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unquestionably tlie anterior. Some very fine and well-marked speci- 

 mens (one of them having even a pale apical space in the fore-^nng) 

 were reared, three years ago, by Lord "Walsingham, from larvse found 

 feeding in the stems of Stachijs paJitsfris in the Cambridgeshire fens. 

 A closely allied species (sent by Professor Zeller, though probably in 

 error, under the name of Eemyana), with straight fascia, seems to 

 frequent the StacJ/i/s in Germany. 



Pentliina saUceJIa, Linn. 



Sideria acliafana. Fab. — Professor Zeller tells me that this species 

 feeds on sloe. M. Jourdheuille states between leaves of hawthorn 

 and fruit trees. Mr. Stainton assures me the insect swarms sometimes 

 with him on a hawthorn hedge. 



Dichella Grotiana, Pab. 



Dichella gnomana, Linn. — Description : 



Alar. exp. 9 lines. Head and antennae reddish-oclireons. Palpi oclircous 

 ■within, brown exteriorly. Thorax ochreoiis. Fore-wings shining ochreous, faintly 

 reticulated with reddish- brown, and with the markings reddish-brown. Basal 

 patch faintly indicated on the costa and inner margin. Central fascia most distinct 

 on the costa, and running obliquely in a narrow line to the middle of the wing, where 

 it forms a sharp angle towards the base, retiu'uing again (m a parallel direction to 

 the upper portion) to the inner margin. The central angulated portion of this fascia 

 is, however, in most specimens obliterated, leaving the oblique streaks on the costa 

 and inner margin. Before the apex is a broad flattened spot on the costa. Cilia 

 oclireous, faintly spotted with grey. Hind-wings whitish, tinged posteriorly with 

 grey. Cilia whitish. 



Some time ago the Eev. Henry Burney sent me for examination 

 three specimens under the name of Tortrix latiorana. These I at 

 once found to be gnomana. On enquiry, he told me that they had 

 been sent him, fourteen or fifteen years ago, as varieties of Tortrix 

 costana by Mr. J. B. Hodgkinson. On further enquiry of Mr. Hodg- 

 kinson, it appears that they were taken with other Tortrices by a local 

 collector, and sent to him as Tortrix costana ; but he cannot now re- 

 member where they were taken. Under these circumstances, I venture 

 to insert gnomana as an addition to the British list, as there can be 

 no doubt, I think, of their nativity. Gnomana is a common species 

 abroad, and very likely to occur here. It has already been in our 

 lists, but apparently a variety of Pcronea fcrriigana has been mistaken 

 for it. 



(Enectra Pilleriana, Schiff. — Zeller says " I bred it from Dicfamnus 



