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provoke inquiry, and I shall feel grateful for any information on the subject. — Joseph 

 Greene; Id. 



Occurrence of Sophronia emortualis near Brighton. — A specimen of this insect was 

 captured in this town, on the 18th of June, 1858, by Mr. Pocock. Unfortunately the 

 specimen is not in good condition, and it would therefore be difficult to describe it, 

 but a few characters may be given by which it may be readily distinguished from any 

 of our other Deltoides. In size it approaches Herminia tarsipennalis, and when perfect 

 the colour may perhaps agree with that species, but in the specimen recently captured 

 there is a distinct yellowish tinge ; the first line arises on the costa, and descends 

 almost perpendicularly to the inner margin, in this nearly approaching H. grisealis ; 

 this line is but slight and indistinctly represented on the under wing ; the second line 

 rises on the costa beyond the middle, and by a slight but uniform curve passes across 

 the wing to the inner margin, and is continued quite through to the inner margin of 

 the under wing: this line does not arise on the costa and then extend to the outer 

 margin, as in H. derivalis, but the point which actually crosses the costal nerve is 

 the most distant from the base of the wing : both these lines are well defined, and 

 appear of a pale yellowish or cream-colour, margined with darker on the inner side ; 

 the character of the second line would be best understood by a reference to Ephyra 

 punctaria, but it is much more boldly defined than in that species. The posterior 

 margin of the reniform stigma is faintly outlined with pale yellow or cream-colour. 

 The state of the specimen precludes further remarks. — H. Cooke ; 8, Pelham Terrace, 

 Brighton, January 4, 1859. — From the * Intelligencer.' 



Discovery of a New Nepticula. — Mr. Edleston lately sent for determination a number 

 of insects, and amongst them two specimens of a Nepticula taken amongst Spanish 

 chestuuts, and for which Mr. Edleston proposed the name N. castanella : this appears 

 to be a distinct species, something allied to N. tityrella, but the fascia straighter and 

 placed nearer the hind margin. We regret to learn that Mr. Edleston was unsuccessful 

 in finding any Nepticula larvaB in the leaves of the Fagus castanea last autumn, 

 having apparently demolished the whole tribe the previous year. — H. T. Stainton ; 

 January 10, 1858. — From the ' Intelligencer.' 



Is Micra parva double-brooded P — I should like to propound the following query 

 to the readers of the * Zoologist,' — viz., is Micra parva double-brooded? M. Bois- 

 duval gives this species as occurring in July, and its congener M. ostrina in spring 

 and summer. Now I take M. parva on the 12th of June, in good condition, in a 

 place I had hunted over day after day last year, swarming with Satyrus Semele, 

 Lycsena Agestis, &c. Can any of the readers of the ' Zoologist ' tell me in what state 

 these species are now, aud where ? — G. R. Crotch ; Uphill House, Weston-super-Mare, 

 December 26, 1858. 



On the Propriety of Including Imported Species in the List of 

 British Insects. By Frederick Smith, Esq. 



It is a fact, well known to entomologists generally, that a large 

 number of insects included in our Fauna are of foreign origin, and I 

 think a few words on this subject may elicit from others opinions as 

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