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A. tritici. — One specimen only, near Kelso. 



A. agatJiina. — Common in larval stage on all the good moors. 

 Very difficult to rear. 



A. porphijrea. — Common on all moors. 



Noctua glareosa. — Of frequent occurrence on the borders of moors 

 in August. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



The National Collection of British Lepidoptera. — The re- 

 arrangement of the British Lepidoptera in the Natural History 

 Museum at South Kensington is progressing ; that of the families 

 Arctiadas and Noctuidse being now complete so far at least as the 

 material at present available in the Museum permits. A list of 

 desiderata is subjoined in the hope that our readers may be disposed 

 to assist in perfecting the collection, and making it really illustrative 

 of the lepidopterous fauna of Great Britain. 



Specially Wanted. — Lithosia sericea, Gregs., Nudaria senex, N. 

 mmidana, Noctua depimcta, N. sobrina, Dianthcecia liiteago vars. bar- 

 rettii and Jickleni, D. ccBsia, Pachetra leucophcBa, Leacania favicolor, 

 Barr., L. albipuncta, L. loreyi, L. piitrescens, L. vitellina, Cucullia 

 gnaphalii, C. scrophidaria, Esp., Polia xanthomista, Xanthia oceUarls, 

 Cerastis erythrocephala, Hudena porphijrea [satura), Caradrina ambigua, 

 Hydrilla palustris, Petilampa [Miami] arcuosa, Tapinostola elyini, Synia 

 muscidosa, Luperina dumenlii, Laphygma exigiia, Ccenobia riifa, Nonagria 

 geminipimcta, N. canna, N. sparganii, Plusia ni, Catephia alchymista, 

 Micra ostrina, paula, and parva. 



Local Forms and Aberrations. — Lithosia depressa, Emydia cribrum, 

 Spilosoma luhriclpeda , S. menthastri, S. mendica, Parasemia plantaginis, 

 Arctia caia, Agrotis segetum, A. vestigialis, A. corticea, A. cinerea, A. cur- 

 soria, A. nigricans, A. tritici, A. exclamationis, Pachnobia hy/ierborea, 

 Noctua /estiva, N. glareosa, N. castanea, N. baja, N. brunnea, N. dahlii, N. 

 xanthographa, Agrotis agathina, Dianthcecia nana, Hadena dentina, H. 

 glauca, H. thalassina, Panolis piniperda (green form), Tceniocampa 

 gothica, T. munda, T. stabilis, T. gracilis, T. opima, T. incerta, Charceas 

 graminis, Leucania lithargyria, Heliophobus hispidus, Dryobota protea, 

 Polia chi, Cleoceris viminalis, Aporophyla liituleuta, A. australis, Xanthia 

 aurago, Orthosia rafina, 0. suspecta, Anchocelis lunosa, A. pistacina, 

 Cerastis vaccinii, C. ligula, Xylophasia rurea, Hadena adusta, Mamestra 

 abjecta, Apamea nictitans, Celanea haivorthii, Miana bicoloria, M. strigilis, 

 Bryophila muralis and perla, Sarrothripa revayana. 



Ova, larvae, and pup® of almost any species would also be very 

 useful. 



Pupa of Vanessa polychloros attacked by Parasites. — I was very 

 interested in reading Mr. Mathew's note on Vanessa polychloros [ante, 

 p. 99), as I was myself thinking of writing about my experiences with 

 this insect, which differ considerably from his. I used to think that 

 after a lepidopterous insect had passed its larval state without getting 



