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second emergence. I have no doubt, in some places, the 

 larva does a degree of injury to the roots of the potato, as 

 the moths swarm occasionally in and about potato-fields. — 

 J. R. S. Clifford, 



Cerastis erythrocephala at Daren th Wood. — 1 took a fine 

 specimen of Erythrocephala in Darenth Wood, at sugar, at the 

 end of October. I took it at first for a variety of Spadicea; 

 I think it might easily be overlooked for a pale variety of that 

 species. — J. Moore ; 51, CJiapel Street^ Pentonville. 



Extracts from the Proceedings of the Entojuological Society , 



November 6, 1871. 



Preserved Larvce of Lepidoptera. — Mr. R. L. Davis 

 exhibited an extensive series of beautifully preserved larvae 

 of Lepidoptera and other insects. Among them were speci- 

 mens illustrating the complete natural history of Cossus 

 ligniperda, and of some other common species. Mr. Bond 

 exhibited examples of Zygaena exulans, a recent addition to 

 the British Fauna, captured at Braemar, by Dr. F. Buchanan 

 White. Also a specimen of Catocala Fraxini, captured in the 

 Regent's Park, on the 12th of September last; and he 

 remarked that the insect had occurred in that locality for 

 three successive years. Furthermore he exhibited a very 

 singular variety of Choerocampa Elpenor, from Ipswich, in 

 which the central portion of each fore wing was perfectly 

 hyaline and free from scales, the insect being in perfect 

 condition, and presenting no indication of the peculiarity 

 having been induced by artificial means. 



[These specimens of Zygaena exulans have been deter- 

 mined as the variety "Vanadis," which fact I mentioned several 

 months ago on the wrapper of the ' Entomologist.' It was 

 perfectly excusable for my friend Bond to have overlooked a 

 wrapper notice of this kind ; but certainly ^wexcusable in me 

 not to have inserted it in the body of the work, — Edward 

 Newman.^ 



Black Variety of Melanayria Galathea. Mr. Vaughan 

 exhibited a nearly black variety of Arge Galathea, captured 

 in Kent bv Mr. Farn. 



New British Coleoptera. — Mr. E. W. Janson exhibited 

 two new, or recently detected, species of Coleoptera, captured 



