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T.45NIOPTEKYX. 



10. Rlsi, Morton. — Doiiiaas and Fokstuon, comnioii. 



Leuctka. 



11. alhidn, Kempny.— Domaas (? , a little doiihtfiil). 



12. hippopus, Kempny. — Lcsjeverk. 



Nemouiia. 



13. variecjata, 01. — In many localities. 



14. nvicularis, Morton — ? , Domaas (slightly donbtful). 



15. cinerea, 01. (Morton). — Domaas. 



1(). horeaUs, Morton. — Lillehammer, on the Mesna. I was very pleased tn 

 take this species ; it is closely allied to cinerea, but very distinct. 



17. incon.ipicua, Pict. (Morton).— Domaas, Fokstuen, and Molde. 



With reference to the term cinerea, two species at least have been confused under 

 this name: one has a curious arrangement of spines on the appendages, while the 

 other and more common form is devoid of the.sc. I hope this matter will shortly, 

 receive full explanation from Dr. Ris, who is at present engaged with this genus 

 The Norwegian species taken by me is the form witliout tlie spines. 



13, Blackf.n-d Road, Edinburgh : 

 .1/arch 20th, 1901. 



7V/e Insects of Northamptonshire. — Since the jjuhlication of my " Notes on the 

 Lepidoplera of Northamptonshire" (ante, pp. .5S— ^2), I have looked through the 

 collection of Mr. Wm. Hull, of Northampton. Mr. Hull has devoted himself, 

 maiidy, to the Cnleoptera, and the species of that Order, which he has collected in 

 the county, will be enumerated in the first volume for Northamptonshire, of "The 

 Victoria Histories of the Counties of England." In addition to the Coleoptera 

 Mi\ Hull appears to have collected, casually, near Northampton, species belonging 

 to other Orders ; and amongst the Orthoptera I noticed Locusta viridissima. Tlie 

 Neuroptera included, anio-igst other species, the following dragon-flies : — ^Eschna 

 cynnea, Libelliila quadrimncidata, L. depressa, Cnloptert/x splendens, Si/mpetrnm 

 strioJatiim, Pyrrhosoma nyniphula, Ayrion pulcheliinn, and A. puella. The Hy- 

 menoptera were represented by, amongst manj" other species, Bomhus terrestris, B. 

 lapidariu.t, Andrena fulva, I'espa viilgarix, V. crabro, Trichiosoma hicornm, and 

 Cimbex femorata. The Diptera were well represented, but I was only able to 

 identify QSstriis bovis, Tipula giyantea, Tachina grossa, and J'olucella pellucens. 

 Tlie Heiniptera included Pentatonia baccarum, Tropicoris rufipes, Reduvius per- 

 sonatas, and Cercopis sanguinolenta. 



The collection was made within too limited an area, and is far too incomplete 

 to be considered as representative of the Insect Fauna of the county ; but as so 

 little is known of the Insects of Northamptonshire — the Coleoptera and Lepido- 

 plera excepted it is thought that, possibly, the record of these few species may not 

 be without interest to residents in, or visitors to, the county. — H. Goss, Surbiton 

 Hill : April, 1901. 



Note on a form of Vanessa urticfE, L. — I have in my possession a somewhat 

 interesting variety of the above insect, which I netted a few years back in a subur- 



