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subsericeata, Now, if ashestaria be a variety of pinguedi- 

 nata, (see M. Guenee's work,) then the latter also should be 

 Tj variety of siibsericeataj for M. Milliere has shown pretty 

 conclusively that the larvae of suhsericeata and ashestaria 

 are identical. 



ACIDALIA INTERJECTARIA, Bolsd., and OSSEATA, S. Y. 



It appears that the osseata of our cabinets (vide Stainton's 

 *' Manual ") is the inter jectaria of Boisd., or, accordini^ to 

 Staudinger, the dilutaria of Hiibner and Lederer. In making 

 the above discovery Mr. Doublcday finds that we also pos- 

 sess the true osseata', of which an account will be given fur- 

 ther on. By the way Irnade a stupid blunder (and I thank 

 Mr. Doublcday for correcting me) in translating from 

 M. Guenee's grand work the following : " elle disparait quand 

 osseata commence.'" I hastily took it to refer to the species — 

 not to time, and wrote off accordingly to M. Giienee " * * * 

 cous confinniez Vopinion de 31. Delaharpe que les deux 

 (^osseata et interjectaria) se confondent. Ici nous n^avons 

 ccrta'mement aucune osseata laquellc est rouge stir les cotes. 

 Voidez-vous avoir la honte de me dire aussi exactement que 

 possible quel coideur vous voulez indiquer par rouge ? *• * *" 

 to which M. Guenee briefly replied : ^' Quant d V osseata la 

 cote est toujours rouge de la coideur a peu-pres de vos tim- 

 b7'es dhui '■ penny.''' 



Pyrausta ostrinalis, Hiib., and P. purpuralis, Linn. 

 Of Botys {Pyrausta) ostrinalis Professor Zeller (Stett. 

 Ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 189) remarks as follows : '' That this is 

 considered a distinct species has always surprised me. It is 

 surely nothing more than a variety of pujpuralis, with the 

 ordinarvform of which it flies and with which it is connected 



