248 THE entomologist's record. 



tiden." Of these eurious spider-like orasshoppers, which live chiefly in 

 caves, only five or six species have hitherto been known in the 

 Palfcarctic Region representing the two genera Troiilopliilio^ and 

 DoUchnpoda. Adelung erects the new genus Taeln/cines, Avhich falls 

 between Troijlophibif^ and Diestramweua, with the single species 7'. 

 as!i)ia)iinnis, but it can hardly be regarded as a true European form, 

 having been taken among exotic plants at St. Petersburg, but tlie 

 original locality is unknown. The new genus Gipmiaeta has two 

 species, both new, (r. bcrrxdirskii and (i. <iaiisiiinis, both from the 

 province of Cransu in China ; Aciiioddnri/llns hnnint'ri is a new species 

 and genus from Japan; Maurrttia miitiva, P>runner, previously recorded 

 fron-TAschabad, is noted from the Afghanistan frontier, and two new 

 species of the same genus arc described, namely, M. ^ani(hiifi from 

 south-eastern Persia^ and M. prisira from the province of Persian 

 Baluchistan. An interesting note on the habits of Mivjnttia is 

 appended. They are nocturnal insects ; in the daytime they are to be 

 found under stones, and the skulls of larger animals, and sometimes 

 in the bark of Doruia (niiuinniacinii. At night they are attracted by 

 lio-ht and were sometimes found in the travellers' tents in the early 

 niorning. They live in stony localities which are clothed with more 

 or less luxuriant bush and shrub vegetation. M. abnuiinata, Brunner, 

 was found by Magretti on acacia in Suakini. 



^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



HyIjOicus (Sphinx) pinastri hecorded FKo:\r Winchester. — I have 

 to record the capture of a perfect specimen oi Jli/lniciis (Sphin.r) in'iiastn 

 on a lamp-post on June ;-50th, in the city of Winchester. — E. F. Johns, 

 F.L.S., Winton House, Winchester. Jnh/ 22iul, 1902. 



Vagaries of the season in the time of appearance of lepi- 

 ooPTERA. — I am much struck by the extraordinary mixture of June 

 and August insects now occurring in my Hght traps in large numbers, 

 r.<i., Xxdarla wiimkma, Callifjnila iiiiniata, Psiliira mnnarha, hithoaia 

 l.inidcola, Af/rotix tritici, (rcoiiietni papiliottaria, Heiiiithca striijata, 

 I fiipiiuidcs alhistritialix, ('nirullis (iinipiaria, Hoaniiia rcjiandata, Km- 

 iiuiffiia alchi'iiiillata, LoinasjiiUs )iiar(ji)uita, Scuparia vesinea, Hydroecia 

 uirtitans, Cidaria jdcata, a.nd second-brood exam-pies oi Scleni a tetr a - 

 liinaria, Tt'jdn-osia Imtoytata, all quite fresh. So far ('lenra lichniaria 

 seems to be the insect of the year here, simply swarming in the traps 

 now night after night. — E. F. C. Studd, M.A., Oxton. Ainjust St/i, 



1902. 



Lateness of the season for lepiooptera. — The first part of the 

 season in this district of Yorkshire was very backward ; the first 

 Tlieirtra jiornlliis was taken at flowers on June 20th, and the first 

 Kiunorpho cliicnur on June 21st. Last year the former appeared on 

 June -Ith, and was over by the 20th, and in previous years it has often 

 appeared in May. I'haretra iiicnuauthidis are now appearing daily, 

 whilst last year the species was out on May 25th, and was over l»y 

 June 6th and ova hatched on June 10th. — (Rev.) C. D. Ash, B.A.. 

 Skipwith Vicarage, Selby. June 2StIi, 1902. 



LUFFIA FERCHArLTELLA AND OTHER PsYCHIDS IN EssEX. — I find 



that Liijlid fiTiltaitltella is scattered all over this district. At Thuu- 



