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abdomen and shoulder-marl^, and a distinct light circular 

 discal blotch, in which is an ocellus ; another is like it, 

 except that the light blotch is cnneiform ; others have large 

 rhomboidal or trapetzoidal costal markings ; one is uni- 

 colorous ash-coloured, without strigae or other markings ; 

 others, from Perthshire, are rich suffused reddish green ; but 

 none of them could be mistaken by an ordinary entomolo- 

 gist for anything but flavicornis. 



C. ridens. This species is much lighter and handsomer in 

 the North of England than the southern specimens, and was 

 at one time supposed to be a distinct species : I possess it 

 from beautiful dark green-brown to pale ash-white, with a 

 dark central band. 



Bryophila Perla. Suffused with a rich Italian ochreous 

 tint, from Warmton, where all are more or less tinged with 

 this peculiar colour, whilst here they are pale ashy gray. 



B. glandifera. From pale ashy to dark gray greenish drab. 



Acronycta Psi. I have one dark smoky female, which I 

 took at Woodford, when there with Mr. J. W. Douglas and 

 Mr. E. Shepherd, in July, 1852. 



A. nobilis. I possess a series of a dark silky Rumicis-like 

 insect, except that it is not like Rumicis ! which occurs freely 

 on the borders of Yorkshire and South Lancashire. Formerly 

 this insect stood in collections as A. Salicis of Curtis; now 

 it stands as a new species } in most of the good northern 

 collections. It differs from A. Rumicis in its richer, more 

 silky and darker appearance, and in the colour of the under 

 wings ; but until the larva is described it is perhaps as well 

 to let it remain ]-)rovisionally named as above, 



A. Menyanthidis. Thousands of this species have been 

 examined by me, and from these, or from flavicornis, I have 

 selected a series, none of which are like the others ; still 

 there is nothing very striking about any of them, except 

 three or four which have broad dark marginal bands, two or 

 three having tlie outer segments very dark, and some large 

 females with distinct Psi-like marks, and three or lour of the 

 suffused variety A. Salicis of Curtis. In all these latter the 

 arrow-head of Psi is very well defined. 



Senta Ulva3. A single specimen of this species, given to 

 me by Mr. Bond, has two distinct dark patches on the 

 superior wings. 



