1868.] 



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OCCURRENCE OF N0R0PSI8 FA8TU0SA, GN .*, AT LIMEHOUSE. 

 BY J. B. LYNCH. 



This motli was found by Mr. rietcher at his premises, Union 

 Dock, near the Limehouse entrance of the West India Docks, on a 



skirting board fencing the path to the 

 dwelling-house, and close to the ground. 

 ^ It was fluttering its wings, and craw- 

 ■:^p' ling, without attempting to fly, and 

 appeared to have recently emerged from 

 the chrysalis. It was easily caught on 

 the finger, and killed immediately. 



No conjecture can be made by Mr. 

 Fletcher as to its native country ; the 

 dock close to which it was found being constantly used for the repairs of 

 vessels trading to and from all parts of the world ; and it is easy to 

 suppose that from some one of these it must have been thrown out in 

 the chrysalis state, with the rubbish and dirt remaining after the 

 delivery of the cargo. 



The time of day was about one o'clock ; the date the 19th of 

 September, 1867. 



The present is not the only instance in which foreign insects have 

 been observed, under similar circumstances, in the yard where this 

 was found. 



The insect is in the possession of Mr. "Wilson Messer. 



Noropgis fastuosa, Gn. 



AN ESSAT TOWARDS AN ARRANGEMENT OP THE GENERA OF THE 

 FAMILY SATYBID^. 



BY AETHUK Q. BUTLEH, F.Z.S. 



The arrangement which 1 propose to adopt with the large group 

 of insects comprised in the family Safi/ridcs is principally founded upon 

 the structure of the discoidal cell of the hind-wings. I find that this 

 character (if carefully adhered to) will separate the seventy-one Saty- 

 ride genera into eleven sections, which I shall here distinguish as 

 A to K. 



I have restored the original names to some of the genera, they 

 having undeservedly fallen into disuse ; but, as I quote the type species 

 of each genus, I have thought it unnecessary to introduce the synonymy 

 of such genera in the present paper. Several of the scarcer types have 

 not yet passed through my hands, and may therefore not be correctly 

 placed. 



*The hieroglyphica of Cramer. This superb species, which belongs to the singular family 

 Glottulidte, inhabits Brazil, Columbia, Jamaica, &c. 



