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Argynnis Dophne (?): this should be A. Ino. Thecla pruni: a mistake for 
Th. ilicis. Erebia Pronoé: the form which I took is placed in the British Museum 
as Erebia Arachne (Fabr.), var. Pitho (Hiib.). In addition to those enumerated in 
my list, I took Erebia Pirene plentifully above Sefry and in other places.—R. P. 
Murray, Mt. Murray, Isle of Man, June 6th, 1871. 
Teniocampa gothicina, Herrich-Schiiffer, in Morayshire—A moth occurs here 
not uncommonly at sallow blooms, in the early spring months, which I hitherto 
have regarded as a pale variety of Teniocampa gothica, but which I now find agrees 
in every respect with Orthosia gothicina, Herr.-Schaffer (Teniocampa gothicina, 
Guenée). 
The markings are similar to those of gothica, but the colour is grey and reddish- 
brown; the space between and under the stigmata light reddish-brown, instead of 
black, as in gothica ; the stigmata are delicately outlined with yellow. 
As Herrich-Schiffer considers gothicina a good species, and it is also regarded as 
such by Guenée & Walker (Brit. Mus. Cats.), I suppose it must be now added to 
our British lists. 
I regret not having secured a series, owing to the reason above stated. A 
solitary specimen in my cabinet, taken I believe in 1868, is the only one I have 
retained. 
The fact that gothicina is said to occur in Lapland, would seem to suggest 
the likelihood of the Forres species being correctly referred. — Gro. NoRMAN, 
Cluny Hill, Forres, June, 1871. 
[There can be little doubt that Mr. Norman has correctly identified his insect 
with Herrich-Schiffer’s species. Guenée simply refers to the figure, as he had not 
seen the insect. The total obliteration of the conspicuous black marking between 
the stigmata, and the yellow outlining, give it a very peculiar appearance ; 
in other respects, 7. e., in form, and arrangement of markings, the two forms 
or species are identical. In the Stettiner Entom. Zeitung for 1861, p. 367, Stau- 
dinger notices a 9 example taken by Wocke,in Finmark, as a peculiar form of 
gothica, and in his new Catalogue he (presumably from locality) refers this to 
gothicina, which he places as a variety of gothica. We offer no opinion as to the 
specific rights of gothicina. At all events, it is a very strongly marked form, and 
the fact of ordinary gothica occurring in the same locality does not militate 
against the distinctness of the two. Mr. Norman’s citation of Walker’s Cata- 
logues rather amuses us; his Catalogues are absolutely useless, so far as authority 
is concerned.—Ebs. | 
Variety of Cidaria suffumata.—I havea very pretty variety of Cidaria suffumata, 
which was taken here last month by Mr. J. B. Vickerman. The specimen has the 
basal blotch, and the broad median band of the fore-wings as in ordinary specimeus, 
but considerably darker in colour, whilst nearly the whole remaining portion of the 
wings is of a beautiful creamy-white; the hind-wings are brownish-grey at the 
base as usual, but with the outer half of the creamy-white colour of the fore-wings. 
—Gezo. T. Porrirt, Huddersfield, June 9th, 1871. 
Sialis fuliginosa in the Lake District.—The only pair of a Sialis in a series of 
