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954 ERRATA AND CORRIGENDA. 
the rearing of the insects from the larva state, although the subterranean habits of many of the sa present great 
obstacles. Many larve feed only by night, and several French collectors of the present day have met with great success by 
searching for the caterpillars by night with a lamp. y 
P. 111.—Lytza albimacula, omitted in Mr. H. Doubleday’s list of British Noctuze (Entom. mae) i. 
P. 114.—Chersotis agathina, Boisduval, (referred to in p. 110, as Agrotis agathina, Curt., sugg.) is given by 
Mr. Doubleday as distinct, and introduced into the genus Agrotis from Boisduval’s note ; its synonymy appears very 
confused. (Index Eur. Lep. p. 104.) 
117.—Agrotis annexa, has also occurred at Worcester, according to Mr. Bentley. 
. 119, line 11—Fig. 15, Agrotis Marshallana. 
121.—Agrotis sagitiffera is omitted as British by Mr. H. Doubleday. 
122.—Agrotis fumosa is regarded by Guénée and Mr. H. Doubleday as a distinct species. 
123.—Agrotis pascuea, Curt., is the signifera of Continental authors, as I am informed by Mr. Stephens. 
. 124.—Agrotis nebulosa, Stephens, is given by Mr. H. Doubleday as a variety of N. Ripe, Hiibner. 
. 125, line 36—/for “‘ Erythrocephala ” read “ Dahlii.” 
P. 126.—Graphiphora subrosea was accidentally omitted in Mr. H. Doubleday’s list. 
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P. 127.—Graphiphora crassa is the Noctua ravida, Htibner, and has been reared at the beginning of July, by Mr. H. 
Doubleday, from a larva found at night on a sallow, in company with the larve of other species of Graphiphora. 
P. 129.—We are informed by Mr. H. Doubleday that the Graphiphora tristigma of Stephens is not the G. tristigma 
of Ochsenheimer, but is apparently identical with the G. rhomboidea, Ochs. 
P. 133, line 25—for “ Orthosia lunosa,” read “ O, humilis.” 
P. 135.—Noctua subplumbea, Haw. is stated hy Mr. Doubleday to be distinct from Orthosia gracilis. 
P. 186, line 13—for “ fig. 9,” read “ fig. 10.” 
— line 14—for “fig. 10,” read “ fig. 9.” 
P, 140, line 24—for “ fig. 9,” read “ fig. 10.” 
P. 147.—The Rey. F. Lockey informs me that many specimens of Grammesia bilinea were taken a few years ago at 
Swanswick, near Bath. 
P. 210—Specirs6, XANTHIA GILVAGO. [fulvago.) 
Syn.—Voctua gilvago, Fabricius; Hitibner; Esper; Treitschke; (but not of Haworth, which is a variety of X. 
Noctua ocellaris, Borkhausen. Noctua palleago, Hiibner ; Treitschke ; (variety.) 
This species measures nearly 14 inch in the expanse of the fore-wings, which are of a rather dull orange colour, the 
central portion occupied by a grayish lead-coloured patch in which the stigmata are placed, the anterior rounded, and the 
outer one, with the hind part, dark-coloured ; towards the base of the wing, and beyond the stigmata, are the strigw rather 
indistinctly traced, with a subapical row of black dots, followed by a marginal series of dusky spots, the hind wings whitish 
with a sub-marginal dusky streak more visible towards the anal angle. The true gilvago is now, for the first time, intro- 
duced into the British lists, on the authority of J. F. Stephens, Esq., who has received it from the neighbourhood of 
Doncaster, where it was captured last September in some plenty, by the Rev. Mr. Preston. 
Pl. 53, figs. 19 & 20.—Mr. Stephens informs me that the insect represented in figure 20 is the true Hemigeometra 
minuta of Haworth, and that that represented in figure 19 is a different species, to which the name of minuta has been 
misapplied, in the collection of the British Museum, it being the Noctua Paula of Hiibner. 
P, 214, Note *.—Mr. Edward Doubleday informs me that he had determined Nonagria crassicornis to be identical with 
Leucania Bathyerga before sending the specimens to M. Pierret. 
P. 216.—Mr. Samuel Stevens first apprised me, on the authority of Mr. EK. Doubleday, that N onagria Vectis, Curt., “‘ is 
like Straminea,” Treitschke, as I find by a note which I had mislaid at the time of writing the description of that insect. 
P. 223.—Cucullia Lychnitis is in the cabinet of Mr. Stephens. 
P. 224, line 14— for “fine species,” read “ five species” (viz., C. umbratica, Tanaceti, Lactuce, Lucifuga, and 
chamomille). Mr. Bentley possesses a specimen of this group which may possibly belong to a sixth allied species. 
P. 228.—Cucullia Prenanthis is in Mr. Stephens’ cabinet, from Riddlesdown, near Croydon, and from Birch Wood, Kent. 
Heliothis Ononis is given by Boisduval, in his Eur. Lepid. Ind. Meth., as a native of England, but we are not 
aware 
of any specimen known to have been captured in this country. 
