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Boisduval, of which Caradrina iners of Treitschke is a 

 variety." It has subsequently been repeatedly taken in the 

 north of England and in Scotland in July and August, and 

 is now in most collections. 



Orthosia hyperborea, Dalman. The capture of the first 

 British specimen is recorded by Mr. Douglas in the Ento- 

 mologist, page 105, as Agrotis . Mr. Douglas took it 



on Cairn Gowr, in Perthshire, at an elevation of 3,000 feet. 

 It remained unique in this country till the past season, when 

 a second specimen was taken in Scotland by Mr. Foxcroft, 

 and is now in the collection of Mr. Bond. The specimen 

 taken by Mr. Douglas is described and figured in Hum- 

 phrey's and Westwood's British Moths, vol. 1, p. 118, pi. 

 xxiii. fig. 13, as Agrotis alpina. 



Orthosia ruticilla, Esper. Of the insect which Mr. 

 Stephens supposed to be the ruticilla of Esper, two speci- 

 mens only have been met with in this country ; they were 

 exhibited by Mr. Stephens at the February meeting of the 

 Entomological Society in 1850 — " Of these specimens one 

 had been sent to Mr. Shepherd by Mr. Edleston ; and the 

 other, which was extremely wasted, was taken by Mr. 

 Stainton at Sheffield in June, 1847." It seems now gene- 

 rally admitted, that these cannot be truly the continental 

 ruticilla, but their real name has not yet been ascertained. 



GLiEA erythrocephala, W. V. ; in the collection of Mr. 

 H. Cooke of Hastings, who thus records the capture, Zoo- 

 logist for 1849, page 2404—" In November, 1847, whilst 

 sugaring in the parish of Hurst (about seven miles from 

 Brighton) I had the good fortune to meet with a fine speci- 

 men of this insect in company with Glcea Vaccinii and G. 

 spadicea. It at once attracted my attention as being sonic- 

 thing fresh, but I could not discover what it was, nor could 

 any of my neighbours assist me. A short time since I showed 

 it to Mr. Douglas, and also to Mr. S. Stevens ; and ultimately 



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