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Quedius stilus . — The same oak tree 
which produced the Gnorimus larvae also 
put us in possession of this insect. The 
situation where it seems to occur is 
beneath damp places in the bark, where 
probably it may obtain its living on the 
larvae of the lesser insects — always 
swarming in such situations. There 
were several hundreds of a Thrips, in all 
its stages, and several larvae of one of 
the lesser Staphylinidae,in close proximity 
to the Quedius; and these circumstances 
lead me to the above conclusion. — Ibid. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Lithosia Cumplana . — In the last ‘ In- 
telligencer’ is a communication from 
Mr. Gregson, wherein be endeavours to 
make our form of Complana into a new 
species; in my opinion it is only a 
variety, and, unless you take the darkest 
specimens, scarcely to be called so. I 
have before me thirty-two specimens, as 
follows : — 
3 Prussian, 
1 Bristol, 
14 London (from Messrs. Boyd and 
Bouchard and Dr. Knaggs), 
14 Moss specimens. 
The Prussian are rather larger than the 
London specimens, not so yellow, not 
suffused on the hind wings, slightly so 
on the under side; one with a straight 
costa, the other two slightly rounded. 
The Bristol specimen (received from Mr. 
Vaughan in 1847) is the same form as 
ours. The London specimens are very 
variable — straight costa, rounded costa ; 
hind wings rarely suffused; costal streak 
extends to the apex, and variable in 
form ; in this series are a male and 
female received by Mr. Harrison from 
Dr. Kuaggs ; they are in beautiful con- 
dition ; male with straight costa, female 
more rounded than ull the others (32). 
The moss specimens on the whole are 
rather less in size than the southern 
specimens ; costal streak extends to the 
apex in almost every instance, exceedingly 
variable in its form ; hinder wings more 
or less suffused, in two specimens may be 
called obsolete [the grey tinge, we pre- 
sume, not the hind wings themselves] ; 
costa is generally slightly rounded, in 
some it is straight ; our specimens 
are not any more silky than fine 
London specimens. The abdomens in 
our specimens are generally of a leaden 
colour, with the tail yellow, rarely all 
leaden colour. Southern specimens gene- 
rally yellow, except where it joins the 
thorax. From the foregoing remarks it 
will be seen what a variable insect Com- 
plana is — in fact, the whole genus is so; 
in the London cabinets will be a fine 
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series taken in different localities ; per- 
haps somebody will be kind enough to 
compare them, and give the result in 
your columns. — R. S. Edleston, Man- 
chester ; October 29. 
Notes on Larvae . — In breeding I have 
not done much; many larvae have died, 
and many that turned to pupae are still 
in that state, but the following notices 
may be interesting: — 
Eurymene Dolabraria. Larva July 24, 
on oak. Purplish brown, banded with 
darker towards head and tail ; skin pinkish 
on sides; a swelling on 10th segment, 
and considerable lateral enlargement on 
3rd. Turned to pupa under a leaf 
August 29 ; came out May 29. 
Tephrosia Extersaria. Larva July 24, 
on oak. Green, orange-brown at the 
joints; two small black tubercles on 10th 
segment ; first pair of prolegs brown ; 
head green, brownish at sides. Turned 
to pupa (light brown) August 29 ; came 
out June 5. 
Phtheocroa Rugosana P Larva taken 
May 25, on Bryonia Dioica. Draws 
together upper side of leaves close to the 
footstalk, and retires under web when 
alarmed. Dull hyaline-green, rather buff 
