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from the 5th to the 11th inclusive, there is a minute wart in 
advance of each principal wart; on the 12th segment are two 
transversely placed and rather prominent dorsal warts, and 
two minute warts behind them: every wart terminates in a 
brisue. Head slightly hairy, opaque brown, with two paler, 
transverse, waved markings across the face. Body sometimes 
yellow-green, but. generally brown, with the warts black, 
and a few yellow markings, viz., on the 2nd segment a 
transverse mark immediately behind the head; on the back 
of the 3rd and 4th segments two approximate stripe-like 
markings, and an amorphous mark in the region of each 
lateral wart. It descends to the ground, and changes to a 
smooth pupa just below the surface of the earth, during the 
first week in June; and the perfect insect appears in January 
or February following.—(Zool. 8782.) 
Larve of Xylophasia scolopacina.—I have to record the 
capture by myself and two friends of over three hundred 
larve of Xylophasia scolopacina, in woods, at Hampstead 
and Highgate, between the Ist and 3rd of June. I believe 
this is the first recorded capture of the insect, so far south, 
in any stage, though the fact of its occurring near London 
must have been known to many entomologists for some years. 
My friend Mr. V. B. Lewes took a number of the imagines 
in July, 1870, at Bishop’s Wood, Hampstead; and in the 
same year I took a few at Highgate; and I expect others 
must also have captured the species in these localities. The 
larve are rather local, and are most abundant in little 
sheltered nooks amongst the bushes just off the main rides, 
near the outskirts of the woods. They are most easily found 
at night, but can also be taken in the afternoon. They are 
very fond of biting through a stem of grass about half-way 
down, and then eating downwards from the point where they 
cut the stem. Does the species also occur in the woods on 
the south side of London? I have never seen the imago at 
sugar; but it is abundant at the flowers of the bramble 
during July. The larve are now full fed, and most of mine 
have buried.— Bernard Lockyer ; 204, Euston Road, N.W. 
Knautia or Scabiosa (Entom. viii. 133) ?—It is not often 
that I have occasion to differ from my friend Mr. Melvill on 
botanical matters, but in the case of the habitat of Knautia 
arvensis I think it very likely that Mr. Gregson may be right, 
and I do not think anyone could confound Knautia and 
