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imago ; secondly, the economy of the larva and its manner of 

 feeding. And here at once a difficulty presents itself, and shows 

 how artificial and unscientific our present arrangement of the 

 Tortricina is. The most natural position, according to the 

 habits and appearance of the imago, is next to C. ulicetana and 

 C- hypericana ; and this is practically its position in the 

 continental lists. To those who think the general apearance of 

 the imago everything, and its earlier stages of no importance, 

 the matter would be settled ; but to those who think with me, 

 that the economy and structure of the larva, its manner of 

 feeding, &c., are of the utmost importance in classification, 

 what is there really in the description of the larva and its habits, 

 as given by Mr. Coverdale, to induce us to place the insect in 

 this position ? But whilst we retain the present system of 

 classification, all we can ask is that the insects that may be added 

 to our list shall be placed at any rate in some genus where they 

 present no striking contrasts, either in general appearance or 

 habits, and thus make bad matters worse. Our present genus 

 Catoptria contains at any rate insects that have great external 

 resemblances, and, under our present system, I think it would be 

 well to place ccecana between ulicetana and hypericana, directly 

 before the latter species, and in future drop the generic name 

 Grapholitha for that of Catoptria. 

 Eayleigh Villa, Westcombe Park, S.E. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTUKES, &c. 



CoLiAs EDusA. — The following records have been received of 

 the capture of this species during the past season. — J. T. C. 



In the neighbourhood of Deal I took a male C. edusa on 

 the 11th, and a female on the 30th of August, both in fine con- 

 dition. On the 28th of same month I captured, in the same 

 locality, an almost perfect specimen of the variety helice. — R. 

 James ; Tray's Hill, Upper Holloway, N. 



I took five male Colias edusa during the last week of August, 

 near St. Leonards, and I saw as many more, males or females, 

 which I failed to secure. From my experience of C. edusa in 

 other years in the above locality, I should say that it has been 

 decidedly scarce this season. — Albert Bonus; Exeter, 



