58 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S EECORD. 



Mr. Porritt, F.L.S., has described the Lirva of Catocala fraxini. 



Dr. Wood has written {E.M.Af.) a first-class life history of the three 

 GRACiLARiDiE (all of whicli appear to moult twice in the mine and twice 

 after leaving it) : — i. G. populetorum (which mines in and feeds on 

 birch, and probably not on aspen or poplar). 2. G. elongella (which 

 mines in and feeds on alder). 3. G. faclouipennella (which also mines 

 in and feeds on alder). Dr. Wood seems to think that what is now 

 supposed to be a birch-feeding form of elongella may prove a distinct 

 species. 



In the Entomological News Mr. Cockerell has written a paper " On 

 the Uses of Bright Colours in Hymenoptera." 



Our readers will notice that Dr. T. A. Chapman has divided 

 the genus Acronycta into three— Viminia, Cuspidia, and Bisulcia. 



Notodonta carnielita has been very abundant in Central Europe this 

 spring. 



Mr. Gurney exhibited living larvae of Geonieti-a sniaf'agda?-ia at the 

 City of London Society's meeting on May 15th. 



Ocneria dispar has been introduced into Massachusetts. It is pro- 

 posed to take energetic measures to stamp it out, as it is considered a 

 pest. 



I am informed that, owing to the floods, hundreds of females of 

 Endromis versicolor have been found drowned this year in one of the 

 large German forests. 



The Micro-lepidoptera of Mr. Howard Vaughan's collection were 

 sold on Tuesday, the 20th of May. The species that fetched the highest 

 prices were C. alpinelliis, 13s. for three; C. verelliis, 22s. and 28s. each 

 specimen ; C. myelins, 26s. for two ; C. cassentiniellus, 45s. for three ; C. 

 rorellus, 14s. for two; two C. ocellea, 24s. and 26s. respectively; C. 

 argentelbis^ 26s. ; a lot of eleven containing the two original type speci- 

 mens oi H. saxicola, 42s. ; one T. pryerella, 22s. ; another, the original 

 type, 52s. 6d. ; a lot containing three F. adelphella, 20s. ; another with 

 two P. obductella, 52s. 6d. ; whilst the lots containing M. anellus sold 

 for 21s. per lot. Among the Tortrices 2'. semialbaua fetched good 

 prices; the series of P. cristana produced ^^17 7s., one variety alone 

 producing 40s., another 28s. The series of P. hastiana produced 

 ;^6 5s.; two C. ravulana brought 21s.; whilst two lots containing^. 

 deflexana produced 42s. and 40s. respectively. The principal buyers 

 were Dr. Mason, Messrs. W. H. B. Fletcher, S. Webb, Adams, Farn, 

 Briggs, J. A. Clark, Bird, and Bankes. 



The total sum produced by the sale of the Macro-lepidoptera in Mr. 

 Howard Vaughan's collection was above ^^700; the Micro-lepidoptera 

 (Crameid,^ and Tortrices) only, produced ;^i20. 



The Rev. Canon Fowler, M.A., has added a Coleopteron {Smicronyx 

 ccEciis, Reich. = cusciitce, Bris.) to the British list, and described it in 

 the E.M.M. 



Dr. Wood has described the apparatus by means of which some of 

 the MicropterygidcE lay their eggs within the substance of the leaf on 



^ This was taken by Mr. Button, of Gravesend, the gentleman who, some years ago, 

 took Lythria pnrp7iraria, Acidalia sirigaria, and other species, now well known iiof 

 to be British, in Essex and North Kent (E. M. M. v., p. 393).— Ed. 



