18 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
of the necessary fertilisation of the eges.—Hrrpertr ForrEescur 
Fryer; The Priory, Chatteris, December 12, 1882. 
Nore on YpsirpETEs ELUTATA.—In the November number of 
the ‘Entomologist’ (Entom. xv. 253) I stated that a race of 
Ypsipetes elutata was found in the mountains of the Island of 
Arran, apparently feeding on the heath. In the December 
number (Entom. xv. 285) Mr. G. T. Porritt suggested that 
bilberry was more likely to be the food-plant. I have written to 
Mr. M‘Arthur on this question, and he assures me that high up 
in the mountains, where he took this topomorphic variety, the 
Vaccinium myrtillus does not grow; and that he entertains no 
doubt that the larve of this small dark variety fed on the 
heather, Calluna vulgaris. At the time I wrote the communica- 
tion adverted to above, I suggested to Mr. M‘Arthur that the 
larvee fed on some small herbaceous willow, but he replied that 
he felt positive that such was not the case. Iam much obliged 
to Mr. Porritt for giving me an opportunity of discussing this 
question, as his experience tends to show that in the neighbour- 
hood of Huddersfield the bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, is 
commonly the food-plant of the larve. Inasmuch as by many 
botanists the Vacciniacez are treated as a section of the Ericacee, 
the genera Vaccinium and Calluna are probably closely allied, 
certainly much more nearly to each other than either genus is to 
the willows, Salicaceze, on which the larve of Ypsipetes elutata 
are well known to feed. I therefore think the fact that the larva 
of this insect is a heather feeder is fairly established. By’ 
some accident, which I am unable to explain, the word Hubolia 
has been inserted in my communication to the ‘ Entomologist,’ 
‘p. 284; my intention was to have written two species of Cidaria. 
—J. JENNER WEIR; 6, Haddo Villas, Blackheath. 
COLEOPHORA SALINELLA.—I have pleasure in recording the 
rearing of about two dozen specimens from larve, which Mr. 
Stainton pronounced to be those of this species. The larvae were 
found in October, feeding on Sue@da maritima, a plant which 
appears to be pretty generally distributed over the salterns on the 
Essex coast. The insects emerged at the end of June. I had 
previously a series of a Coleophora in my collection, bred from 
sea chenopodium, which I had been informed were the above- 
named species; but I am now satisfied they are distinct species, 
