356 HEWETT : SPILOSOMA LUBRICIPEDA AND ITS VARIETIES. 
1894, except that there is a slight mistake. Entomologist, xxvi, 257, 
variety deschanget should read Entomologist, xxvi, 257, figure 1. 
Now this figure 1 comes very near to var. eboract as figured in the 
Entomologist, July 1894, xxvii, 205. My specimen is not exactly 
like either, it has the central spot and the interrogation-like spots on 
the hind-wings, but the fore-wings have less of the fasciata marking 
than the edoraci figured Entomologist, July 1894, and much less of 
the radiata markings of Entomologist, xxvi, 257. If, then, var. 
éboract be a sufficiently defined variety to be worthy of a special 
between type and radiata, I know it only from fig. 1. I should refer 
my specimen to it, and say that edoracf occurs on the Lincolnshire 
coast. Next as to var. fasciata, I have none among my uncle’s 
moths so boldly marked as that figured in the Entomologist, xxvii., 
205, July 1894, but I have two specimens of Mr. Mossop’s which are 
clearly tending to become /asciata, all the spots forming the Y are 
present, but shorter, so that I think Lincolnshire may claim to 
possess variety fasciata also. I have never collected S. /ubricipeda in 
Lincolnshire, my knowledge of it there is confined to the possession 
of seven specimens which came to me with the Rev. J. Mossop’s 
cabinet, containing the remains of his collection, and the informa- 
tion which his widow, my aunt, gave me, to the effect that these 
moths and others were reared by them from larve picked up on 
sandhills at Middlethorpe, which is close to Saltfleet, from where 
Mr. Mossop sent Mr. Dale three specimens, xxvii., page 130. 
Reported occurrence of the variety radiata on the 
East Coast of England. Mr. John Cordeaux, Great Cotes, 
Ulceby, Lincolnshire, referring to var. radiata, says (‘ Naturalist,’ 
1888, page 220):—‘ Almost exclusively peculiar to Heligoland, met 
with but very rarely in Holland and on the east coast of England.’ 
Mr. T, D. A. Cockerell, Entomologist, xxii, page 148, repeats this state- 
ment. Wishing to have this reported occurrence of radiata on the 
east coast of England cleared up, I wrote Mr. J. Cordeaux, asking that 
gentleman to be good enough to furnish me with particulars of its 
occurrence, when, where, and by whom taken, and where the specimens 
might be at present located, in order that, if possible, I could inspect 
them. Mr. Cordeaux, in reply, stated ‘ that the notice published in the 
‘ Naturalist,’ 1888, was a verbatim translation from the original paper 
by Monsieur le Baron de Selys ee Liege, Belgium. The 
exact words used are: On la recontrée mais plus rarement en 
Holland et sur la céte oriental a Angltere (page 32). Mr. Cordeaux 
also states ‘that he is unable t ak from his own personal 
observation on the matter,’ but ine ‘probably the author of the 
