ZEUZERID^ — N0CTDID.5-:. 
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successfully rearing it in the Baltic Provinces of Russia ; F. W. C. Berg, 
Bull. Mosc. 1873, i. pp. 96-114. 
Zeuzerid^e. 
C0S8US sometimes forms its cocoon underground. H. F. Wilson & E. 
Newman, Ent. vi. p. 487. 
HePIALIDxE. 
Hepialus humuli, var. ; Gr. J. L. Eastham, Ent, vi. p. 427. 
Porina mairi^ sp. n., W. L. Buller, Tr. N. Z. Inst. v. p. 279, plate, New 
Zealand. 
NoCTUlD.E. 
J, Wullschlegel has commenced a catalogue of the Noctuce of Switzer- 
land, to contain about 414 species, 25 varieties, and 23 aberrations. It is 
based on Staudinger's Catalogue ; and the remarks are chiefly of local 
interest. The portion already pubHshed extends to the genus Calymnia. 
MT, schw. ent. Ges. iv. pp. 32-96. 
Grote has published a series of papers on American Noctiddce, contain- 
ing important notes on known species, and the descriptions of many new. 
Bull, Buff. Soc. i. pp. 95, 128, 129-155 (to the last paper remarks on the 
origin and general characters of the Lepidoptera are prefixed) ; Tr. Am. 
Ent. Soc. iv. pp. 293-310. 
On the 'boll-worm' (Anomis xylina) and cotton caterpillar {Heliothis 
armigera), with figures of the larvae and perfect insects ; L. A, Dodge, 
Am, Nat, vii. pp. 213-216. 
Ceropacha ridens, var. ; W. H. Harwood, Ent. vi. p. 387. 
Diphthera orion. On breeding ; H. Miller, jun., Ent, vi. pp, 389 & 390. 
Acronycta alni. Larva described by J, Chappell, Ent. M. M. ix. p. 195. 
Acronycta myricce and euphrasice. The larvae do not differ, and 
myricce, euphrasice, eupliorbice, and ahscondita appear to be only climatic 
varr. of one species. Berce & Goossens, Bull. Soc. Ent, Fr. (5) iii. 
pp. cxliv. & cxlv. 
Acronycta tridens and^;.s^; F. Bond, P. E, Soc. 1873, p. iv. 
Acronycta xylinoicles. Larva described by Riley, Rep. Ins. Mo, v. • 
pp. 126 & 127. 
Leucania comrnoides. On its supposed occurrence in England ; Parry, 
Ent. vi. pp. 522 & 523. 
Xylophasia polyodon, var. ; G. J. S. Eastham, Ent. vi. p. 485, 
Apamea ophiogramma. On its occurrence in Ireland ; F. J, Battersby, 
Ent. vi. p. 517. 
Mlana literosa. Larva described by G. T. Porritt, Ent. M. M. x. 
pp. 86 ^ 87. 
Celcena haworthi. Larva described by W. Buckler, op. cit. pp. 195-197. 
Agrotis. Milliere, Ann. Soc. Lyon (2) xix,, describes the transfor- 
mations of A. spinifera, pp. 41 & 42, pi, cxii. figs. 1 & 2 (larva; imago) ; 
puta, pp. 42 & 43, figs. 3 & 4 (larva ; imago) ; and fatidica, pp. 44-46, 
figs. 5-8 (larva, pupa, and imago). 
