66 An, 
Streak round the sides to the mouth. Some very small yellow scattered tuben- 
on the ventral surface. 
On the 11th June, it began to spin its pale grey silken oval cocoon amoci 
the stems of heather, and a few days later the pupa became dimly visible thrw- 
it, lying in the middle, in a nearly horizontal position, the head being lowest. . 
length about half-an-inch, the vdng cases nearly as long, their tips uppeiinn 
and projecting in a blunt point ; from them the abdomen is bent downward t 
right angle, having a blunt anal point attached to the shrivelled coat skin of -l 
larva. Its general appearance rounded, obtuse, and thick, of a blackish-bro: 
colour, and with scarcely any polish. r 
The perfect insect emerged on July 8th. — Wm. Buckler, Emsworth. fl 
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Capture of Hadena assiniilis.— On the 30th June last, I took a specimen of f 
above insect, on the 10th inst. another, and on the 11th inst. a third, all at sugaj! 
Invemeas-shire.— Nicholas Cooke, Spring View, Liscard, 16t7i- July, 1869. 
Occtd-rence of a Dicrorampha new to Britain; D. plumhana, 8c. — Some ti' 
since Mr. Hodgkinson, of Preston, kindly sent me examples of a Dicrommj. 
evidently new to our lists. One of the specimens (a ? ) I forwarded to Profes 
Zeller, who has most obligingly furnished me with its name. He writes as folio 
concerning it :— " The Dicrommpha ? I can by no means separate from whai 
"consider to be D. plumbana, Sc. {Zachana, H., Blexjharana, H.-S.) : idontii 
•* specimens were abundant in Upper Cariuthia, before and after the beginning 
" June." Mr. Hodgkmson on capturing the insect at once saw that it vyas sou 
thing new to us. He again met with the species at Witherslack, in the bcginni 
of the present month. Dr. Staudinger gives ulicana, Gn., as a synonym o{ plumhar 
but Mr. Hodgkinson's insect is certainly not the ulicana of cue lists. — H. G. Knag 
Kentish Town, July, 1868. 
Addition to the list of Irish Lepidoptera. — Coccyx Splendidulana, quite new 
the Irish fauna, has been, by some error, omitted in my list. — Herbert Maksdi 
Gloucester. 
Dianthcecia compta Sf D. Barrettii at Howth.—I have lately been successful 
capturing a few examples of D. compta, and several of D. Barrettii. Thinking tl 
the occurrence of the former especially will interest yom- readers, I send you tl 
note.— E. G. Meek, 4, Old Ford Koad, E., July 11th, 1869. 
Note on the occurrence of Dianthcecia Barrettii.— Ja. June, 1868, I visited t 
Hill of Howth, in Ireland, for the purpose of taking D. Barrettii in its origir 
locality, and succeeded in securing a good series of specimens, varying much 
size. On reflection, it struck me that " Port-Jack," in the Isle of Man, resembl 
the best locality I had found for it at Howth so nearly in its Flora and Fauna ( 
far as I had then ascertained), that I determined to try there for D. Barrettii i 
my next visit to the Island. A few days afterwards, I went to the little kingdo} 
and proceeded direct to " Port-Jack," and, before I slept, had secured and set 
fair specimen of Barrettii. This year I have again taken it there, so that we mi 
now hope that tliis hitherto exclusively Irish species will be obtained in the Isle 
Man, by all who work for it, at less cost in money and time than it can be hop« 
for in the Irish localities. — C. S. Geegson, Stanley, Livei-pool, July \2th, 1869. 
