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known by its slightly metallic tinge (like C. hortuellus it has 

 its Phvcita-like bands and shape), but especially by its row 

 of four black metallic spots near the hinder angle of the 

 upper wings, like those on the small China-mark. On re- 

 ferring to Dr. Staudinger's 'Catalogue,' a copy of which Mr. 

 Doubleday has most kindly sent for my acceptance, I see 

 " Crambus ocellana, iJc/?£7., 1812 :" thus it would seem the 

 species has been found in England before, but to Mr. Rox- 

 borugh is due its re-discovery. — C. S. Gregson ; Rose Bank, 

 Fletcher Grove, Stanley, near Liverpool, March 21, 1869. 



Early Emergence. — From amongst a number of pupae 

 kept in a room in which there has been a iire about three 

 times a week, I had emerge, last month, S. ocellatus (2) and 

 P. palpina. This month there have emerged O. pudibunda, 

 I. lactearia, E. punctaria, E. vulgala (2), D. vinula, N. dro- 

 medarius and A. leporina. Duplicates of many of these are 

 still in the pupa state, although they have all been subject to 

 the same treatment.— (/^ez\) P. H. Jennings ; Longfield Rec- 

 tory, Gravesend, November 19, 1869. 



Lotnaspilis marginata. in Scotland, — In your interesting 

 work on ' British Moths' you state that you have not seen 

 Scottish specimens of Lomaspilis marginata, and I write a 

 line to say 1 found it here last year almost as common as 

 Bilineata or others of the commoner species. — W. Cameron; 

 Balquhidder by Crieff, February 23, 1869. 



Early Emergence of Ptilodontis palpina. — On the 3rd of 

 March, 1869, one female, and on the 7th another fine female. 

 The above were taken from a breeding-cage in my garden. — 

 J. A. Clark ; 11, Duncan Place, London Fields, Hackney. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Castle Eden. — A specimen of Vanessa 

 Antiopa was taken in a plantation near Castle Eden, on the 

 8th of February, 1869, by a gamekeeper named Matthew 

 Barrone : it crept out from amongst some grass by the side of 

 a fire. It is very much frayed, and the margins of the hind 

 wings are totally gone. — Frederic Raine ; South Road, Dur- 

 ham, March 10, 1869. 



Argynnis Lathonia near Gravesend. — A beautiful speci- 

 men of this rare insect was caught by myself in a field at 

 Milton next Gravesend, the latter part of September last. — 

 H. J. M. Todd ; Gravesend. — ' Science Gossip ^ for February, 

 1869. 



