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eonntry about 1858 or 1859 is my fixed conviction. Hence its non- 

 appearance before those years ; hence its r//.sappearance after 1864. 



" Rostrevor, Clifton, Bristol, January 2, 1888." 

 (Entom. xxi. pp. 31-33.) 



In the first place, why was not the following published ? (The 

 italics and small capitals are mine.) 



Mr. Greene's first omission. 



" At page 7681, ' Zoologist ' (1861), the late Mr. Edward Newman, 

 after describing the larva of C. anaclioreta, goes on to say : — 



' This beautiful larva was first found by my friend Mr. Sidney 

 Cooper, feeding, as he believes, on Salix capr^a (sallow) ; afterwards 

 by Dr. Kuaggs, feeding on Populns nujra (black poplar) ; Mr. Cooper 

 took only two specimens, not being aware of the value of his captures 

 until the perfect insect emerged. Dr. Knaggs was more fortunate, 

 and, although he obtained but few individuals, has succeeded in main- 

 taining a succession of broods : to this gentleman I am indebted for 

 the opportunity of describing the larva. In confinement it fed vora- 

 ciously on eitlier of tlie plants mentioned.'' . . . ." 



The remainder is omitted because it is quite irrelevant to the 

 question, and would, moreover, require the publication of 

 explanatory notes from the ' Zoologist ' and ' Intelligencer ' of 

 the period, thereby occupying space quite unnecessarily. 



Not having the pleasure of knowing Mr. Sidney Cooper, 

 either personally or by correspondence, or even by sight, I can 

 only go to records for the date of that gentleman's captures, and 

 at ' Zoologist,' 6213, I find a note showing that Mr. C. was col- 

 lecting at Folkestone in the middle of June, 1858. There is no 

 recorded evidence of his having collected there in 1859 ; still he 

 may have done so — I am open to correction. 



Mr. Greene seems to have an idea that balsam poplar is the 

 only food which C. anaclioreta will eat in this country, and con- 

 sequently rejects the captures of Mr. Norman and his friend 

 Mr. Harbour, at Deal (Entom. ix. 233 and xiv. 160), because the 

 pupa found by the former was under willow bark. Mr. Cooper's 

 captures are declined, I presume, for a similar reason. 



N.B. Mr. Cooper has since given his locality as Saltwood, an 

 inland locality about six miles from Folkestone (page 112, 

 ' Entomologist,' 1888). 



Mr. Greene s second omission. 



If the reader will kindly refer to Mr. Briggs's paper (Entom. 

 xiv. 133) he will find that the words left out by Mr. Greene 

 between "following spring" and "In October, 1863," are as 

 follow : — 



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