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grounds (Forclaz, Luc. and Alp Pouchotte in July). Hence it seems that 

 collectors in our more northern and mountainous districts might do well to be 

 on the look out for it.— F. D. Morice, Brunswick, "Woking: Sept. 9th, 1912. 



Erotesis baltica, McLachl., from Hampshire. — In a small lot of Trichoptera 

 recently received from Mr. Martin E. Mosely for verification, there was included 

 a J of a small species of Leptoceridie, correctly determined as Erotesis baltica, 

 McLachl. Mr. Mosely tells me that he took it on the River Test, near Eonisey, 

 Hants, and that the species occurred there during the latter half of July, its 

 flight extending over a period of at least three weeks The males were very 

 plentiful, the females apparently rather scarce. It is interesting to know of this 

 species from a locality quite away from the I'en country of Eastern England. — 

 Kenneth J. Morton, 13, Blackford Eoad, Edinburgh : Sept. 6th, 1912. 



Bothria subalpina, Villcn., and Eudoromyia magnicornis, Zett., not British. — 

 The late Mr. G. H. Verrall in his last piiblished article entitled "Another 

 hundred new British species of Diptera," published in this Magazine and com- 

 pleted in tlie August number, introduced the above two species to the British list. 

 Bothria subalpina was included on the authority of Dr Villeneuve, the original 

 describer, who said that he had seen a specimen taken by me near Birmingham. 

 Unfortunately this was an error, which should be corrected at once before the 

 mistake has become difficult to " catch tip." The examples I sent to Dr. Ville- 

 neuve, and vsrhich formed co-types of the species, were taken just below Caux, 

 on the hillside above Territet in Switzerland, and thus accord with the probable 

 distribution of tlie species. Dr. Villeneuve unfortunately failed to note the 

 labels on the pins and, as I had sent them, believed that I had taken them 

 at home, and recorded them accordingly. 



Eudoromyia magnicornis, Zett., was included, as Mr. Verrall said, on the 

 strength of a single female taken by Col. Yerbury at Bridgend. As Mr. Collin 

 and I both felt doubt about this specimen, I asked Mr. Collin to let me examine 

 it, and having done so I can state positively that the insect is not magnicornis, 

 Zett., and I have little doubt that it is only a fine large and dark specimen of 

 Echinomyia /era, L. The genus Eudoromyia depends for safe recognition iipon 

 the male characters, and this is a female, but the width of the frons and the 

 yellow tarsi both decide definitely against magnicornis, which has a decidedly 

 wider frons and black tarsi. The femora in E. /era, L., are well known to 

 vary in colour and I do not think this specimen could be regarded as a distinct 

 species on that account. — Colbran J. Wainwrioht, J-o, Handsworth Wood 

 Koad, Handsworth, Birmingham : September 1st, 1912. 



A proposed Monograph of the British Chrysididx. — Mr. G. Arnold, M.Sc, 

 F.E.S., of the Ehodesian Museum, Buluwayo, will be grateful to collectors and 

 students of Chrysididm for lists of localities, dates and particulars of capture of 

 the more noteworthy species, or other information to be used in preparing 

 his projected Monograph of the British Species of these Hymenoptera. Such 

 particulars may be sent direct to Mr. Arnold or to — A. H. Hamm, 22, South- 

 field Road, Oxford : September, 1912. 



