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close observation of the habits of this moth has led me to determine that they 

 can readily be exterminated from oaks situated in a lawn by trimming up the 

 lower branches. The moths pair in the grass under the oaks very shor.ly after 

 pupation, and as the wings of the fem.de are small in proportion to the size of 

 her body, she is unable to make a very extended flight. The eggs as discovered 

 by me were attached to the underside cf the leaves at the termmal twigs of all 

 the branches nearest the ground, the branches at an elevation of twelve or 

 fifteen feel not showing a single deposit. 



Frederick Clarkgon, New York C!ty, December ist, 1882. 



Alexia Argillacea Hubn. — This moth appeared at sugar October 

 seventh and eighth at Karner (formerly Centre), N. Y, October seventh, four 

 examples werj taken, one of which was crippled and not able to fly and was 

 crawling up a tree to taste the sugared bait. October eight, twelve examples 

 were captured, one of which had just emerged from chrysalis and was not fully 

 developed. It was leisurely climbing a sugared tree shaking out its wings in the 

 act of development. It was allowed to remain until its wings were fully ex- 

 panded and hardened, when it too fell a victim to the cyanide bottle. As I have 

 not kept a record of all the moths captured at sugar previous to the month of 

 October this year, 1 cannot say positively whether I have taken Aletia earlier in 

 the season. I have, however, captured them at sugar every autumn since 1877. 

 The weather after the seventh and eighth tui'ned cold and stormy, consequently 

 I did not again sugar until October 12th, but no more of this species have 

 been captured since. The moth is taken with Glaea, Ljthophane and 

 Scopelosonia all of which are known to hybernate. May not the AUtia also pass 

 the winter in this manner? This is an intei^esting subject for consideration. The 

 specimens captured were all of them bright and fresh, and appai'ently had very 

 recently come forth. I am convinced that the moth breeds in this latitude, and 

 that its larvse feed on some Malvaceous plant. I think that the facts set 

 forth clearly prove that the present brood have not emigrated from a more 

 southern latitude. — James S. Bailey, M.D. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1882. 



Fennaria Sevorsa. Gr. — This species must be known as PhcEgarista 

 Sevorsa. I have just discovered that it belongs to this East Indian genus, the 

 occurrence of which, in North America, is extraordinary. Having but one 

 type, which I could not denude, I failed to study the neuration and mistook 

 the position of the species, which is quite distinct from its old-world congener. 



A. R. Grote. 



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Erratum. On p. 139. Pamphila Python ? should be P. Python 5. 



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