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Cross, so celebrated for his roses, for a supply of these slugs, 

 feeding on the leaves of pear, cherry, and service. — Edward 

 Newman.^ 



J. E. Sharp. — English, Names. — If you could kindly tell 

 me the English appellations of the following you would 

 greatly oblige : — Spilodes palealis, Argynnis Niobe, Catephia 

 alchymista, Peuthina sauciana, Notodonta palpina, and 

 Lithosia quadra. Also if you can inform me where I could 

 obtain a list of English and Latin names of butterflies and 

 moths. — J. E. S. 



[Notodonta palpina is called the "pale prominent;" 

 Lithosia quadra, the "four-spotted footman;" and Catephia 

 alchymista, the " alchymist." These names seem to border 

 on the nonsensical, and had better be discontinued. The 

 others do not appear to have received English names. — 

 E. Newman.^ 



Geo. T. Porritt. — Duplicate Descriptions ofLarvce. — A iew 

 months ago you told me you never published descriptions of 

 larvae of species «hich had previously been described in the 

 'Entomologist' by yourself Your September number (Entom. 

 viii. 194) contains a description of that of "Emmelesia deco- 

 lorata," by the Rev. G. A. Sniallwood, and you will find full 

 description of it by yourself, from specimens I sent you, in 

 the August or September number, 1807. The same thing has 

 occurred several times before; with Lobophora hexapterata, 

 for instance. — G. T. P. 



[I am greatly obliged to Mr. Porritt for the courteous 

 manner in which he has pointed out this oversight. I had 

 completely forgotten the two prior descriptions to which he 

 refers. There is, however, some difference between the two 

 gentlemen. Mr. Smallwood had evidently overlooked the 

 fact that I had supplied the omission in 'British Moths' by 

 publishing a full description of the larva of Decolorata at 

 page 3*25 of vol. v. of the 'Entomologist,' whilst some, at 

 least, of Mr. Porritt's descriptions appeared to be advisedly 

 duplicate. Be this as it may, J must express my decided 

 objection to duplicate descriptions of the same object in the 

 same journal ; and I hope JNlr. Porritt will accept this view, 

 seeing what a multitude of objects and of facts still await 

 a chronicler. — Edward Newman.'] 



C. A. Harris. — Larva of Acronycia Alni. Dog-iick. — The 



