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of ravages ; and he would hardly have been fool enough to 

 import, in the way of business, such a common herb as 

 tansey from the South of France while the plant remained a 

 drug in his own country. These specimens have been re- 

 corded by Mr. Meek at p. 1 4, vol. vi. Ent. Mo. Mag. 



Aplasta ononaria, Fuessley. Mr. F. Standish has 

 confirmed Mr. Piffiird's capture of this ungeometric geometer 

 by taking a couple more specimens in the Warren at Folke- 

 stone last summer (Ent. 323) ; doubtless, at some future 

 time this is destined to become a common British insect. 



Lythria purpuraria, Linne. Three wasted examples 

 are recoided (Ent. 352) as having been taken by Mr. Button 

 in Essex. It was noticed as British in the *' Annual " for 

 1862, on the authority of two specimens taken near Perth by 

 Mr. Morrison. 



CiDARiA RETICULATA, S. V. It is pleasing to find that 

 this pretty Cidaria has again been met with. Mr. Gregson 

 mentions having turned up a female in the old locality (vide 

 Ent. 315). The species is always rare abroad, and would 

 appear to affect mountainous district*. 



Margarodes unionalis, Hiibner. Four examples of 

 this delicate pearl have been taken, each in a separate locality, 

 namely, at Gravesend, by Mr. Button; between Forest Hill 

 and Camberwell, by Mr. J. P. Barrett, and in the Isle of 

 Wight, by Mr. Pristo (vide Ent. 352—3); the other was 

 captured by Mr. Mc Arthur, of Brighton. This looks well 

 for unionalis. 



Scoparia Zelleri, Wocke. Dr. Jordan (Ent. Mo. 

 Mag. vi. 14) gives another locality lor this big Scoparia, 



