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shining black colour (ocellus), on the upper half of which is a large reniform spot of a 

 light grayish olive colour, lighter towards the sides. Also two dark oblong patches 

 on either side of the third segment, from which proceed two dusky longitudinal lines 

 towards the head. There are also faint traces of a dusky dorsal line. There is ge- 

 nerally an interrupted longitudinal line on either side, in a line with the ocelli. Some- 

 times there are traces of a dusky interrupted lateral line : and often (especially in the 

 darker individuals) there is a series of pale oblique stripes. In the dark individuals, 

 the anterior segments are of a much lighter colour than the others. Horn dark 

 brown, or black tipped with white, with two short, dark, oblique stripes joining the 

 base of it : head, abdomen and prolegs, varying according to the colour of the body : 

 thoracic legs pale flesh-colour : stigmata brownish yellow, bordered by black, but va- 

 riable. These larvae are generally found on the Epilobium hirsutum, which grows 

 along the borders of ponds and ditches, rather than on the Vitis vinifera, or common 

 vine. — H. L. de la Chaumette ; Church Street, Stoke Neivington, March 15, 1851. 



Larva of Pterophorus trigonodactylus. — I observe in the ' Zoologist' (Zool. 3064), 

 Mr. Stainton inquires, do the larva? of Pterophorus trigonodactylus feed on the leaves 

 of Tussilago Farfara ? Of this I am perfectly satisfied. Some nine or ten years 

 since, then residing on Clapham Common, I had a piece of rather neglected ground 

 which produced a most luxuriant crop of the above plant; amongst the leaves of 

 which I took a number of specimens of P. trigonodactylus. Some time afterwards, 

 the larvae of the moth were in great abundance, feeding on the under side of the 

 leaves. Requiring the ground for a better purpose, I had the Tussilago entirely era- 

 dicated, subsequent to which I have not seen the insect alive. — C. Wood; Wands- 

 worth Common, March 17, 1851. 



Capture of a new Curculio. — In the New Forest, near Wallis's enclosure, in the 

 last week in May, 1850, I took a Curculio, on the bole of a felled oak, stripped of the 

 bark, which Mr. Walton has been so good as to examine, and pronounces to be Tra- 

 choides hispidus, a genus placed by Schonherr near Orchestes, and quite new to this 

 country. I believe Mr. Walton will describe it. — /. Walker; Chesterfield, March 

 14,1851. 



Nciv Localities for Tetratoma Desmaretsii. — February 25th, 1850, 1 captured under 

 the bark of a decayed arm of an old oak, in Hardwick Park, Derbyshire, one specimen 

 of Tetratoma Desmaretsii; and September 10th and 30th, obtained one more each 

 day. October 15th, I took another specimen in Chatsworth Park ; no doubt it would 

 be found in many situations if well looked for. April 23rd, 1850, bred from bits of 

 oak-bark and wood brought from Hardwick during the spring, a pair of Hallomenus 

 flexuosus of Curtis. — Id. 



Stoat in White Coat. — The stoat (Mustela crminea), has been repeatedly seen at 

 Selborne, in its pure winter dress, and in various states intermediate between the 

 summer and winter dress. This, with the exception of Cornwall, as recorded by Mr. 

 Couch, is, I believe, the most southern point at which this change has been observed. 

 '/'. lief I ; Selborne 



