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as the rarer of the two insects. Several of my captures are in fine condition, and 

 from the circumstance that in a few of them the ground-colour is abnormally dark, 

 the markings more defined, and three or four blackish dots or lines visible in the 

 ocelldid portion of the wings, I came to the conclusion that I had probably taken 

 both species. Nine specimens were therefore picked out and sent to my friend, Mr. 

 C. Gr. Barrett, for examination, and he writes me, " they are all S. pyffmmana." I 

 may add, that since the return of these specimens from Mr. Barrett, I have turned 

 to the description of the two species given by Mr. Warren in the Ent. Mo. Mag., 

 and also carefully examined the specimens of S. ahiegana in my cabinet, kindly 

 given me by Mr. Richardson, and I am now convinced that Mr. Barrett is right. 

 S. pygmcBana has not previously been recorded from Norfolk. — Edwaed A. Atmoee, 

 48, High Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk : January 10th, 1893. 



Ee- occurrence of Halonota ravulana, H.-S., in Norfolk. — Last year I had also 

 the good fortune to take three beautiful specimens of this I'are Tortrix on a heath 

 near King's Lynn, in the same district I believe in which Mr. Barrett took one 

 example a few years since. My first capture was a great surprise, and was taken 

 thus. One afternoon early in June I waa beating the branches of trees into an 

 umbrella for Coleoptera, when, upon examining the heterogeneous assortment of 

 insects, &c., which had fallen therein, I espied and boxed a swarthy looking little 

 moth, which proved to be a fine $ H. ravulana. Two more examples (1 S and 1 ? ) 

 were taken a few days afterwards whilst flying in the sunshine about a mile from 

 the site of the first capture. — Id. 



Antithe.tia carhonana near King's Lynn. — Early iu July last year I was sur- 

 prised to find a beautiful specimen of this local species sitting upon the upper surface 

 of a frond of the common brake (Pteris aquilina), a short distance from King's 

 Lynn. Although this Tortrix has been stated to occur in Norfolk by Haworth, 

 Curtis, Stephens and Wood, I can find no record of any recent capture in our 

 County. — Id. 



Some intere-^ting captures at light around King's Lynn, — During 1891 and 1892 

 I devoted some time to examiiaing and watching gas lamps, on suitable evenings, in 

 and around the town. By this means a large number of Lepidoptera were taken, 

 amongst them I may note the following: — Senta uIvcb (inaritima) (2), Acidalia 

 ruhricata (1), Eupithecia fraxinata (1), Aspilates citraria (a few highly coloured 

 and well marked females), Catoptria expallidana (1), Crambiis falsellus (1), Exceretia 

 Allisella (2), and Anesychia funerella (1). All of these, with the exception of A. 

 citraria, I had not previously met with in this district. The occurrence here of the 

 last named insect {A. funerell a) is curious, inasmuch as the food-plant of its larva 

 {^Symphytum officinale, Comfrey) does not, I believe, grow in the wild state. I have, 

 however, seen the plant growing in gardens around the town, and this unexpected 

 visitor to a light in the town may have come from thence. — Id. 



Notes on a probably new Qelechia, attached to Suceda fruticosa.—'Fov some years 

 past I have now and again taken a Oelechia belonging to the instabilella or obsole- 

 iella group of the genus, but which, nevertheless, does not appear to be referable to 



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