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imagos emerge in summer. — Henry Moncreaff ; Souihsea, 

 January 16, 1871. 



Entomological Notes, Captures, 8$c. 



Satjjrus Tithonus. — The occurrence of this species in 

 Ross-shire is so startling that I venture to ask if Mr. Davidson 

 is quite sure he has made no mistake. The most northerly 

 localities hitherto recorded are Kirkcudbright, where Mr. 

 Robinson (Entom. iv. 17) states it to be common, and 

 Northumberland, where it seems to occur pretty regularly. 

 Its occurrence in Shropshire is mentioned by Mr. Barrett, 

 who found it at Troubridge ; and Mr. Andrews, who took it 

 at Newport. — H. Jenner-Fust,jun. ; Hill Court, Berkeley, 

 January 1, 1871. 



Thecla Quercus. — Ross is a new locality for this species 

 also, which has however occurred as far North as Argyleshire 

 and Perthshire. I shall be very glad of any confirmation of 

 Mr. Davidson's statements as to the occurrence of this 

 species and S. Tithonus in Ross. — Id. 



Food of Calocampa exoleta. — I bred last autumn a fine 

 specimen of Calocampa exoleta, from a larva that I found 

 feeding on Eryngium maritimum. Strange food for this 

 species, is it not ? — H. Moncreaff ; Soulhsea, January 16. 



Notes on the Food and Habits of the Genus Eupcecilia. — 

 At page 158 of the * Entomologist's Monthly Magazine' (No. 

 79) a most interesting article is commenced by our friend 

 C. G. Barrett, upon the habits and food-plant of Eupcecilia 

 Degreyana. He says, " Taking into account the usual 

 habits of the larvae of the genus, I feel no doubt that in this 

 species it feeds in the seed-head of the plant ; it must be 

 confessed, however, that I have several times searched for 

 the larva without success." Here our friend implies that the 

 usual habit of this genus, as arranged in our books at 

 present, is to feed in the seed-heads of flowering plants; and 

 that some species do so is well known, but perhaps — nay, 

 1 feel certain — it is not so well known that there are other 

 species in this genus at ])resent which are so far from feeding 

 in the seed-heads, that their habit is to feed upon the roots, 

 one eating into the root, another eating under the cuticle 



