1910]. 191 



proved iu Walsinghani's original description, a Micropteryx (calthella) (Ent. 

 Eec. X, p. 161). There is evidently an error somewhere. We note further that 

 the Neptic^didae are placed in the Lepidoptera Aculeata. They are certainly not 

 aculeate, and lay their eggs on the svirface of the leaf, as described by Wood, 

 also in Tutt's Brit. Lep., Vol. I, p. 185. 



In the Table, Tortricidae and Cossidae come close together, and are dis- 

 tinguished by a trifling and even doubtful difference, and are both separated 

 from Aegeriidae by a substantial one ; yet in the detailed accoimt, Aegeriidae 

 and other families are placed betAveen Tortrix and Cossus. It may be said that 

 simple points have to be taken in a Table, and wider and more correct views in 

 a classification. This is no doubt so, but does not alter the fact that the table 

 appears to be really right and the classification much less so. 



Psychids placed between Cossids and Elachistids seems inadmissible, and 

 can only be explained on the groimd that they cannot easily be placed correctly. 

 Indeed, the division into Tineoid and Pyrali-Zygaenoid series may be good in 

 one way, bvit certainly the Pyraloids and the Zygaenoids are moi-e distinct 

 from each other, than either are from certain families placed in Tineoids, the 

 table again appearing to show relationships and separations on more important 

 characters than those on which the classification is based. 



In the division Macro-Hetcrocera, Ave find much more detail as to sub- 

 divisions of families, and tables of generic characters are frequently given. 

 This results no doubt from the larger knowledge we have of the larvae of 

 Macros than of Micros. 



Though the setae are largely employed as the means of distinguishing 

 groups and the setae of the first stage, showing more clearly the primary ones 

 are used for larger divisions, it is curious that the very unusvial armature of 

 the first stage larvae of the Lycaenids is not even referred to. 



The first seven plates are devoted to " setal maps," showing in 68 figiires 

 the disposition of the setae (tubercles), on different segments and at different 

 stages of larvae typical of different families, etc. On the fiu-ther plates are 

 figures showing the disposition of the ocelli, head structure, spiracles, arrange- 

 ments of crochets on prolegs, verrucae and scoli, i.e., warts, as on Arctias, and 

 spines, as on Vanessas, and the last plate shows their disposition on Saturnias 

 and in Polygonia. — T. A. C. 



Societies. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, May 2oth, 1916.— Mr. Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. H. Moore exhibited specimens of Catocala palaeogama from the U.S.A., 

 and C. nupta fi-om Finance. Mr. A. E. Gibbs, species of New World and Old 

 World Catocalinae, including E. mibilis, and E. desdemona from the former 

 area and M. dilecta, C. elocata, C. promissa, and a British bred C fraxini from 

 the latter, and gave notes on the species. Mr. Hy. J. Turner, numerous species 



