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OBSERVATIONS. 
Lepidoptera. 
Acontia Solaris and Albicollis . — 
My attention has been called to the 
fact that in my notice in last week's 
“Entomologist,” headed “A. So- 
laris ,” I am made to refer to Mr. 
Stain ton’s remarks in the “Annual ” 
for 1863. This is, of course, a mis- 
take : either a slip of mine or of the 
printer’s. It should be the “ An- 
nual ” for 1860. 
I also find, on re-perusing Mr. 
Stainton’s remarks, that he there 
comments briefly on the discrepancy 
between the fact of the capture of 
Albicollis in England and M. Guenee’s 
experience as to the habitats of the 
two varieties, or species, in France. 
But I observe that, in doing so, Mr. 
Stainton says, “ the pale variety, and 
that only, has occurred in England.” 
Row I do not venture to dispute this 
statement, but I should like to have 
it confirmed. Would Mr. Stainton 
kindly tell me his authority for 
saying so ? Or can you or any of 
your readers tell me who now pos- 
sesses the specimens formerly taken 
near Dover, which have always 
hitherto been called Solaris. The 
only description I can find is W est- 
wood’s, in his “ British Moths,” and 
this certainly does not tally exactly 
with my specimen, and the figure is 
so coarsely colored as to be quite 
useless for purposes of identification. 
Mr. W estwood does not mention the 
color of the thorax, which is, I believe, 
the chief distinction between Albi- 
collis and Solaris. — Rev. Percy 
Andrews, Lilleshall, Newport, Salop. 
Description of the Larva and 
Pupa of Eupitlioecia Dehiliata . — 
Short, rather thick and stumpy; 
ground color, dull yellowish green. 
Whole body rather translucent. 
Central dorsal line darker green 
than ground color ; sub dorsal lines 
wanting ; spiracular ditto dull 
yellow. Whole body tinged more 
or less with yellow. Head blackish 
or dusky brown ; belly destitute of 
marking's. Feeds between united 
leaves of Vaccinium Myrti lus. Full 
fed first and second weeks in May. 
Very much resembles the larva of 
Eupitliaecia Bed any t data. Pupa, en- 
closed in a slight earthen cocoon, 
pale yellowish green. Central dorsal 
line darker green. Abdominal divi- 
sions and tip reddish. Dr. Breyer, of 
Brussels, most kindly sent me some 
living larvae a short time since, from 
which the above description was 
