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tribe, and I do not recollect seeing its like before.—S. Brad- 
bury; May 22, 1876. 
[The name is Rophidia Ophiopsis, a Neuropterous insect. 
—Edward Newman. | 
T. H. Ormston Pease.—Margaritala Buff-coloured.—\s 
Margaritata often found of a buff tone? One specimen of 
this moth came to my window last autumn, of about the same 
colour as Elinguaria; and though I am aware they are to be 
seen faded to almost the same shade, I have not hitherto 
come across a living specimen.—T7. H. Ormston Pease ; Cote 
Bank, Westbury-on-Trym, May 1, 1876. 
[I have seen specimens of the colour described, but they 
are not frequent.— Edward Newman. | 
—— Name of a Micro.—Can you tell me the best 
method of preserving pupa-cases in a collection? I find 
that gum will not hold the more polished ones, while they 
are so light as to blow away with the least breath if not 
fastened down. Could you identify the following description ? 
Male.—Entirely of a dusky black, wings narrow and rounded, 
posterior wings slightly fringed. Female.—Apterous, scaly, 
with a brush of fine hairs on the last segment, giving the 
body a truncated appearance. Antenne of female very short. 
I found two cocoons of a dirty white colour attached to the 
top of some park-railings, from which the above-described 
moths emerged last autumn.—7: H. Ormsion Pease. 
[I scarcely like to mention or suggest a name. Will any 
correspondent kindly help me ?—EHdward Newman.| 
G. Tucker.— Food of Saturnia cynthia.—Will you kindly 
inform me, through the columns of the ‘ Entomologist,’ of the 
food-plant of the larva of Saturnia cynthia? a species of 
silkworm moth.—G. Tucker; 242, Prospect Place, High 
Street, Sheerness-on-Sea, April 21, 1876. 
[I have never bred this species, but have seen it feeding 
greedily on oak and plum: [ cannot say with what ultimate 
success. Perhaps some entomologist who has successfully 
cultivated it will kindly give the required information. At 
the same time, information respecting the other silkworms, 
now so commonly cultivated, will be acceptable—Ldward 
Newman. | 
Food of Saturnia carpini.—Mr. Edwards (Entom. ix. 142) 
may be interested to kuow that last season I fed up some 
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