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Cross, so celebrated for his roses, for a supply of these slugs, 
feeding on the leaves of pear, cherry, and service.—Hdward 
Newman. | 
J. FE. Sharp.—English Names.—If you could kindly tell 
me the English appellations of the ‘following you would 
greatly oblige :—Spilodes palealis, Argynnis Niobe, Catephia 
alchymista, Penthina sauciana, Notodonta palpina, and 
Lithosia quadra. Also if you can inform me where I could 
obtain a list of English and Latin names of butterflies and 
moths.—J. EF. 8. 
[Notodonta palpina is called the “pale prominent;” 
Lithosia quadra, the “ four-spotted footman ;” and Catephia 
alchymista, the “alchymist.”. These names seem to border 
on the nonsensical, and had better be discontinued. The 
others do not appear to have received English names.— 
E. Newman.}| 
Geo. T. Porritt.— Duplicate Descriptions of Larve.—A few 
months ago you told me you never published descriptions of 
larvee of species which had previously been described in the 
‘Entomologist’ by yourself. Your September number (Entom. 
vill. 194) contains a description of that of “ Emmelesia deco- 
lorata,” by the Rev. G. A. Smallwood, and you will find full 
description of it by yourself, from specimens I sent you, in 
the August or September number, 1867, The same thing has 
occurred several times before; with Lobophora hexapterata, 
for instance.—G. T. P. 
[I am greatly obliged to Mr. Porritt for the courteous 
manner in which he has pointed out this oversight. I had 
completely forgotten the two prior descriptions to which he 
refers. There is, however, some difference between the two 
gentlemen. Mr. Smallwood had evidently overlooked the 
fact that I had supplied the omission in ‘ British Moths’ by 
publishing a full description of the larva of Decolorata at 
page 325 of vol. v. of the ‘Entomologist, whilst some, at 
least, of Mr. Porritt’s descriptions appeared to be advisedly 
duplicate. Be this as it may, ] must express my decided 
objection to duplicate descriptions of the same object in the 
same journal; and I hope Mr. Porritt will accept this view, 
seeing what a multitude of objects and of facts still await 
a chronicler.—Ldward Newman.) 
C. A. Harris.— Larva of Acronycta Alni. Dog-tick.—The 
