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Sarrothripus Revayanus at Killarney.—Have I told you 
of the capture of a single specimen of S. Revayanus at 
Killarney, or rather close to Carra Lake, in Kerry, last 
August twelvemonths? It is unique as Irish.—F/. J. Bat- 
tersby ; Cromlyn, Rathowen, January 2, 1875. 
Roslerstammia pronubella at Saleombe.—On looking over 
the old ‘Annuals’ I was able to identify a very pretty little 
moth I took at Salcombe in June 1873,—Roslerstammia 
pronubella, figured in the frontispiece for 1855.—G. C. Big- 
nell; 6, Clarence Place, Stonehouse, Plymouth, January 
23, 1875. 
A Coleophora New to Britain: Coleophora Tripoliella 
(Hodgkinson).—Some three years ago I took several speci- 
mens of a Coleophora on the salt marshes near Fleetwood. 
It came so near C. Virgaureella in appearance that it was 
not safe to pronounce decidedly upon it: still I could see it 
was a more robust insect than Virgaureella; when very fine 
it has a more smooth and silvery appearance as well. Last 
October I found a number of the larve and cases on Aster 
Tripolium: the cases are much larger and darker than the 
cases of Virgaureella. I have sent cases of both to Mr, 
Stainton, and he thinks my name a very suitable one.—J. B. 
Hodgkinson. 
Description of the Larva of Noctua baja.—Eggs of this 
species were obtained from a specimen captured at Sherwood 
Forest in August, 1872. They hatched on the 3rd of the 
following month, and: at once began feeding with avidity on 
wild rose. At the end of the month they were one-third of 
an inch in length, and by the middle of December had 
attained to five-eighths of an inch: they were still feeding, 
and indeed continued to do so throughout the winter, taking 
readily to bramble, dock, and, in fact, almost anything when 
rose was no longer to be obtained. They began to “go 
down” about the middle of April, though some at this date 
were only half-grown. When full-grown the larva may be 
described thus:—Length about an inch and three-eighths, 
and rather plump in proportion; head slightly retractile, 
globular and shining, rather narrower than the 2nd, and very 
much narrower than the 3rd segment; body cylindrical, 
rather obese, and slightly attenuated near and towards the 
head; the segmental divisions are distinct, and the skin 
smooth and soft. Ground colour dirty ochreous-brown, 
