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A. tritici. — One specimen only, near Kelso. 



A. acfathina. — Common in larval stage on all the good moors. 

 Very difficult to rear. 



A. porphyrea. — Common on all moors. 



Noctua glareosa. — Of frequent occurrence on the borders of moors 

 in August. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



The National Collection of British Lepidoptera. — The re- 

 arrangement of the British Lepidoptera in the Natural History 

 Museum at South Kensington is progressing ; that of the families 

 Arctiadffi and Noctuidfe being now complete so far at least as the 

 material at present available in the Museum permits. A list of 

 desiderata is subjoined in the hope that our readers may be disposed 

 to assist in perfecting the collection, and making it really illustrative 

 of the lepidopterous fauna of Great Britain. 



Specially Wanted. — Lithosia sericea, Gregs., Nadaria senex, N. 

 nmndana, Noctua depmicta, N. sobrina, Dianthcecia Inteayo vars. bar- 

 rettii SknA Jickleni, D. cmsia, Pachetra leucoph(Ea,'Leacania favicolor, 

 Barr., L. albipuncta, L. loreyi, L. patrescens, L. vitellina, Cucullia 

 gnaphalii, C. scrophalarm, Esp., Polia xa7ithomista, Xanthia ocellaris, 

 Cerastis erythrocephala, Hudena porphyrea [satura), Caradrina ambigiia, 

 Hydrilla palustris, Petilampa [Miana) arcuosa, Tapinostola elymi, Synia 

 nmsculosa, Laperina dumerilii, Laphygma exigua, Ccenobia rnfa, Nonagria 

 geminipuncta, N. cannm, N. sparganii, Piiisia ni, Catephia alchymista, 

 Micra ostrina, paula, and parva. 



Local Forms and Aberrations. — Lithosia depressa, Emydia cribrutn, 

 Spilosoma lubricipeda, 8. menthastri, S. viendica, Parasemia plantaginis, 

 Arctia caia, Agrotis segetum, A. vestigialis, A. corticea, A. cinerea, A. cur- 

 soria, A. nigricans, A. tritici, A. exclamationis, Pachnobia hyperborea, 

 Noctua f estiva, N. glareosa, N. castanea, N. baja, N. brunnea, N. dahlii, N. 

 xanthographa, Agrotis agathina, Dianthcecia nana, Hadena dentina, H, 

 glauca, H. thalassina, Panolis piniperda (green form), Tceniocampa 

 gothica, T. mimda, T. stabiUs, T. gracilis, T. opima, T. incerta, Charceas 

 grarninis, Leucania lithargyria, Heliophobus hispidus, Dryobota protea, 

 Polia chi, Cleoceris viminalis, Aporophyla latidenta, A. australis, Xanthia 

 aurago, Orthosia rujina, O. suspecta, Anchocelis lunosa, A. pistacina, 

 Cerastis vaccinii, C. ligida, Xylophasia rurea, Hadena adusta, Mamestra 

 abjecta, Apamea nictitans, Celanea haivorthii, Miafia bicoloria, M. strigilis, 

 Bryophila muralis and perla, Sarrothripa revayana. 



Ova, larvae, and pupae of almost any species would also be very 

 useful. 



Pupa of Vanessa polyohloros attacked by Parasites. — I was very 

 interested in reading Mr. Mathew's note on Vanessa polychloros {ante, 

 p. 99), as I was myself thinking of writing about my experiences with 

 this insect, which dififer considerably from his. I used to think that 

 after a lepidopterous insect had passed its larval state without getting 



