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Dear Sir : Mr. Brehme, in his article on " The Early Stages of 

 Arzama Obliquata," after stating its manner of feeding in the reed, says, 

 " It then returns to the top and forms its pupa there." I would remark 

 that that is not its invariable habit in nature, for I have found the chrysalis 

 in early spring beneath the bark of a decaying stump, corresponding in 

 that respect with Diffusa, and in some instances quite a distance away 

 from the marsh where the reeds grow. From Mr. Brehme's dates it 

 would appear to be double brooded with him. 



J. Alston Moffat, Hamilton, Ont. 



ON BOLINA FASCIOLARIS, HUBN. 



Dear Sir : In the pages of the Can. Ent. I showed that Mr. 

 Morrison's statement, that we had re-described Bolina fasciolaris Hiibn., 

 was an error, based upon a mistaken identification of Hubner's species. 

 That my determination was correct, is proved by a letter of Mr. Butler's, 

 published in Entomologica A?nericana, vol. iv., p. 13, where a specimen of 

 the true B. fasciolaris, as determined by myself, is alluded to from my col- 

 lection. This specimen came to me as from " Mexico." To my knowledge 

 B. fasciolaris does not occur in our limits, but not improbably it may be 

 found in the south-west. Mr. Butler thinks that it is highly probable 

 that B. ochreipeimis Harvey is the male of B. nigrescens G. & R., and 

 thus repeats the suggestion already made by myself. The species will be 

 known as nigrescens, this name being much the older. The genus Bolina 

 of Duponchel is, in my opinion, incorrectly used, and our species should 

 be referred to Melipotis of Hiibner, as I have done in my Check List, 

 where ochreipennis is doubtfully referred to as the male of the preceding 

 species, nigrescens G. &. R. (p. 39, No. 1145). The sexual distinction in 

 ornamentation in Melipotis is peculiar and interesting. 



A. R. Grote. 



Change of Address. — Mr. C. H. T. Townsend requests us to state 

 that he has left the Adjutant-General's Office, War Department, and is 

 now an assistant in the Division of Entomology, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Washington, D. C. 



