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Sarrothripus Revayanus at Killarney. — Have I told you 

 of the capture of a single specimen of S. Revayanus at 

 Killarney, or rather close to Carra Lake, in Kerry, last 

 August twelvemonths ? It is unique as Irish. — F. I. Bat- 

 tersby; Cromlyn, Ralhotven, January 2, 1875. 



Rosier stammia proimbella at Salcomhe. — On looking over 

 the old 'Annuals' I was able to identify a very pretty little 

 moth I took at Salcombe in June 1873, — Roslerstammia 

 pronubella, figured in the frontispiece for 1855. — G. C Big- 

 nell ; 6, Clarence Place, Sionehouse, Plymouth, January 

 23, 1875. 



A Coleophora New to Britain : Coleophora Tripoliella 

 (Hodgkinson), — Some three years ago I took several speci- 

 mens of a Coleophora on the salt marshes near Fleetwood. 

 It came so near C. Virgaureella in appearance that it was 

 not safe to pronounce decidedly upon it : still I could see it 

 was a more robust insect than Virgaureella ; when very fine 

 it has a more smooth and silvery appearance as well. Last 

 October I found a number of the larvae and cases on Aster 

 Tripolium : the cases are much larger and darker than the 

 cases of Virgaureella. I have sent cases of both to Mr. 

 Stainton, and he thinks my name a very suitable one. — J. B. 

 Hodgkinson. 



Description of the Larva of Noctua haja, — Eggs of this 

 species were obtained from a specimen captured at Sherwood 

 Forest in August, 1872. They hatched on the 3rd of the 

 following month, and at once began feeding with avidity on 

 wild rose. At the end of the month they were one-third of 

 an inch in length, and by the middle of December had 

 attained to five-eighths of an inch : they were still feeding, 

 and indeed continued to do so throughout the winter, taking 

 readily to bramble, dock, and, in fact, almost anything when 

 rose was no longer to be obtained. They began to " go 

 down" about the middle of April, though some at this date 

 were only half-grown. When full-grown the larva may be 

 described thus : — Length about an inch and three-eighths, 

 and rather plump in proportion ; head slightly retractile, 

 globular and shining, rather narrower than the 2nd, and very 

 much narrower than the 3rd segment ; body cylindrical, 

 rather obese, and slightly attenuated near and towards the 

 head; the segmental divisions are distinct, and the skin 

 smooth and soft. Ground colour dirty ochreous-brown, 



