188 (January, 
row of conspicuous lemon-yellow spots remaining, each having a black dot in the 
centre broadly margined with orange; streak across the mouth and the base of 
papille yellow. Sides spotted with clear yellow dots. Spiracles pure white, an 
interrupted row of small dots in place of the sub-spiracular line. Horn red-brown, 
slightly rough, curved outwardly. To speak more exactly, the head was black all 
about the mouth, and red-brown above. 
On the 14th October this larva unhappily, after being extremely restless, 
effected its escape from some unseen aperture, and was no more heard of, and so my 
notes, taken from time to time while I hadit, abruptly ended. The most noticeable 
feature tomy mind is the straight black horn during the first two stages, as in all 
accounts I have seen, it is always red-brown. It fed freely on Galiwm verwm, with 
occasionally a little Fuchsia. 
It will be noticed how much later this larva was than those seen by Mr. Buckler : 
it is evidently very variable—W. Dovenas Rosinson, Christ Church, Oxford, 
November 1st, 1870. 
Occurrence of Plusia ni at Penzance.—A few days since, Miss E. Carne, of . 
Penzance, called to see my collection, bringing a few insects to be named. 
Amongst them was a Plusia, which Miss Carne thought might be interrogationis, 
but I saw at once it was neither that nor gamma, and, referring to the pages of the 
Ent. Mo. Mag. for the description of P. ni by Professor Zeller and Dr. Knaggs, 
was able to pronounce it as that species. 
It was captured by Miss Carne in her garden at Penzance, hovering over — 
flowers, early in the evening in May, 1869; and has been very kindly presented 
by her to me.—W. R. Jurrrey, Saffron Walden, November 28th, 1870. 
Further specimens of Xylina conformis.—I have now on my setting board a fine 
dg and 9 of X. conformis, taken November 8th and 10th; rather a late time to go out 
mothing.—J. B. Hopakinson, 15, Spring Bank, Preston, November 21st, 1870. 
Capture of Hlachista serricornis.—I took eleven specimens of this rare species 
on 20th July, at Witherslack, by sweeping. I have searched morning, noon, and 
night, but as yet cannot find when it is on the wing; and the midges worry 
one fearfully whilst looking for it.—Ip. 
Larve of Exapate gelatella on Rhamnus catharticus.—I have just bred both | 
sexes of Exapate gelatella from larvae found on Rhamnus catharticus in May and 
June last. The larve lived in dwellings formed by drawing a leaf to a stem, or to 
another leaf, of the plant. So far as lam aware, the larva of this moth has not 
hitherto been observed to feed on the above-named plant.—J. E. Frurcuer, Pit- | 
maston Road, Worcester, December 8th, 1870. 
Enromonocican Society or Lonvon, 21st November, 1870. A, R. WaLwacr, 
Esq., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 
