110 [October, 
I would also observe that MeliUea Cinxia is stated in the " Manaal" to occur at 
Falkland, in Fifeshire. 
My other remark is on Lithosia caniola. Mr. Doubleday has well reminded us 
already that it was taken at Torquay ; but, independently of this, instead of being 
surprised at its occurrence in Ireland, I would fain hope that more instances of the 
insects of Southern Euroije turning up there may yet be found ; for we must bear 
in mind that Ireland claims as her own several plants from Spain, &c., unknown to 
England ; such is, for example. Ononis reclinata, Erica Mediterranea, and Erica 
Mackaiana. Give two other instances : Erica vagans is found in Cornwall also ; 
Naiasflexilis and Dabci-cia polifoUa occur only at Connemara. Analogy leads us, 
therefore, rather to look out for more instances than to feel surprised at this one. — 
R. C. R. Jordan, Birmingham, ^u^ritst, 1866. 
[We presume that in his remarks on the distribution of the Irish Butterflies, 
Mr. Birchall has followed the admu-able system of .geographical divisions used in 
Watson's " Cybele Britannica" and Moore's " Cybele Hibernica for the plants of 
these islands. 
In Mr. Staiuton's "Notes on the Geographical Distribution of the British 
Butterflies" (Trans. Ent. Soc. 2 series, vol. 5, pp. 229—235), published subsequently 
to the " Manual," no mention is made of the occurrence of M. Cinxia in Scotland, he 
having learnt that the reputed Fifeshire Cinxia were only Artemis. — Eds.] 
Lithosia caniola. — In reply to Mr. Doubleday's remarks (p. 67, vol. ii.), I can 
only say, if I have done Mr. King an injustice I am sorry for it ; but I did not 
think the finding specimens of Lithosia caniola in his boxes, taken in connection 
with the circumstance that no subsequent capture of the insect in the supposed 
locaUty has been made, sufficient to estabhsh the fact of its occurrence at Torquay, 
and I therefore omitted all reference to it.— Edwin Bikchall, Bradford, Sept. 3rd. 
Occurrence of Lithosia caniola, at Waterford.— Since my remarks on this insect 
were written (p. 33), it has been taken on the coast near Waterford by Dr. E. P. 
Wright, of Dublin.— Id. 
Acidalia mancuniata.—Mr. Campbell has obligingly forwarded for inspection a 
long series of both bred and caught examples of the insect referred to by him at 
page 90. They pertain undoubtedly to the species to which the above name was 
applied.— H. G. Knaggs, Kentish Town, August 27th. 
Occurrence of the larva of Cidaria (?) sagittata. — I have this season again 
noticed larva> of C. sagittata in plenty. They feed on Thalictrum flavvm, which 
grows abundantly by the sides of our fen drains, eating the seeds and partly bitten 
older leaves. Should not this insect class with some of the genus Eupithecia rather 
than with Cidaria?— K. Fryee, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, August, 1866. 
Capture of Aplasia ononaria, Fuessly ; a genus and species of Georroetridiv new 
to Britain. — On or about the 18th July last, I captured a specimen of A. ononaria 
in the Warren at Folkestone, amongst Ononis arvensis. My opinion is, that a week 
later would be a better time for the species.— B. Piffard, Hemel-Hempstead, 10th 
September, 1866. 
