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Tristata, or Xanthia Gilvago, or Plusia Bracfea, should be taken so far south, 

 you may say, please, that they were sent to the Rev. Joseph Greene for 

 confirmation, whose skill is beyond dispute. Only one example of each has been 

 taken here, but a second of Mclanippe Tristata was taken at Staruier last June, 

 when you kindly invited Tom to jbin the Woolhope Club for the excursion 

 there." 



'^ Eupitkeeia Consignata is so rare that when an account of its occurring 

 here was published in the " Entomologist, " many persons wrote to us 

 respecting it. You may state, please, that we have sent a living specimen to 

 both the Rev. J. Greene and to the Rev. Harper Crewe (in the hope that, 

 under their skilful management, eggs might be obtained, and the species 

 reared, but neither were successful). We take them at rest on apple-trees 

 between the 25th of April and the 2ad of May. All our names are verified by- 

 Mr. Doubleday, or some other skilful person." 



^'Agrostis cinerea came to light last summer." 



"The two rare larva mentioned before — the Dicranura Bicuspis and 

 Acronycta Alni— rest on oxuc authority; the latter is known to have occurred 

 at Worcester, and some years ago the late Rev. J. J. Miller found a larva of 

 it at Sapey Bridge, which he showed us." 



"Our Z>. Bicuspis was taken on alder, at Dinmore Hill, and in confine- 

 ment it fed also on birch. It was the most beautiful larva we ever had, rather 

 larger than D. biiida, with which we were able to compare it accurately, for 

 we had several feeding at the same time. The dorsal stripe in Bicuspis was 

 bright violet, where Bifida was brown, and the lines which in the latter 

 species were yellow, in Bicutpis were quite golden. The extreme irritability 

 evinced by the larva at feeding time, also far exceeded that shown by the 

 other Dicranura." 



Dr. Bull then introduced the following list of insects, and said that it 

 was a great gratification to the club to have so good a list for their Transactions, 

 and to know that they had such excellent practical entomologists in the county. 



