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29. E. subfulvata. This species seems to be considered by nearly 

 every continental author as a variety of E. succenturiata, but I think 

 erroneously ; the only real difference seems to be that of colour, and 

 had the two insects occurred regularly together, I should have been 

 inclined to have adopted this opinion; but subfulvata seems to be a 

 much commoner species, and to occur in situations where succen- 

 turiata is not met with. I hope some one will settle the question by 

 rearing both insects from the larva. 



30. E. oxydata. M. Guenee thinks this will prove a distinct 

 species, and that the larva feeds upon the osier (Salix viminalis). 



34. E. subnotata. The larva of this insect feeds upon the various 

 species of Chenopodium. 



35. E. denotata. The larva of this species feeds upon the blos- 

 soms and seeds of Pimpinella Saxifraga: it is not common here, and 

 principally found near the coast on dry soils : it is very rare on 

 the Continent. 



36. E. pimpinellata. This very distinct species appears to be rare 

 in this country ; T have taken three specimens here in August : 

 when living, the base and apex of the abdomen are snow-white. 



38. E. subciliata. I suppose this is the insect which is called 

 Dosithea circuitaria in Mr. Stainton's ' Annual,' but it bears 

 no resemblance to the figures of that species in Hubner's and 

 H.-Schaeffer's works ; it seems rare in England : its ciliated antennae 

 distinguish it from all the other Eupitheciae. 



39. E. egenata. Mr. Buxton took a single specimen in Wales, and 

 Mr. Bond met with a wasted one in the Isle of Wight ; I have seen 

 no other specimens : it is a very distinct species. 



Mr. Bond has a specimen of another species evidently distinct from 

 any of those in the foregoing list ; it is closely allied to Veratrata. 

 Mr. Bond kindly allowed me to send it to my friend, M. Guenee ; he 

 thinks it is not Veratrata, but says it will not do to create a species 

 from a single specimen not in very good condition. In conclusion, I 

 beg to thank those friends who have kindly lent me specimens of this 

 interesting genus for examination, and I feel particularly obliged to 

 Mr. Edwin Shepherd and Mr. Bond for their kind assistance, and 

 to Mr. Stainton for the loan of Hubner's and Herrich-Schaeffer's 

 works. 



The first volume of M. Guenee's work on the Geometrao, will, 

 I believe, be published early in the autumn ; the second volume, 

 containing the Eupitheciae, will not appear till the winter. 



