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fera (Walk.) = dejiciens (Walk.); O/diisma Icstabilis (Gu.en.)=sJIeme- 
rohlemma peropaca (HUbn.) ; Ophiusa ohiimbrata and umbrosa (Walk.) = 
Naxia onelia (Guen.) ; ^oaphila hamata (Wsilk.^^Trigonodes gammoides 
(Walk.) referred to Hypcetra \ PJud. virbia (Cram.) and Remigia bifasoiata 
(y^oXk.)^Remigia archesia (Cram.)j Chalciopa lycopodia (Geyer) = 72./r«- 
galis (Fab.) ; Drepanodes scitaria and Ankodes pyriniata (Walk.)= Therme- 
sia reticulata (Wallf.) j Thcrmcsia transducta (Walk.)=^zttzm rubricans 
(Boisd.) ; Mestleta (Walk.) = Selenis (Guen.) ; Selenis niviapex (Walk.) 
=.irrecta (Walk.); Ny sis lata (yifd\ki) = Fascellitia chromataria (y^vXk.') \ 
Cotuza dejiciens (= Ophisma dejiciens, Walk.) is figured by Moore, 1. c. pi. 7. 
fig. 1, and Cauna pulchripicta (Walk.), pi. 6. fig. 10. 
According to Grote & Robinson (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. i. p. 188) Archi- 
earis resoluta Anartabrephoides (Walk.), which, with Brep>hos infans 
(Moschh), they refer to Archiearis (Iliibn.). 
Tapinostola ? bondii (Knaggs). H. Doubleday discusses the question of 
the identity or non-identity of this species and Nonagria extrema (Hlibn.), 
Ent. M. Mag. iii. p. 257. 
Hadena fasciuncida (Haw.). Speyer (Stett. ent. Zeit. 18G7, p. 12G) re- 
marks upon the distinctive characters of this form, which he seems inclined 
to regard as a species. 
Caradrina. Speyer indicates some characters for the distinction of the 
species belonging to the group of C. alsines which may be derived from the 
antennae of the cf. Stott, ent. Zeit. 18G7, p. 76. 
G. Allard enumerates 14 species of this family taken by him in Algeria. 
Catocala conversa feeds on the evergreen oak. (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s6v. 
vii. p. 317.) 
Xylina zinckenii. S. Canning records the capture of a specimen of this 
species in Britain. Ent. M. Mag. iii. p. 235. II. Doubleday also publishes a 
note on this insect (ibid.). 
Rolia nigrocincta (Ochs.), its occurrence in the Isle of Man recorded by N. 
Greening, Ent. M. hlag. iv. p. 113; in Cornwall by E. Hopley, 1. c. p. 132. 
Figured by Knaggs, Ent. Ann. 18G8, Front, fig. 1. 
Weir notices a specimen of Xylina petrijicata resembling X, semibrunnea 
in colour. Proc. Ent. Soc. 1866, p. 115. 
Hoporina croceago, A Corsican variety described by Mabille, Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. 4® ser. vii. p. 641. 
The larvae of the following species are described by Newman (Entomolo- 
gist, iii.) : — Epunda viminalis, p. 322, Noctua triangidum, bnmnea, and /es- 
tiva, p. 326, N. plecta, p. 369, and Xanthia gilvago, p. 342 ; and that of Agro- 
phila sulphuralis, by Ilellins, 1. c. p. 360. 
The larvae of the following species are described by Buckler : — Agrotis 
lunigera (Steph.), Ent. M. Mag. iii. p. 188 ; Cucullia umbratica (Linn.), 1. c. 
p. 208 ; C. scrophularice (W. V.) and verbasci (Linn.), Ent. M. Mag. iv. pp. 
116-117 ; Acronycta auricoma (W. V.), Ent. M. Mag. iii. p. 261 ; Aplecta 
advena (W. V.), 1. c. p. 14 ; Hadena genistee (Bork.), adusta (Esp.), and iha- 
lassina (Hufn.),/. c. pp. 61-64; Agrophila sulphuralis (Linn.),/, c. pp. 116, 116; 
Cirrcedia xerampelina (Jlohn.'), 1. c. p. 136; Miana furuncula (Haw.), /. c, p. 
137 ; and Xanthia gilvago ( W. V.), 1. c. p. 156. Also the life-history of Cato- 
cala sponsa (Linn.), Ent. M. Mag. iii. pp. 276, 277. Ilellins also describes 
the larvae of Anchocelis lunosa (Ilaw.), Ent, M. Mag. iii. p. 260, 
