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and figured, for which Dr. Ellis proposes the name Candida. He describes 

 it as follows : — 



Column. — Capable of great elongation, pale drab, with darker longitudinal lines at 

 the base, disappearing at about half the height. 



Disc. — Pure opaque white, the radii not indicated ; the extreme margin of the disc is 

 translucent purple. 



Mouth. — Concolorous with the disc, slightly elevated on a cone. 



Tentacles. — Not very numerous, in about five rows, the inner ones being longest. 

 All are pellucid grey, tipped with opaque white ; the inner row, six in number, have a 

 dark purple longitudinal stripe on the face and back ; the remainder have similar stripes 

 of scarlet, the whole of lhe base of the tentacle being suffused with the same colour as 

 stripe. Near the foot of the inner tentacles only is a faintly indicated dark cloud, re- 

 presenting the B mark of the typical form of this species. 



Habitat, — Hilbre Tsland, at the extreme north extremity, near low-water mark. 



NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA. 



By B. LOCKYER. 

 (Continued from Page 165 J 

 Smerinthus Ocell.vtus. — Larvce near Knight Wood, New Forest. Aug. 



M. Fuciformis. — Not very common, at end of May. Buzzing at flowers, 

 rhododendron said to be a favourite. Saw a fine set said to be from Min- 

 stead, New Forest. 



M. Bombyliformis. — Same locality as preceding. 



Teochilium Myopiformis. — May and June. May be looked for at rest 

 on windows and walls in the vicinity of its food-plant. Camden Town. Kare. 



T. Tipuliformis.— Ditto, and buzzing about currant bushes by day. 



Zenzera iEscuu. — But too common at rest at the tops of affected boughs 

 of elm trees, &c. July and August, about Tufnell Park, London, &c. 



Cossus Ligntperda,—- Same localities as last, but chiefly affecting willow, 



Hepialtjs Hectus. — Buzzing over Pteris aquilina at dusk. Highgate. 

 Hampstead, and New Forest, in May and June. 



H. Lupulinus.— Fields and rank pastures. Hovering over herbage at 

 dusk, and at rest on palings by day, Highgate and other parts of northern 

 suburbs in May and June. 



H. Humuli. — Pastures and waste places. The male hovering at dusk, 

 the female later in the evening. A good way to take them is to go round 

 with a lantern after the male has ceased flying, when couples may be found 

 in copula on the leaves of weeds (or rather underneath them.) June and 

 J uly, near London. 



