. I hope they may be successfully reared. I see the theory 

 advanced that it is double brooded : one can hardly imagine such a thing in that 

 genus. There may be a long succession of appearances, as one finds in amhigualis. 

 Mine were taken in the beginning of August, and many of them were as fine as if 

 freshly bred. — Id. 



B Additional Synonyms of Endofricha pyrosalis, Qn. — When examining lately 

 the British Museum Collection, I saw the type of Mr. Butler's so-called Rhodaria 

 robina ; it is an oi'dinary male of this species, as I had supposed. Moreover, on 

 carrying my investigations back into what were supposed to be Deltoides, I dis- 

 covered three additional synonyms of the same species, considered by Walker as the 

 types of three new genera ; these are Paconia albifimbrialis, Walk., Tricomia 

 auroralis, Walk., and Messatis sabirusalis, Walk. I examined the Geometrina 

 without finding fui-ther examples. — E. Mbyeick, Eamsbury, Wilts : Nov. 9th, 1883. 



Tortrix Lqfauryana. — In a box of insects recently submitted to Mr. Barrett I 

 am pleased to find a specimen of this new Tortrix. I took it last August about two 

 miles from the locality where Mr. Atmore states ho first discovered it. — Alfred 

 Balding, Wisbech : October 19tk, 1883. 



