340 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



RARE CAPTURES OF LEPIDOPTERA. 



Pholus pandorus Hbn. — On the evening of July 30, 1910, I noticed 

 a specimen of this hawk-moth on the wire of an electric light on Centre 

 Island breakwater, Toronto. Placing my coat at the base of the pole so 

 that the insect would not get lost amongst the rocks, I tapped the wire 

 and it floated down. It is a beautiful female specimen, and had evidently 

 emerged quite recently, as it secreted fluid while being captured. (Paul 

 Hahn.) 



Euptoieta claudia Cram. — While playing tennis in a gale on the lawn 

 of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Centre Island, Toronto, Sept. 10, 



19 10, I observed a butterfly that, at first, seemed to be an Argyujiis, but 

 observing the peculiarity of its flight, the game was stopped and the insect 

 captured. It proved to be a male of the above species. (P. Hahn.) 



Charidryas nycteis D. & H. — A curious aberrant specimen of this 

 butterfly was taken near the Hunt Club grounds, east of Toronto, during 

 August, 1 9 10, by Mr. J. R. McMurrich. The dark markings are more 

 extensive and confluent than usual, those on the basal half of the wings 

 forming an almost solid dark area. The broad pale submedian band is 

 somewhat reduced, and is white instead of brownish-yellow, though the 

 small spots in the marginal band are of the usual colour. The under side 

 is normal. The specimen is much worn. 



Mr. McMurrich also reports the capture of a specimen of Speyeria 

 idalia Dru. near Forest Hill Road, Toronto, about the end of August, 



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Work is now being carried on to arrange and equip an entomological 

 building at Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J. The building will 

 have two stories, will provide for classrooms and laboratory work on the 

 first floor, and will furnish oflices and space for collections on the second 

 floor, as well as accommodations for the assistants in experiment station 

 work. — Science. 



We have much pleasure in announcing that Mr. J. Eaton Hovvitt, B. 

 S. A., M. A., Secretary-Treasurer of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 

 has been appointed Professor of Botany in the Ontario Agricultural 

 College, Guelph. For the last five years Mr. Howitt has been a most 

 efficient lecturer in the Botanical Department of the College, and has well 

 earned the promotion which has now been accorded to him. 



