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tibia; the anterior coxal cavities are closed. Sepharia, on 

 account of the long metatarsus of the posterior legs, seems allied 

 to Luperodes and Ochralea ; the shape of the thorax separates 

 the genus from either; the closed cavities, from Luperodes ; the 

 broad, concave, and entire elytral epipleurge distinguish Sepharia 

 from Monolepta. 



Sepharia frontalis, n. sp. 



Oblong-ovate, testaceous ; the scutelluni, a spot at the basal margin of 

 the elytra, their extreme apex, the breast and sides of the abdominal 

 segments, and a spot at the apex of the pygidium, black; thorax 

 impunctate ; elytra scarcely perceptibly punctured. 



Mas. — Head with a deep excavation and a triangular black projection, 

 the clypeus with two smaller depressions ; the last abdominal segment 

 trifid, the middle lobe slightly longitudinally concave. Length, 3 lines. 



Of a pale testaceous colour, the head broader than long, the eyes 

 prominent and large, the space between them excavated, the upper margin 

 of the excavation fringed with hairs, the interior furnished with a triangular 

 projecting black point; antenna testaceous, two-thirds the length of the 

 body, the first joint very elongate, curved and thickened towards the apex, 

 the two following joints small, the fourth as long as the first, the following 

 joints smaller, furnished with some stiff hairs ; thorax narrowly transverse, 

 the sides narrowly margined, slightly rounded and narrowed towards the 

 base, the anterior margin straight, the angles not prominent, the surface 

 obsoletely transversely depressed, not visibly punctured ; scutellum triangular, 

 black ; elytra convex, but little widened posteriorly, the apex rather truncate, 

 their epipleurse broad, concave, continued to the apex, the surface extremely 

 minutely punctured, testaceous, a narrow streak or spot (sometimes absent) 

 is placed on the extreme basal margin near the shoulders, and another small 

 spot at the extreme sutural apex; the breast, the sides of the abdominal 

 segments, to a greater or smaller extent, and a spot at the apex of the 

 pygidium, as well as one at the flanks of the thorax, black ; legs long and 

 slender, testaceous, the tibial spines black. 



In the female the head is only obsoletely depressed between 

 the eyes, and simple, as well as the last abdominal segment. 



Several specimens obtained by Mr. Leech in Kaschmir. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



Occurrence of Plusia moneta in Britain. — Mr. W. M. Christy 

 informs me that he has lately taken a specimen of Plusia moneta, Fabr., 

 in his moth-trap. The insect is now on the setting-board, but the fortunat6 

 captor has kindly promised to lend me the specimen to figure in the 

 September number of ' The Entomologist.' — R. S. 



A Day at Tilgate Forest. — On Whit-Monday, May 26th, the South 

 London Entomological and Natural History Society held their first field- 

 day at Tilgate. Meeting at Three Bridges station, the line of route 

 selected was almost parallel to the London and Brighton railway, passing 

 through the Tile yard, Cinder Valley, on to Balcombe tunnel. This is, 

 perhaps, the best collecting-ground of the district, being well wooded 

 with oak, ash, beech, larch- and spruce-firs, alder, and birches, the lovely 

 growth and foliage of the latter being at their best, and worth the journey 



