94 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



May I have been present when they were coming in hundreds 

 to the light. I hope before long to publish a list of the moths thus 

 obtained, with notes on their relative abundance and other details. 

 William Evans, Edinburgh. 



Chilosia maculata, Pin., and Platychirus fulviventris, 

 Mcq., in Perthshire. These two interesting flies occurred to me 

 for the first time last summer. Both species are reputed to be rare 

 in Britain, and 1 have no note of any Scottish record for either 

 of them. Chilosia maculata is usually found in association with 

 the wild Garlic (Alii///// ursinum), and with that plant the insect 

 was discovered in some abundance at Blairgowrie on 25th May 

 191 2. It was found only in a limited area on the north bank of 

 the river Ericht, although the Garlic grows commonly in the 

 district. Platychirus fulviventris, according to Verrall {British 

 Flics), is confined to marshy districts such as the Norfolk Broads, 

 Wicken Fen, etc. While collecting in a marsh near one of the 

 lochs in this district, P. fulviventris was found in some numbers 

 during last June and July. From its bright colour the insect 

 is very conspicuous on the wing, and when seen flying over the 

 marshy ground in bright sunlight, I knew at once that it was a 

 species I had not seen before. When I saw it first, on 25th June, 

 some of the specimens taken were not quite mature. A. E. J. 

 Carter, Blairgowrie. 



BOOK NOTICE. 



The Dictionary of Entomology. By N. K. Jardine, F.E.S. 

 London : West, Newman, & Co. 6s. net. 



In the two hundred and fifty odd pages of this little volume the 

 author has contrived to convey a large amount of useful information. 

 With the exception of one or two slips, the work appears to have been 

 carefully prepared and accurately printed. The student of insect 

 anatomy, the describer of species, the professional teacher, and the 

 amateur collector, will each and all find the book useful, containing as 

 it does some 3000 words with their meanings and derivations. 



We notice the following misprints : p. 56, 1. 15, Cum' form for Cunei- 

 form ; p. 103. 1. 14, Cinipidcc for Cynipidcej p. 221, footnote, metatarus 

 for metatarsus ; p. 224, 1. 15, muscles for margin; p. 258, 1. 33, I. and 

 II. for III. and VIII. 



