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more of a brown than a green tint. The secondaries are bright yellow 

 with a broad black marginal band and white fringe. The expanse of the 

 wings is 1 3/^ inches. The markings of the primaries somewhat resemble 

 those of Darapsa myron Cram., and consist of a small dark patch on the 

 costa near the base, a dark median band and discal spot, and a subter- 

 minal dark line which widens to a large triangular mark at the apex. The 

 marginal black band in my specimen is much wider than in the specimen 

 figured by Mr. Strecker. J. Fletcher, Ottawa, Ont. 



PERSONAL. 



Dear Sir : In the last Report of the Agricultural Dept. of Washing- 

 ton, Mr. C. V. Riley speaks of the " general untrustworthiness " of my 

 "work" as illustrated by my referring in my New Check List Phycis 

 Jiiglandis as a var. of indiginella, and using the term Phycis instead of 

 Acrobasis (used formerly by me). As to the first, I did so because Le 

 Baron thought juglandis might be a variety. I have usually been taken 

 to task by Mr. Riley for considering varieties as species. In a Check 

 List, I need not say, the author is not bound to know all about every 

 species he includes. As to the latter, Haworth's name Phycis must be 

 used for some genus of the Phycidce. Dr. Walsh having used it for our 

 species indiginella^ led me to follow this example rather than for Pejn- 

 pelia. It should be remembered that these comments on the character of 

 my work in this instance come from a person who in his descriptions of 

 N. Am. Phycidce failed to give a single strtutural character by which his 

 species could be generically referred, as I have already shown. My classi- 

 fication of the Pyralidce in the Check List has elicited the approval of 

 Prof. Fernald, who is universally recognized as a high authority in this 

 family. I am sorry that Mr. Riley should abuse Government Reports by 

 inserting such personal and unwarranted remarks. 



Aug. R. Grote, Bremen, Germany. 



BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA. 

 We are glad to be able to announce that it is the intention of Mr. W. 

 H. Edwards, author of that superb and well known work on the Butter- 

 flies of North America, to proceed with the third volume without delay. 

 It will be the author's endeavor to maintain in every respect the high 

 character of this work, which as it involves a very large outlay, will we 

 trust be widely appreciated and meet with that liberal patronage which it 

 so well deserves. 



