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description of the species figured by him, Morris gives as 

 localities, " York, Lewes, Manchester, Worthing, Bristol, 

 Birkenhead ;" and its situations, " heaths and moors;" thus 

 clearly showing that his figure refers to the P. palumhella, 

 \V. v., and not to Davisellus, Newman, which was unknown 

 to him. 



Rhodophcea suavella. Zinc. — Mr. W. Buckler (E. M. M. 

 xii. 13) describes the habits of the larva. It feeds not only 

 on sloe, but also on whitethorn bushes, and is not scarce in 

 the stunted hedges along the railway banks around Esher, 

 where in some seasons the perfect insect occurs commonly. 



11. marmorea, Haw. — Mr. Buckler (E. M. M. x.) records 

 having bred this insect, and fully describes the larva, which 

 feeds on dwarf sloe, generally choosing low stunted bushes, 

 and spinning the leaves together in a web, so as to conceal 

 its operations from view. It pupates among the leaves of the 

 food-plant, and remains in that slate about four weeks. It is 

 much scarcer than the preceding species, and, as far as I am 

 aware, does not occur in the neighbourhood of London. 



1, Duncan Terrace, N. 



CIDARIA FULVATA, var. 

 By F. Bond, F.Z.S. 



CiDAMA FULVATA, Var. 



This variety of a very beautiful, though common, species 

 was taken in the Isle of Man a few years ago, by a friend of 

 the late Mr. E. Hopley, and came into my possession, shortly 

 after his lamented death, on thedispersion of his fine collecliou 

 of British Lepidoptera. I have seen many hundreds of this 

 insect, but never saw a variety before. I believe a similar 

 specimen has been taken by the gentleman who captured my 

 insect. 



