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whitish green, hecoming darker above the spiracles, and forming 

 an indistinct streak ; segmental divisions clearly defined, almost 

 white, but in some examples pale 3'cllow ; four minute white dots 

 on each segment ; spiracles white ; on fifth to eleventh segments 

 inclusive, a conspicuous black dot just below the faint spiracular 

 streak; under surface much paler; anal flap and claspers 

 delicately tinged with pink. There are several varieties of this 

 larva — in some the general colour is dark apple-green ; head 

 pinkish brown, with a dark blotch on each side of face ; spiracular 

 line purple ; under surface yellowish pink ; white dots raised and 

 conspicuous ; anal flap and claspers dark purple. Another 

 variety is altogether purplish brown, with the ventral area whitish 

 pink. In their various shades of colouring these larvre bear a 

 strong resemblance to the branches of their food-plant. When 

 full fed, they descend to the ground and spin a cocoon of fine 

 silk mixed with particles of sand just below the surface, in wliich 

 they change into chestnut-coloured stumpy pupse. — Gervase F. 

 Mathew; Instow, N. Devon, December 17, 1880. 



Odonestis potatoria var. — With reference to Mr. E. Lovett's 

 notice in this montli's ' Entomologist,' I beg to state that, while 

 residing in Brittany in 1878, I bred from the larva a very fine 

 variety of 0. Rotatoria, a female, liaving all the colouring and 

 markings of the male. — Mrs. Gervase Mathew; Instow, North 

 Devon, January 4, 1881. 



E FUND A LUTULENTA, VaT. LUNEBURGENSIS, IN LANCASHIRE. — 



Last September a fine specimen of the above variety came to light 

 at Dutton. I did not pay much attention to it, but pinned it 

 among some Liqierina testacea, still thinking it too black for this 

 species, and not like any E. lutulenta that I had ever taken. I 

 called Mr. Capper's attention to it. We recognised it as Mr. 

 Nicholas Cooke's motli from Inverness-shire. Here is another 

 instance of the novelties which have turned up during the last two 

 years in the heart of Lancashire. I appear to have had above my 

 share of success. I have, however, left the district. — J. B. 

 HoDGKiNsoN ; December 22, 1880. 



CoLEOPHOR.A MARiNiELLA, Hoclghi. — Several of my friends ask 

 me what the Coleopliora mariniella of my list is. It is a 

 Coleophora with anterior wings of a light dull brown, almost like 

 some females of C. vimineteUa. The general appearance at once 



