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imagos emerge in summer. — Henry Moncreaff; Southsea, 
January 16, 1871. 
Entomological Notes, Captures, &c. 
Satyrus Tithonus.— The occurrence of this species in 
Ross-shire is so startling that I venture to ask if Mr. Davidson 
is quite sure he has made no mistake. The most northerly 
localities hitherto recorded are Kirkcudbright, where Mr. 
Robinson (Entom. iv. 17) states it to be common, and 
Northumberland, where it seems to occur pretty regularly. 
Its occurrence in Shropshire is mentioned by Mr. Barrett, 
who found it at Troubridge; and Mr. Andrews, who took it 
at Newport.— H. Jenner-Fust, jun. ; Hill Court, Berkeley, 
January 1, 1871. 
Thecla Quercus. — Ross is a new locality for this species 
also, which has however occurred as far North as: Argyleshire 
and Perthshire. I shall be very glad of any confirmation of 
Mr. Davidson’s statements as to the occurrence of this 
species and S. Tithonus in Ross.—/d. 
Food of Calocampa exolela. —1 bred last autumn a fine 
specimen of Calocampa exoleta, from a larva that I found 
feeding on Eryngium maritimum. Strange food for this 
species, is it not? —H. Moncreaff ; Southsea, January 16. 
Notes on the Food and Habits of the Genus Eupeecilia.— 
At page 158 of the ‘Hntomologist’s Monthly Magazine’ (No. 
79) a most interesting article is commenced by our friend 
C. G. Barrett, upon the habits and food-plant of Eupeecilia 
Degreyana. He says, “Taking into account the usual 
habits of the larve of the genus, I feel no doubt that in this 
species it feeds in the seed-head of the plant; it must be 
confessed, however, that I have several times searched for 
the larva without success.” Here our friend implies that the 
usual habit of this genus, as arranged in our books at 
present, is to feed in the seed-heads of flowering plants; and 
that some species do so is well known, but perhaps—nay, 
I feel certain—it is not so well known that there are other 
species in this genus at present which are so far from feeding 
in the seed-heads, that their habit is to feed upon the roots, 
one eating into the root, another eating under the cuticle 
