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the DianthcecicB larvae, of which there are certain to be several, 

 will inevitably devour the freshly-turned pupae in preference to 

 their proper pabulum. — T. W. Hall; New Inn, London, W.C, 

 July, 1887. 



Amphidasys betularia. — Apropos of Mr. Hall's enquiry 

 (Entom. 182) respecting A. betularia, although not exactly to 

 Mr. A. E. Hall's point, yet it may be of interest to hear that the 

 type still occurs in this district, as my brother captured a 

 perfectly normal insect of this species on the night of June 14th 

 by gaslight.— C. E. Stott; Lostock, Bolton, July 18, 1887. 



BuPALUs PiNiARiA IN LoNDON. — On the 8th inst. I found on 

 one of the windows of the Imperial Bank in Lothbury, in the 

 City of London, a female B. piniaria, a curious place for such an 

 insect. — F. Gr. Whittle ; 2, Cambridge Terrace, Lupus Street, 

 S.W., July 7, 1887. 



LoBOPHORA viretata. — In reply to the Rev. Chas. F. 

 Thornewill (Entom. 182), allow me to inform the readers of the 

 ' Entomologist ' that the fact of holly being the pabulum of 

 Lohophora viretata in Sutton Park was known to several members 

 of the Birmingham Naturalsts' Field Club some years ago, and I 

 daresay he will find a note of it in some magazine if he will refer 

 back. — W. Harcourt Bath ; Lady wood, Birmingham. 



Notes on Larv^ of Platyptilia gonodactyla. — I obtained 

 a large number of the larvae of this species feeding in Tussilago 

 farfara (coltsfoot) about three weeks ago. The larva, which has 

 in its earlier stages a very curious Tortrix-like form, wriggles up 

 and down the peduncle or flower-stalk. I have watched the larva 

 very closely, and have come to the decided conclusion that it does 

 not feed either on or in the seed-heads, but that it feeds on the 

 soft cellular tissue inside the peduncle. During its very early 

 stage it lives inside the flower-stalk, never coming out; but as it 

 gets larger it finds its way up into the hollow receptacle which 

 forms the base of the capitulum. When this gets too small it 

 gnaws a little hole through the receptacle, and constructs a little 

 home for itself made up of the achenes, with the attached pappus 

 spun together with silk, directly above the hole. The larva, 

 living in this, descends when feeding through the hole, and 

 gradually clears out all the cellular tissue below ; but that it 

 does not feed on the achenes I feel convinced. No doubt the 



