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now occupied by acuminatana, which will have to locate 

 itself elsewhere in more appropriate companionship. 



OxYPTiLus TEuCRii (Greening), Jordan. 



Oxyptilus teucriif Greening ; BritanniodactyluSj Gregson ; 

 ? hieraciif Dbld. Cat. 



While we have no proof that the true hieracii of Zeller does 

 not occur in this country, we must accept both it and teucrii 

 as British. Therefore, Mr. Greening's teucrii \\\\\ have to 

 take its place in our cabinets, and hieracii will, I am afraid, 

 be mostly unrepresented. I should much like to swell out 

 the list of new species by. yet another plume, but these light- 

 fingered gentry require delicate manipulation. However, I 

 have one in my eye, and all I can say is, that should next 

 season prove favourable, we will introduce Scahiodactylusio 

 the notice of our readers. Till then, adieu; au revoir.* 



Kentish Town, Dec. 1, 1869. 



P.S. — By the bye, I have forgotten to tabulate the larvae 

 which have been discovered during the past season. You 

 will find them over leaf. 



* Professor Zeller writes on the 1st December, "Amongst the speci- 

 mens of Pterophorus which 1 have received from Dr. Jordan is one which 

 certainly appears to me identical with the Italian Pterophorus aridus. 

 The question will hence arise, is aridus only a pale variety of serotinus, 

 or does the English climate accord sufficiently with the Italian climate, 

 that the same species occurs in both countries ? That is a point to be 

 decided by the skill and energy of British Entomologists." This speci- 

 men was captured in Devonshire by Mr. D'Orville — H. T. S. 



