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occurred frequently, with intermediate shades of grey marked 

 with black, but scarcely a specimen of a warm brownish colour. 

 The insects show remarkably against Irish specimens from the 

 west coast, where brown is the prevailing colour in the genus. 

 To those who take these species in the South of England, Irish 

 specimens are a splendid addition, and afford room for good and 

 valuable study. 



I think if some of our older and more experienced entomo- 

 logists would give us information from the great stock of know- 

 ledge they possess, many of the difficulties by which comparative 

 beginners are beset might be cleared up. If any gentlemen can 

 give positive information on the correctness or incorrectness of 

 my conclusion, I think many entomologists who are really 

 working for scientific purposes, and to whom the mere collecting 

 is not everything, would, like myself, thank them most heartily. 



Yet another query respecting the genus. Can anyone tell 

 me whether Agrotis pyrophila occurs now in Great Britain ? 

 If so, in what counties or county ? And does it occur regularly 

 or periodically ? Information will be thankfully received on 

 my part. 



Beaconsfield Terrace, E. Greenwich, S.E., Feb. 28tb, 1885. 



LARV^ OF BRITISH PTEROPHORI. 

 By Richard South. 



May I again venture to ask the assistance of entomolog.ists to 

 enable me to continue the life -histories of our plume-moths ? I 

 append a list of the species I still require, and shall be very 

 thankful for one or two larvae of either of the species. If desired, 

 I will gladly return to the sender any insects bred from larvge 

 sent for figuring and description. 



Cncemidoplwrus rhododactylus. — Larva, end of May and 

 beginning of June on dog-rose. Feeds on the buds, concealing 

 itself by drawing a leaf to the bud by silken threads. While in 

 North Devon I received two larvae of this species from Mr. 

 Carrington. One of them was in a moribund condition, but the 

 other appeared healthy, and I took down a full description, from 

 which I make the following extract : — Ground colour yellowish 



