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Capture in Scotland of Zelleria saxifrage, Staint., a species new to the British 
list.—Last July I captured, at Braemar, a specimen of this species, which is de- 
scribed and figured by Stainton in Vol. xi of the ‘ Natural History of the Tineina,’ 
and which has hitherto been found only on some of the Alps of central Europe. 
1t was found amongst Sawifraga aizoides : on the continent the larva is known to 
feed upon S. aizoon, which is not a British plant.—F. BucHaNnan Wuire, Perth: 
March, 1872. 
Note on Pempelia albariella.—A short time since, I received from my friend 
Dr. Staudinger, a beautiful pair of Pempelia albariella, Zeller. It is very distinct 
from the species which was taken in the Isle of Wight by Mr. Davis, to which, 
indeed, it bears but little resemblance. 
Mr. Davis’ insect is more allied to P. obductella and P. ornatella. I possess 
many of the European species of Pempelia, but I cannot find the Isle of Wight 
insect among them; and, if it is not described by any continental author, it must, 
of course, retain the name of Davisella, given to it by Mr. Newman.—HENRY 
Doupiepay, Epping: February 13th, 1872. 
[I, too, have lately received from Dr. Staudinger, under the name P. albariella, 
Yell., a species which differs considerably from Mr. Davis’ insect.—H. G. K.]. 
Notes on Lepidoptera from the neighbourhood. of Norwich.—On the 28th August 
last, I determined to make a final attempt to obtain a few Depressaria granulosella 
at sugar, in what had been their favourite locality the year before. But the weather 
would not be propitious, and I saw none, but was somewhat consoled by finding, on 
an old ash tree, the first Cirrhedia werampelina that I ever saw alive. 
It was a beauty, and I would gladly have worked for more, but was on the 
point of leaving home for a fortnight, so I indicated the locality to my young friend 
Mr. Frank Wheeler, who was staying in Norwich at the time, and begged him to 
work it up. This he did, to some purpose ; for, on my return home in the middle of 
September, he showed me not only several xerampelina, but a lovely series of 
Xanthia gilwago and citrago, with one aurago, and Agrotis saucia and Thera firmaria, 
all of which had been taken in the same neighbourhood. 
Not having seen either of the two rarer Xanthie alive, I was slightly excited, 
and lost little time in making their acquaintance. On the first night, however, 
only gilvayo (three specimens) appeared ; and it was not till September 27th that 
I took aurago. Even then it was very scarce, and gilvago nearly over, so many 
journies produced few specimens; but two or three more Thera firmaria turned up, 
as well as specimens of Xylina rhizolitha and Calocampa eaoleta. 
Of course, the sugar was enlivened by swarms of Anchoceles, Orthosie, Glee, 
and other common things, and Catocala nupta showed its grand proportions occa- 
sionally till the middle of October; but, strange to say, though many oak trees 
were sugared, Chariptera aprilina was not common, and of Anchoceles rufina but 
two specimens occurred. 
One night (October 16th), the wind being farious, and the moths unable to 
face it, I searched a dead hedge on the sheltered side of a plantation, and found 
sitting on the sticks, not only the common Orthosia macilenta, Glea vaccinii, and 
Xanthia ferruginea, but also two worn females of A. gilvago still out. Here also 
were fine Cidaria miata, and lovely varieties of Oporabia dilutata, 9 .—Cuas. G. 
Barrett, Norwich, 15th January, 1872. 
