74 THE entomologist's record. 



among our butterflies" (Faun. Flora Ma<i., 1909), are three 

 interesting papers that have been forwarded to us by the author, 

 Herr Einar Wahlgren, and, as a contribution to our very incomplete 

 knowledge of the distribution of Scandinavia (Swedish) butterflies, are 

 especially welcome. To the majority of British collectors, Sweden is 

 terra incof/inta. With few exceptions, the observations of local ento- 

 mologists, especiall}' lepidopterists, are scanty, and Herr Wahlgren is, 

 therefore, the more to be congratulated upon the pioneer work he has 

 done (1) in the upper valley of the Klaralf, the magnificent river which 

 falls in Lake Vettun, at Karlstad, rising far away north in the lakes of 

 Norwegian Hedemark. North Finnskogen is situated just under 61*^ 

 (the latitude of the Shetlands), Ekshiirads — the southernmost point of 

 observation — about 56 to 60 miles lower down the stream. The fauna 

 appears, however, to be more middle-European than arctic, including 

 Papilio inachaon and Ci/aniris seDiiargas, whilst Brenthis aphirape var. 

 ossianus on\Y appeared at the most northerly point visited. In addition 

 to this — the pine-wood region insect fauna — Herr Wahlgren gives us 

 (2) a supplementary list of lepidoptera compiled by himself and various 

 entomologists — especially the local museum authority at Karlstad, Herr 

 Christrernsson — " The butterflies of Varmland's oak-region," and these, 

 among others, include Pamassius apollo, Liinenitis populi, and Coen- 

 ompnpha hero, while, putting his observations to practical use, he sums 

 up, in the third paper (3) under review, hip conclusions as to (a) the 

 Scandinavian butterflies which are to be regarded as true arctic species, 

 and (b) those which have in post-glacial times established themselves from 

 the south and the south-east, the gradual recession of the ice and the 

 amelioration of the climate favouring, for example, a wider distribution 

 of true arctic survivals, as well as species like Coliaa palaeno and 

 Brenthis pales, which, coming from the south, are to be regarded as 

 " pseudo-relikter." 



Mr. E. A. Butler adds Cyrtorrhinus gemhms, Flor., to the list of 

 British hemiptera, on the strength of a specimen taken at Broxbourne 

 last September, and another of uncertain locality. He also adds 

 ChLoriona dorsata, Edw., to the list of British Homoptera, from 

 specimens taken on reeds in a pond, in Epping Forest, in June and 

 July. 



Dr. Wood states {Fnt. Mo. Ma;/.) that the dipteron introduced by 

 him some five years ago as British, under the name of Calliniijia 

 ehujantula, proves to be a Callinn/ia of unknown species, and not 

 Ai/athomyia eleijantula, Fall., as was supposed, and two examples of 

 which have now been identified ; these latter were swept from under 

 old spruce-trees in Stoke Wood, Herefordshire, in October, 1905, and 

 September, 1908. He also states that between September 25th and 

 October 13th, 1907, he found five examples of Ayathoviyia zetterstedti, 

 Zett., in Ashperdon Park and Tarrington, so that this species has to 

 be added to the British list. 



Mr. J. E. Collin, in some additions and corrections to the British 

 list of Muscidae-Acalyptratae, notes Cordylura atrata, Zett., from 

 Nethy Bridge, June, 1905 ; Acanthocnevta niyrlmana, Zett., from 

 Braemar, July, 1872, and A. ylauca, Lw., taken at Tarrington, July, 

 1909, as new to the British list. 



Dr. N. B. Joy states that all the British (Kvytelns fairnmirei, Pand., 

 recorded from moles' nests, are most probably (>. sanlcyi, Pand., a 



