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3. The maxillary palpi in P. paradoxa have the 3rd and 4th joints 



much dilated, and concave within (as if collapsed), instead o£ 

 cylindrically conical. 



4. There is no trace in P. paradoxa (nor in any other species of the 



Family known to me) of the triangular production of the gena3 



seen in P. oregonensis (on the other hand, the teeth on the mentum 



of P. paradoxa, <$ * are very large, although not noticed in my 



original description). 



On these points it may ultimately be considered necessary to 

 transfer P. oregonensis to a distinct genus. 



The figure represents the apex of the abdomen of the £ of P. 

 oregonensis viewed from the side. 



N.B. — Although the true genus Panorpa is so abundantly repre- 

 sented in the eastern United States, I have never seen a specimen 

 from west of the Bocky Mountains, and know not if any exist in 

 American collections. 



Lewisham, London : May, 1881. 



Lepidoptera at Barnwell Wold. — The first few days of the present month I 

 spent, in company with the Kev. T. W. Daltry, M.A., of Madeley, collecting in that 

 once famous locality, Barnwell Wold. We were not very successful, for, although 

 the weather was everything we could desire, insects, or rather good species, were not 

 numerous. Probably we were a week or two too early. The sloe bushes produced 

 larvae of Thecla betulce in tolerable numbers, but rather small ; and full-fed ones of 

 Thecla pruni were not scarce the first day or two, but could not be found on our 

 last attempt at beating for them. Other larvae included Trichiura cratcegi, 

 Pozcilocampa populi not uncommon on oak trunks, JErlogaster lanestris, Diloba 

 coeruleocephala, Himera pennaria, Agriopis aprilina, Amphipyra pyramidea, &c, 

 &c. ; whilst both larvae and pupae of Pterophorus galactodactylus were plentiful on 

 the under-side of the burdock leaves. Of imagos Nemeobius Lucina was very com- 

 mon flying about hawthorn blossom, &c, and some seven or eight other species of the 

 commoner butterflies also occurred. We searched for, but saw nothing of Hesperia 

 Paniscus, probably it was not yet out. And we were of course too early for Lyccena 

 Avion, even if it could still be found in its old locality, but Mr. John Bright an old 

 collector with whom we were staying, seemed to have little hope it would ever again 

 turn up in Barnwell Wold, although formerly he took it there in large numbers. 

 Chozrocampa elpenor occurred about the sugared trees, Nola cristulalis on oak 

 trunks, Corycia temerata in abundance and in beautiful condition by beating, along 

 with Ligdia adustata, JEmmelesia albidata, Eupithecia exiguata, Melanthia 

 albicillata, Coremia ferrugata, Cidaria corylata and russata (both species plentiful 



* I have sinoe received the $ of P. paradoxa. The teeth on the mentum are small ; the 

 apical two segments of the abdomen are very short ; the wings are slightly dusky at the tips. 



