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Ihe year has not, however, been without interest, since it has 
added two species to our county list, and produced two or three 
extremely local insects, in somewhat larger numbers than usual. 
Ihe novelties are one Koctua, Eupcria falvayo, and one Pyralis, 
Mavyarodcs unionuUs. As to the former, I received the following 
communication from Mr. Crowfoot, of Peccles 
, “ 25th, 1880. 
Is not Euperia fulvajo new to the Norfolk list ? 
“ Mr. 11. Upcher sent me a specimen which ho took at sugar, on the 17th 
of this mouth at Tivotshall. It is loss yellow than specimens in my 
collection from Staffordshire, and has the markings on the upper winvs 
darker and more definite.” ** 
This capture is of considerable interest, as the Sloth in question 
IS one of the most local species known, being abundant in 
Sherwood Forest and its neighbourhood, and almost unknown 
elsewhere in England. The larva feeds on Oak and Birch, so that 
there seems no reason why our county fauna should not be 
permanently enriched by this species; at the same time, judging 
by the analogy of similar captures, the probability is that the 
specimen was but a straggler. 
The second species, Maryarodes unionalis, is an insect of such 
extreme rarity that I only know of six or seven Bi^tish specimens, 
all of which have been captured on the coast, but in widely 
different localities. East, South, and South-west. The present 
example was taken on Yarmouth North Denes, June 19th, 1880. 
It was at rest on a grass stem near the edge of one of the ridges of 
sand so much frequented by the littoral insects. Subsequent 
search failed to discover more, and in all probability the species is 
not likely to be other than a great rarity. 
On the Continent it lias occurred in Italy, Dalmatia, Hungary, 
Sicily, Spain, and South France; but from a remark of the lalo 
M. Guende I infer that it is by no means common in any of these 
localities. 
Having disposed of the novelties, the interest of 1880 centres 
chiefly in the Fens, where two rare insects were more than usually 
com moil. In May and the beginning of Juno Mellana flammea 
occuT'red at Eanworth and elsewhere in such numbers as to raise 
hopes of a prolific season. By diligent work I secured over thirty 
specimens, and I hoard of one collector taking at Horning more 
