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that are streaked longitudinally with yellow andred. Sub-dorsal red, only indicated 
on the last third of each segment, seldom appearing as a continuous red line, and 
often altogether wanting. The space between the sub-dorsal lines and the dorsal 
spots forms a pale yellow surrounding of the dorsal marks. A defined lateral 
line is not evident, but there are slight swellings along the side angles. On the 
last fourth of each serment there is a reddish brown streak under the side angles. 
Segmental divisions yellow, in some examples rosy on the belly. This latter is of 
the ground colour, and shews sometimes a fine white middle-line. Before the 
change the larva becomes dirty red, but does not appear to vary otherwise. In 
habit it is allied to obrutaria, H.-S. In repose it sits stretched out, somewhat 
curved, and draws the anterior segments together. It was full-grown here, in 
1869, from the end of May up to the middle of June, on oaks, seldom on beeches, 
at the same time as, and also later than, H. abbreviata, and was not rare on the 
margins of woods, feeding on the leaves of these trees. For pupation it crawls 
under bark and moss, and changes there to a slender, dark-brown, thick-skinned 
pupa, sometimes with olive-green wing-cases. The moth appeared in the spring 
of the following year.— C. Dinrzn, of Frankfort-on-Maine (in the “‘ Stettiner 
Entomol. Zeitung,” 1870, p. 336). 
Butalis incongruella to be henceforth called Amphisbatis incongruella.—In the 
third part of the Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung for 1870, is a paper by Professor 
Zeller, with some notice of his Lepidopterological observations in 1869, and in a 
note in this paper (p. 304), that illustrious Entomologist proposes the generic name 
Amphisbatis for the singular Butalis incongruella. 
In the Entomologist’s Weekly Intelligencer, Vol. viii, p. 194, we read of this 
insect, ‘‘ The case of this larva is perfectly unique, and the larva itself is quite as 
“sineular ; the perfect insect was so discordant from everything else that we gave 
“it the specific name of incongrwella, and no doubt, eventually, a new generic name 
“will have to be created for it. It is important to bear in mind that the specific 
“name was given to the perfect insect long before the larva was discovered, and 
‘that it had therefore no reference to any supposed incongruity in a larva being 
“found by an Entomologist whilst lunching.” 
This last sentence may, perhaps, need some explanation ; it will be found at 
p. 113 of Vol. i of the Entomologist’s Weekly Intelligencer. ‘An unusual number 
‘‘of discoveries have been made, not whilst Entomologists were looking for insects, 
“but while they were resting discussing some luncheon: for one thing they then 
“remain stationary in one spot for some little time ; but we fancy the main cause 
‘of discoveries being then made is, that as they are not specially looking on any 
“plant, any moving thing that enters their field of view more readily attracts 
“attraction. Twice during the month of July has Professor Zeller, on such 
“occasions, found a case-bearing larva, which put its head out indifferently at 
*‘ either end of its case, and was as lively and tremulous as a Gelechia larva.” 
For this larva, which so readily protrudes its head at either end of the case, 
Professor Zeller now proposes the generic name of Amphisbatis. 
“ Amphisbatis,’? remarks Professor Zeller, ‘‘ differs from Butalis. 1°—in the 
“‘denticulate antennz (in the ¢ pubescent-ciliate) ; 2°—in the second joint of the 
