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DrYADAOLA PacTOLIA, MrEyr., In GLoucesterR.—On July 14th, 
1915, I found a Tinea at rest on a curtain in my house, which I 
mistook for argentimaculella, but upon submitting it to Mr. Edward 
Meyrick, F.R.S., he has identified it as the above. He says 
mm litt. it is a “species new to Britain, but is only an accidental 
importation, doubtless being a New Zealand insect, not found else- 
where, lava unknown, but probably feeding in dry vegetable fibre, 
such as bark of ferns, ete., and I should be glad to know whether 
you can account conjecturally for its occurrence.” It is just possible 
that the larva or pupa may have come into my house in the packing 
round some hyacinth bulbs, or the moth may have flown across this 
road from a nurseryman’s premises opposite. —C. GRANVILLE 
Cuurrersuck, F.E.S.; 23, Heathville Road, Gloucester, December 
9th, 1915. 
Since writing the above note I have found another specimen 
of this species in my series of Tinea argentimaculella. I took it on 
July 12th, 1911, whilst collecting Ovnophila v-flavum, Hw., in the 
medizxval wine cellars in Blackfriars in this City, by the kind permis- 
sion of Messrs. Clark Bros., Wine Merchants, who now occupy the 
cellars of the old Dominicans’ or Black Friars’ Priory. The summer 
of 1911 will long be remembered for the great heat experienced in 
this country, and the day mentioned was one of the hottest. I shall not 
readily forget the contrast between the broiling sunshine outside and 
the cool atmosphere of the cellars. The cellarman who assisted me 
assured me that although he had worked in and about these cellars 
for twenty-seven years he had never before seen any moths there! 
I submitted the specimen to Mr. Meyrick, and he confirmed its 
identity. He says in litt.: “Its capture puts the occurrence on a 
totally different footing, as the insect is apparently established ; you 
will doubtless keep a look out for it in future. Larva would probably 
feed on any dry vegetable refuse.”—C. GRANVILLE CLUTTERBUCK, 
F.E.S.; 23, Heathville Road, Gloucester, December 16th, 1915. 
ACIDALIA ORNATA VAR. IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—A curious variety 
of the male of this usually constant species was taken on our hills b 
Mr. Alfred Thomas, Taxidermist, of Gloucester, on June 11th, 1911, 
and very kindly given to me. The usual thick subterminal line is 
replaced by a fine line without any ochreous blotches. I sent a 
drawing of it to Mr. L. B. Prout, F.E.S., who says a lit.: “I 
have never seen a form of ornata like this, and have no knowledge of 
such. It would be well worth figuring.’ An attempt to obtain a 
good photograph of the specimen has failed owing to its being 
slightly rubbed.—C. Granvinne Crurrersuck, F.E.S.; 23, Heath- 
ville Road, Gloucester, December 9th, 1915. 
SATURINA PAVONIA (CARPINI), AB.—Amongst a number of male 
S. carpint that I have recently received from a friend in Yorkshire 
is a variety which I think might possibly be of some interest. The 
ground colour of all the wings is uniform dark slaty brown approach- 
ing to black, the usual orange of the hind wings being absent, with 
the exception of an orange ring which encircles the eye-like marks, 
and the border on the hind margin. The zig-zag yellow line present 
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