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first glance very much alike, but my friend impressed upon my 

 memory the difference between the two in these words : — " The 

 commonest (verbasci) has a saddle and stirrups, the other is 

 without stirrups," alluding to the yellow markings on the larvae. 

 It is well known that verbasci feeds upon Scrophularia ; in fact, 

 in this locality, where I find one on Verbascum I find twenty on 

 the former plant; verbasci larva has a patch of yellow on the 

 back and sides, and Scrophularia on the back only ; the moths 

 are very different.— G. C. Bignell ; Stonehouse, July 2, 1884. 



Macrogaster arundinis at Sutton, Surrey. — As the only 

 localities for this insect mentioned in Newman's ' British Moths ' 

 are Holme Fen and Whittlesea Mere, it may interest some of 

 your readers to know that I captured, on June 23rd, a male spe- 

 cimen of M. arundinis on a fence in Cheam Road. There were 

 no reeds or marshy places near. — S. Wormald ; Glenthorne, 

 Cheam Road, Sutton, Surrey, June 25, 1884. 



Peronea comariana. — At page 20 of this volume of the 

 ' Entomologist ' some remarks appear upon Peronea comparand. 

 These really refer to Peronea comariana, which is the strawberry- 

 feeding species, while P. comparand feeds upon hawthorn. I do 

 not know how the error occurred, but it should be corrected as 

 early as possible.— J. B. Hodgkinson ; 15, Spring Bank, Preston, 

 Lancashire. 



Grapholitha cecana, &c, on the S.E. Coast. — A short 

 stay on this coast has again enabled me to take Grapholitha 

 ccecana in the same locality as last year. I have also found it in 

 two other spots in the neighbourhood, and it is not unlikely that, 

 when well worked for, its range may be considerably increased. 

 Unfortunately the state of my health at the time prevented any 

 very extended search on my own part, but probably some of the 

 local collectors will meet with it next season. My other best 

 captures were Sesid chrysidiformis and S. ichneumoniformis, 

 Heliothis peltigera, Homceosoma nimbella ; and Stenia punctalis 

 was not uncommon. The best Tortrices were Orthotcenia 

 antiquana, Catoptria microgrammana, Stigmonota leplastriana, 

 Penthina gentianana, Eupcecilia implicitana, Argyrolepia zephyr- 

 ana, and Co7ichylis altemana. Gracillaria ononiella was repre- 

 sented by a solitary specimen. — Geo. Coverdale ; 24, Fleming 

 Road, Lorrimore Square, S.E., July 17, 1884. 



