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Mr. Douglas read the following translation of so much of Zeller's ' Revision of the 

 Pterophoridae '* as pertains to the early state of such species whose larvae are known : — 



Agdistis, H. 



4. A. adactyla, H. Larva probably feeds on Sedum acre or S. sexangulare, the 

 imago being found near Glogau in July, always among these plants, and sometimes 

 also where Gnaphalium arenarium grows. 



Pterophorus, Geoffr. 



5. P. gonodactylus, W.V.; trigonodactylus, Sta. Herr Fehr, according to Fischer 

 von Roslerstamm, found that the larvae from the beginning to the middle of March fed 

 inside the flower-stalks of a large-leaved species of colt's-foot (Tussilago), near the 

 base. In the flower-head of the same plant lives the larva of Paedisca Brunnichiana. 



(In England both these species are found in the perfect state on or about Tussila- 

 go Farfara.— /. W. D.) 



6. P. Zetterstedtii, Z. ; Aluc. tesseradactyla, Zett. The larva feeds on Senecio 

 nemorensis: the perfect insect is found about this plant in July. 



7. P. nemoralis, Z. Appears in July and August. The larva feeds in the stems 

 of Senecio nemorensis. 



10. P. acanthodactylus, Z. ; Aluc. acanthodactyla, H. ; Aluc. calodactyla, Haw.; 

 Pt. calodactylus, St. The larva Zeller once found in July on a flowering Pelargoni- 

 um in a garden, and having several times taken the imago in places where Geranium 

 Robertianum grows abundantly, he supposes the proper food of the larva to be Pelar- 

 goniums. His friend Schlager, however, informs him that he found the larvae with 

 those of Pt. phaeodactylus on Ononis repens or spinosa; but Zeller adds that he has 

 the species from places where there is neither Ononis nor Geranium. 



(In England we find the imago among Ononis.—/. W. D) 



12. P. tristis, Z., Dup. The larva feeds (probably) on Hieracium Pilosella. The 

 imago appears at the beginning of June and end of August, among pines and birches, 

 in sandy places near Glogau. 



17. P. Pilosella?, Z.,Sta.; didactylus, St.; Hieracii, Sta. {Cat) The larva feeds 

 on Hieracium Pilosella. 



18. P. Hieracii, Z., Sta. (Cat. Suppl.) The larva feeds on Hieracium umbclla- 

 tum. The imago appears in July and August. 



* ' Linnaca Entomologica,' 6 Band. Berlin, 1852. 



