114 [May, 



Dacus oleee, F. 

 Trypeta serratulje, L. 



tussilaginis, F. 



bardanae, Schr. 

 Urellia stellata, Fues. 

 Sepsis punctum, Fall., and two more spp. 

 Lauxania senea, Fall. 



cjlindricornis, Fall. 

 Lonchtea pai-vicornis, Meig. 



Ucciani, Corsica : 



■January, 1900. 



Piophila sp. Not casei. 

 Oporuyza germinationis, L. 



combinata, L. 

 Borborus equinus, Fall. 

 Meromyza variegata, Meig. 

 Chlorops cereris, Meig. 

 Hippobosca equina, L. 

 Chelidomyia liirundinis, L. 



Note concerning Rhinocypha fulgidipennis, Ouerin. — This superlatively brilliant 

 little Odonate was first described and figured by Gruerin in the " Magazin de 

 Zoologie," vol. i (1831), as Agrionfulgipennis, from Cochin China; only the $ was 

 known, and it is not stated how many examples had been received. In 1842 Ram- 

 bur described it as Rhinocypha fulgipennis (Nevrop., p. 233) from a specimen in 

 Serville's collection, and says he had seen only the S . In 1853 De Selys (Synops. 

 Calopt., p. 59, No. 77) diagnosed it under the corrected name of Rh.fulgidipennis, 

 and says it is in his collection (probably from Serville's), and he had evidently seen 

 two examples. In the following year (1854), in the " Monographic des Caloptery- 

 gines," pp. 200-202, a detailed description is given, after a S from Serville's col- 

 lection and another from Querin's. From that time notiiing original has been 

 written about the species, and I am not aware that it has been collected by any one 

 since the original consignment prior to 1831, which is remarkable, considering its 

 brilliancy. Through the kindness of Mons. Rene Oberthiir I have just received a 

 S , which in all probability represents a third example, but part of the original 

 captures. It was obtained by M. Oberthiir at the sale of the late M. Salle's col- 

 lection, and was found in a box with insects of other Orders. It bears a label 

 in Guerin's hand (but evidently long subsequent to his original description), 

 " Rhinocypha fulgidipennis, Guer., Selys, p. 59, Cochinchine." It cannot be the 

 specimen, or one of the specimens, from which Guerin's figure was taken, because 

 that figure represents an expanded insect, and this specimen, when received by me, 

 was unexpanded and pinned through the side of the thorax. I place the example 

 on record at M. Oberthiir's request, and hope something further will soon be known 

 about so interesting a species. — R. McLachian, Lewisham, London ; April 17th, 

 1900. 



Hemianax ephippiger, Burnt., at Brindisi. — Amongst a few Odonata given to 

 rue by Col. Irby, and collected by him in various parts of Europe, I find a ? of this 

 species, labelled " Brindisi," which seems worth putting on record. Whether this 

 African species ever breeds in Europe is open to doubt : in any case, quite a re- 

 spectable number of European records are accumulating, and of course those speci- 

 mens captured can only form an infinitesimal portion of the number that exist, be 

 they migrants or natives. — Id. 



