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suppunctaria (perhaps a summer generation of Z. trilinearid)^ Gnophosia glau- 
cinaria^ G. serotinaria, G. diluddaria, Fidonia limbaria (var. rablensis), Ci- 
daria scripturaria, C. alaudanUy C. tceniata, C. minor ata ( = derasata, Schr.), 
C. albulata, Fupithecia grapharia, E. scahiosata { = obrutaria, Il. Sch.), E. 
modicaria, and E. plumheolata. 
A list of species of Eupitliecia^ taken near Derby, is published by G. Baker, 
Ent. M. Mag. v. pp. 21, 22. Also Entomologist, iv. pp. 79-80. 
Amphidasys helularia. D’Orvillo and Courtice notice the prevalence of 
black and darkly mottled forms among the progeny of the union of an ordi- 
nary $ with a black S , Ent. M. Mag. v. pp. 148, 149. 
Milliere (Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n. s. xv.) describes and figures the 
transformations of the following species : — Nemoria aureliaria (Mill.), /. c. 
p. 189, pi. 81. figs. 1-6 j Ephyra pupillaria (Iliibn.), var. gyraria (Dup.), 
1. c. p. 196, pi. 81. figs. 9-12 ; Acidalia mediaria (Iliibn.), 1. c. p. 205, pi. 82. 
figs. 6-7 ; and Eucrostis indiyenaria (Iliibn.), /. c. p. 207, pi. 82. figs. 8-11 3 
also the two sexes of lodis impararia (Guen.), /. c. p. 224, pi. 84. figs. 1, 2. 
Zeller describes the natural history of Boarmia glabraria (Iliibn.) and 
Acididia corrivalaria (Kretschm.). Stett. ent. Zeit. 1868, pp. 405-413. 
The larvm of the following species are described in Ent. M. Mag. vol. v. : 
— Eupithecia consignata by Crewe, p. 72; Fidonia pinetaria by Hellins, p. 108; 
and the pupa of Eupithecia consignata by Greene, p. 73. 
The Entomologist, of 1868, contains notices of tlie following species by 
Newman: — Acidalia history, pp. 73, 74: Euholia palumharia, history, 
pp. 74, 75 (see also llagonot, /. c. p. 13*5) j 2'imandra amataria, larva, pp. 95, 
96 j Scotosia vetulata, history, pp. 123, 124; and Ennomos fuscantaria, history, 
pp. 137, 138. Also the larva of Eupithecia consignata by Crewe, p. 96. 
Ennomos suhsignaria. Habits noticed in Pract. Entom. i. pp. 57, 58. 
Melanthia ocellata. A. Wilson notices the habits of this species. Ento- 
mologist, iv. p. 18. 
Scoria dealhata. The oviposition of this species described by Newman from 
Jefirey’s notes. Entomologist, iv. p. 100. 
Hellins publishes (Ent. M. Mag. v. pp. 96-99) some notes on thelarvo) and 
eggs of various species of Acidalia. lie notices the eggs of the following 
species : — A. holosericata, interjectaria^ scutulata, bisetata, immutata, and imi- 
taria, and then describes the larvae of A. holosericata, inter jectaria, scutulata, 
and bisetata. 
Goossens notices the larva of Hibernia rupicapraria. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 
1868, p. Ixvi. 
StiO'rha sacraria. Hellins (Ent. M. Mag. iv. pp. 179-180) remarks on this 
species and the difficulty of rearing it. He also notices the prevalence of 
individual variation in the larvae. 
Erber describes the larvae of Sterrha rosearia (Tr.) as observed by him in 
Corfu. It lives on a species of Alisma. (Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xviii. 
p.906.) 
Barrett has observed larvae of Abraxas grossulariata feeding on Sedum 
telephium. Ent. M. Mag. iv. p. 182. 
Butler records that Lizards and Frogs refuse to eat the larvae of Abraxas 
grossulariata. He adds that Frogs also reject other larvae taken from the 
gooseberry, such as those of Ilalia vauaria and the Gooseberry Sawfly. 
