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show little penetration on the part of the entomologist who could 

 consider himself satisfied as possessing the whole genus, in retaining 

 a pair of striana, or cristalana, in his collection. 



The preceding observations I have made from the ample means 

 afforded me by the number of my captures ; if erroneous, I shall feel 

 pleasure in being corrected. I may state, the whole are taken in 

 nearly similar situations : they appear to be more abundant during 

 the prevalence of warm weather, with a south-west wind. 



Thomas Desvignes. 



2, Golden-square, December 7, 1844. 



Descriptions of two new British Moths. Carpocapsa minutana, Hubner. Anterior 

 wings red-brown, an angular band at tbe base, and a medial fascia, darker ; some 

 whitish marks on the costa ; the ocellus contains four or five dark streaks ; and the 

 whole surface of the wings is covered with transverse markings. Posterior wings 

 dusky. Expansion of wings about six lines. I first took one of this species in 1842, 

 and several were taken by Mr. Bedell, in 1843, on palings in this neighbourhood ; it 

 is also in other collections, without a name, or as Philalcea Mitterbacheriana, which 

 it much resembles. It corresponds exactly with the German specimens in the 

 British Museum, procured from Dr. Becker, but neither the figure of Hubner (Tort. 

 Tab. 12, fig. 73), nor that of Duponchel (Lepidop.'Pl. 250, fig. 9), gives a good idea of 

 it. Sericoris signatana. Head, thorax, and anterior wings ashy, the latter with an 

 angular band at the base, and a medial oblique fascia dusky brown. Through this 

 fascia, and extending beyond it outwards, is a thick black curved streak, with a dot 

 underneath. On the costa are several white marks in pairs, and the light parts of the 

 wings are full of small transverse darker lines. Posterior wings dusky. Expansion 

 of wings, 6^ lines. I beat three or four specimens of this species out of a hedge at 

 Sanderstead Downs, July 9th, 1843, and I cannot find that it is in any of the London 

 cabinets, or that it has been previously described. It is a very distinct species, the 

 black streak distinguishing it at once from every other. — J. W. Douglas; Coburg- 

 road, Kent-road, January, 1845. 



Captures of three new British Moths. Mr. T. H. Allis, of York, has sent to Mr. 

 H. Doubleday, of Epping, three moths, which appear new to the British Fauna : 

 these are, 1st, the Noctua opima of Hubner — Orthosia opima of modern nomencla- 

 ture; 2nd, one of the Pyralidae, which Mr. Doubleday believes to be the P. manualis 

 of Duponchel, and which was taken near Carlisle ; and 3rd, a Pterophorus, apparently 

 P. lithoxydactylus of Duponchel, taken by the Rev. G. Preston, at Doncaster. I 

 shall feel extremely obliged to Mr. Allis for descriptions of these three novelties, for 

 I think it highly desirable, not only that every addition to the British Fauna should 

 be immediately recorded in ' The Zoologist;' but should be accompanied by such a 

 plain description, in English, as shall enable every reader at once to recognize it. — 

 E. Newman ; 2, Ilanowr-strcct, Peckham, January, 1845. 



