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several Nigrocincta larvae at three shillings each. I met hira 

 on the rocks, and took eighteen larvae that night, and think 

 he look about the same number, as we worked close together. 

 Afterwards he showed me three of his new Bombyx on the 

 sets, asking me what they were. I said, " Gluphisia crenata, 

 certain." Next day he observed, " Well, you see they are 

 bred here and on the sets, but 1 should have liked you to have 

 seen them alive," I remarked, "I did not doubt their being 

 h)'ed here; the question is, Were ihey fed here?" Now, as 

 I do not know a single plant of their reputed food growing 

 near Onchan, 1 think I may fairly be excused if I refuse to 

 go searching for it there. But to return to D. compta. Now 

 we know how many specimens are reported from Howth, I 

 think I am more justified than ever in asking that the so-called 

 (Irish) Compta, which have so freely been moving about 

 amongst buying collectors of Lepidoptera, should be tested ; 

 but another reason is also ]Dalent. Polia nigrocincta is also 

 being offered for sale, and being sold freely. Now, as Mr. 

 Meek has had all the Manx specimens of this species which 

 have been sold, with one or two exceptions, up to this year, 

 so the numerous specimens being sold cannot be, and, so far as 

 those of them which have been submitted to me for identifi- 

 cation go, are not Manx, or like Manx, specimens: they are 

 the common suffused German form of this species, not the 

 variety called Statices, in consequence of its differing so very 

 materially in colour and intensity of markings from any form 

 of continental P. nigrocincta I have yet obtained or seen. 

 Three Compta have recently been in Lancashire; but without 

 any desire to depreciate Mr. Meek's success, I feel bound in 

 justice to myself to show there is no truth in his statement, 

 that I said this or did that, as I am sure that the time has 

 quite come when people should cease reiterating that 1 said 

 so and so, or did so and so, for any purpose, — C. S. Gregsoti ; 

 Rose Bank, Liverpool, November 9, 1873. 



Dianthoecia Compia (Entom. vi. 563). — Where is Mr. 

 W^arrington ? I shall feel greatly obliged if he will come 

 forward and state the fact iliai he captured Compia with me 

 at Howth. On referring to my diary I find the following 

 notes: — June 21st, six Barreliii, one Compta; June 23rd, 

 one Comj)ta, seven Barrettii; June 25lh, one Compta taken 

 by Warrington, and thirteen Barrettii by myself. Although 



