16 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
with others who are already conversant with the leading types, 
sufficient knowledge is soon gained to enable anyone to associate 
together the allied genera and species. 
Shere, Surrey, December 2, 1878. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c 
New Brirish sPEcIES IN THE Puycipm.—I have much 
pleasure in recording the capture of a new British Huzophera, 
which I identified, by examination of the foreign collection in the 
British Museum, as Huzophera oblitella of Zeller. The following 
is a description of the one I captured :— Front wings greyish, dusted 
with darker, both lines black, the first preceded, the second 
followed, by a pale band; nearly midway between the two, is a 
conspicuous black spot; near the base, and almost touching the 
costa, is another black spot; hind wings pearly grey, gradually 
darkening to the hind margin. The specimen is in beautiful 
condition, and was taken on the south-west coast of the Isle of 
Wight in the autumn of 1876. I have not identified it until lately. 
There is only one specimen in the British Museum collection. In 
Staudinger’s Catalogue, Germany, Hungary, South-East Russia, 
Mid-France, Andalusia, and Sicily, are recorded as localities.— 
J. B. Buacxsurn, B.A.; care of Rev. J. Buckmaster, The 
Vicarage, Wandsworth, November 19, 1878. 
Exacuista MonrIcoLELLA, A SPECIES NEW To Brirain.— When 
at Witherslack in August, 1872, I took several specimens of an 
Elachista that I thought distinct from H. Kilmunella. I sent | 
them to Mr. Stainton, along with my series of H. Kilmunella, and 
called his attention to them. He replied, “Get more; try and 
find the larva; I think you have a good new species.” A short 
time ago I sent some specimens of the same moth, and he 
returned them named as above, coupled with the remark, “ It is 
probably Edelston’s ‘ Alpinella.’” Very oddly, when Mr. Sang 
was staying with me this summer, these specimens were over- 
hauled, and he, Mr. Sang, said he had found an Hlachista larva 
he did not know, which when bred proved to be this species; 
and simultaneously with this information came word from Mr. 
Warren that he had also turned up the same species.—d. B. 
Hopexinson; 15, Spring Bank, Preston, December 11, 1878. 
