inO THK KXTOMOT.nrTTST'S RECORn. 



far eastern relations if fed here for some generations. — Cecil 

 Floersheim, Farrar's Bniklino-s, Inner Temple, E.C, 



Aberrations of Pieris ekassicae. — Referring to the note {cmtea, pp. 

 167-168) regarding a male Pieris braasirac with a small black dot in the 

 centre of the forewings, I may say that I have bred one this year from 

 a batch of larvse found in my garden, in September, 1902. I have 

 also a female with the left hand forewing with a decided hooi< tip as 

 in Platyjittrt/x homnla, the black markings being very deep in colour. 

 Another female from the same brood has the black markings replaced 

 by a brownish-black tint.— C. P. Pickett, F.E.S. June 6t/i, 1908. 



j^CIENTIFIC NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



The probable new British Nemotois. — The note by Mr. B. Piltard 

 {antea, p. 1 62) led me to look, on May 2-4th, at the two specimens of a species 

 that he refers to the genus Xfniotois, which he says " greatly resemble 

 N. citpriaecllns,'' and which he has deposited in the Natural History 

 Museum for reference. I would submit — with all due respect to the 

 authorities who have, I understand, examined the specimens — (1) That 

 the specimens are nothing like N. eii}tiiariiliis. (2) That they do not 

 belong to a NeuiotoiH species. (3) That they are individuals of a 

 species of Adiia, and (4) That they are to be referred to the common 

 Adela ni/iiiiitrdla, whose larva feeds on Card a mine pr(tte)isis, on the 

 blossoms of which plant Mr. Pift'ard captui-ed his specimens. I do 

 not pretend to know anything about the Adelids now, but I think the 

 above suggestions will prove to be accurate. — J. W. Tutt. Mai/ 81.s^l908. 



Probable new British Nemotois. — With regard to Mr. B. Piffard's 

 note {antea, p. 162), under the above heading, I had the opportunity, 

 last week, of critically examining two specimens of the species to 

 which it refers, and found them to be typical examples of Adela riijl- 

 niitreUa, Scop., of which the female has, as he notices, shorter antenniv 

 than the male. It is a well-known habit of the moth to frequent, as 

 observed by Mr. Piffard, the blossoms of Cardamiiw prateiisis, which is 

 one of its foodplants. The full life-history of the insect, illustrated 

 with coloured figures of the larva, larval case, imago, and flower-head 

 of foodplant {( 'ardamine pratensis) will be found in Stainton's Xatiiral 

 Histori/ uf the Tineina, xiii., pp. 172-lSl, pi. iv., figs. 2a-2m (1878). — 

 Eustace R. Bankes, M.A., F.E.S. , Norden, Corfe Castle. ,h(ue 10///. 

 1908. [We are pleased to have the independent testimony of so 

 excellent a lepidopterist as Mr. Bankes as to the accuracy of oar con- 

 elusions. — Ed.1 



OBITUARY. 



The Reverend Thojias Ansfxl Marsh.u.l. — The death of the 

 Rev. Thomas Ansell Marshall, M.A., F.E.S,, which took place on 

 April 11th, 1908, at Ajaccio, Corsica, has been duly noted in the 

 Knt. Mo. Marl, for May, and an obituary notice appeared in the -June 

 number of the same magazine. By tliat it will bo noted that he was 

 76 years of age on March 18th last ; and I mention this to show the 

 extraordinary activity he possessed, for, during last summer, he 

 ascended many of the mountains thai abound in Corsica to study its 

 fauna. His companion invariably was his devoted sister, who is only 

 about three years younger than himself, who was much interested in 

 the flora. In these ascents they thought little of remaining on the 

 mountains for the night, taking shelter in some goatherd's but, if one 



