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The late Mr. C. Q, Barrett's " Lepidoptera of the British Islands." — I have 

 much pleasure in announcing, on behalf of tho late Mr. C G. Barrett, that the 

 publication of the remaining portion of the " Lepidoptera of the British Islands " 

 left by him in MS. at the time of his decease in December last, will be superintended 

 by Mr. Richard South, F. K.S. Sufficient material exists to carry the work to the 

 completion of the Tortricina. — C. Gr. Babhett, Jun., King's Lynu : April \lth, 

 1905. 



Amara anthohia, Villa, at Chatham. -After reading in the April Number {ante, 

 page 87), VIr. W. E. SJiarp's note on the new British species of Amara, I at once 

 carefully examined all my exponents of the two allied species Iticida, Duft., and 

 familiarix, Duft., and found tliat I had one specimen of the new species mixed 

 with lucida. This specimen was taken at Chatham on the slopes of Darland Hill, 

 on March Uth, 1896. When putting it away I noticed that it was bulkier in build 

 than the specimens of lucida I had in my collection, which were taken at Deal ; 

 but at tliat time I had no Continental books to consult, and I merely considered it 

 a large form of lucida. I may add that I sent the specimen to Mr. W. E. Sharp, 

 and he has compared it with Continental types, and there is no doubt about its 

 correct determination as anthohia ; the two prescutellary pores are very distinct. — 

 T. Hudson Beaee, 10, Regent Terrace, Edinburgh : April &th, 1905. 



Lepidoptera in Hertfordshire. — Seven new species have recently been added to 

 the County List of Lepidoptera kept by the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, 

 all except one having been taken in 19u4. They are (1) Xylina semibriinnea, taken 

 at Baldock by Mr. A. II. Foster ; (2) Melanippe galiata, captured at St. Albans by 

 Miss Alice Dickinson ; (3) Ant idea cucullata (sinuata), reported both from St. 

 Albans by Miss Dickin.son, and from Hexton by Mr. Foster ; (4) Cidaria literata, 

 larva beaten at Tring by Mr. A. T. Goodson ; (5) Scoparia angustea, taken at 

 Watford by Mr. V. P. Kitchin ; (6) AciptHia galactodactyla, captured at St. Albans 

 by Miss Dickinson ; and (7) Ti)iea granella, caught by me at St. Albans. The 

 number of species on the Record Book now stands at 1165. — A. E. GiBBS, 

 Kitchener's Meads, St. Albans : April 14th, 1905. 



Captures of Hgmenoptera Aculeata during 1904. — A few days devoted to 

 Hymenoptera last season were not prolific of many species, but the following list of 

 captures may be of some interest. 



A short visit to Little Eaton, near Derby, on May 17th, a cold, cloudy day, 

 produced Leptothorax acervorum, Andrena cineraria, A. lapponiea, and A. similis, 

 and several common species. 



The best capture of the year was a single example of Prosopis genalis, taken 

 near Basingstoke on June 5th, and on the 12th Andrena proxima was met with 

 near Compton. A visit to Wellington College on August Bank Holiday was quite 

 a failure, a single example of Harpactus tumidus being the best capture. Colletes 

 succincta, Mimesa equestris, Ammophila sabulosa, Cerceris lahiata, and Pompilus 

 unguicularis wei'e also met with. Leptothorax acervorum also turned up, a few of 

 each sex being taken. 



Cilissa heemorrhoidalis , Chelostoma campanularum, and Andrena coitana were 



met with at Lynmonton, Hants, on August 7th, in Campanula flowers, and Andrena 



cetii on Knautia arvensis. 



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