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from larvae and pupse taken from ash by Mr. G. in Derby- 

 shire, in the autumn of 1861. M. Zeller immediately replied 

 that these larvas were in every way so totally unlike those of 

 the Continental species, which occurs somewhat freely in the 

 neighbourhood of Meseritz on Ar'temisia campestrh, that 

 there could be no question whatever as to the specific dis- 

 tinctness of the two insects. In the course of the autumn, 

 M. Zeller very kindly sent me four Hving larvag of Eup. 

 innotata, Hb., taken by himself at Meseritz on A. camvestris, 

 I at once came to the same conclusion as himself. No two 

 larvag can be more di-^similar. Havino; taken an accurate 

 description, and secured most exquisitely life-like drawings 

 of both larvfE from my kind friend Mr. Buckler, I sent 

 the latter off to Mr. Doubleday, whose opinion I value more 

 than that of any other living Entomologist. He at once 

 replied that there could be no doubt whatever that our 

 British insect was totally distinct from the Continental 

 species. With his entire concurrence, I, therefore, propose 

 to name it Eup. fraxinata, Crewe. I have for some years 

 past been familiar with the larva, and have found it to be 

 exclusively confined to usJi. Mr. Greene has also for some 

 years past been in the habit of taking the pupa, and he has 

 invariably found it under moss on the trunk or at the roots 

 of that tree. I conceive, therefore, that it would be difficult 

 to select a more appropriate title. The following elaborate 

 description of Eup. in7iotata, and the points of difference 

 between it and Eup. fraxinata, was kindly written for me 

 by Mr. VVestwood, to v.hom I sent a well-marked pair of 

 each insect. I also subjoin a description taken by myself of 

 the larvae of both species. 



Eup. inxotata, Hb. 

 Expanse of fore wings 10— 10| lines. Colour grey, slightly 

 tinged with brown, varied with brown and black scales. 



