THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 327 



CORRECTIONS. 



The Rev. Dr. Fyles writes that the title of his paper on page 294 

 (November, i8g8), " T?eniocampa alia, On., at Quebec," is incorrect, and 

 should read, " TiEtiiocainpa subterminaia. Smith, at Quebec.'" 



Prof. A. R. Grote, Hildesheim, Germany, writes : " On page 257, I 

 find my name Melanoinma atiricinctaria changed to M. auricinctarium. 

 I protest against this alteration in my original spelling. In all cases the 

 gender implied originally by the author should be conformed to sub- 

 sequently If I conceive of Melanoinma auricinctaria as a golden- 

 ringed, black-eyed woman, there is none competent to contradict nie and 

 insist that I should conceive of it as a golden-ringed, black-eyed stone ! " 

 " I refer to Bull. U. S. Geol. Survey, Vol. IV., 674, 1878, for my opinion 

 as to the position of auricinctaria. I have not since examined the 

 insect, which, I agree with Dr. Dyar, is not a Geometrid. It may be a 

 pyralidiform Noctuid, allied to Boletobia fuliginaria, which I only know 

 from figures. 



" I also wish to correct the corrupt spelling of two species of Plusia, 

 which has been lately used. It is Plusia cercoides, not ceroides ; also, it is 

 P. pasiphczia, noi pasiphcea.^^ 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 



Sir, — I desire on behalf of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 

 to acknowledge the receipt of three . species of Noctuides, new to the 

 Society's collection, from Mr. C. E. Grant, of Orillia, Ont. : 



Rhynchagrotis gilvipennis, Grote. 



Carneades pleuritica, Grote. 



Mamestra vicina, Grote. 



Also, a pair of fine, fresh Euprepia Caja, Linn., and three Catocala 

 Antinympha, Hub., which, he said, came last season in profusion to a 

 light in his window. 



Also, bred specimens of the following species of Hydrcecia, from 

 Mr. H. Bird, Rye, N. Y. : A pair each of H. purpurifascia, G. and R. ; 

 H. rutila, Guen. ; H. nitela, var. nebris, Guen. ; and a single specimen of 

 If. necopina, Grote. 



The delightful fresh bloom upon these specimens, in contrast to 

 those that are taken by capture, is (luite surprising, and has to be seen to 

 be fully realized, J. Alston Mokkat, Curator. 



