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The remaining larva went to pupa May 5th, and has this day (June 18th) 

 produced ? moth in all respects identical with specimens from Howth, but perhaps 

 a little above the average in size. 



Mr. Stainton informs me that his attention was drawn to some dark objects on 

 the white wall of one of the interior passages of the hotel at Florence, which at 

 first sight he had passed, thinking they might be Julidce, but on examination they 

 proved to be larvaa of caniola : there were more than a hundred on one wall, but 

 there was no visible food. On sending them to me he suggested that, from the 

 position in which found, they ought to feed up if simply " placed on the door step," 

 and that real green vegetable food would probably be too strong for their digestion, 

 as they could have had no experience of such rich diet. However, considering the 

 cooler climate of England, I ventured to supply the gentle stimulant of a stone 

 covered with a minute lichen, and also an occasional leaf of clover. I was not able 

 to observe that the clover was eaten, nor the lichen diminished in quantity, 

 but still the larva throve on its meagre diet. 



The moth has emerged a month earlier than it does at Howth, although it 

 remained in the pupa state six weeks, or more than double the period usually 

 occupied by the Irish insect. The greater heat of the weather at the period of the 

 year (July) in which the Irish caniola undergoes pupation possibly explains the 

 discrepancy. — Edwin Birchall, Newlay, Leeds, June 18th, 1869. 



DESCKIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF LEPTALIS (LEPIDOPTEBA 

 BEOPALOCERA). 



B"X W. C. HEWITSON. 



LEPTALIS DESINE, nov. Sp. 



£ Upper-side, dark brown. Anterior wing with four white spots, the first and 

 largest divided by the nervures into five parts, one of which is within the cell, the 

 second between this and the anal angle, the third (which is trifid) and fourth are 

 sub-apical ; a small linear spot of orange near the middle of the inner margin. 

 Posterior wing, where it meets the upper wing, broadly lilac-white, polished, and 

 below this a large oblong spot of brilliant orange. 



Under-side, paler brown. Anterior wing with the spots as above, the lower 

 half pale lilao polished white, marked by a large spot of opaque white. Posterior 

 wing crossed (parallel to the outer maigin) by a central band of yellow spots. 

 Alar exp., 2^ inch. 



I am indebted to Mr. Belt for this beautiful species, from Chontales, in 

 Nicaragua. It is of the form of L. Critomedia. 



Oaklands, Weybridge. 

 July, 1869. 



Entomological Society of London, 5th July, 1869. F. Smith, Esq., Vice- 

 President, in the Chair. 



Albert Muller, Esq., of South Norwood, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Jenner Weir exhibited an enormous tick taken off a Greek Tortoise. 



Mr. Colville Barclay related his experiences concerning the damage done to the 

 sugar-crop in Mauritius by the " Pou a poche blanche." 



