130 the entomologist's record. 



This is a fusion of the metathorax with the 1st abdominal segment, 

 though it is often mistaken for the metathorax itself. A third 

 character, first employed by Brunner, is the form of the antennae. 

 Part I of this monograph deals with the Areolatae, and is exclusively 

 the work of Redtenbacher. The first point which strikes the casual 

 reader is the quantity of new genera and species, and the excellence of 

 numerous illustrations, drawn by the author himself. The tables are 

 clear and precise, likewise the descriptions and diagnoses, all in Latin. 

 A long and interesting introduction deals with the external structure 

 in detail, and gives many references to works upon the bionomics, 

 parthenogenesis, and various interesting phenomena characterising the 

 family. The true value of this great work cannot be fully realised 

 without serious and systematic study. The difficulty of the great bulk 

 is overcome by the size of the pages (lOJ-in. x 14in.), thin paper, and 

 small but clear type; it runs into 180 pages, with six plates. Although 

 Part II has not yet appeared, we look forward to it with impatience. 

 There is a brief Vorwort by Brunner, which he concludes with the 

 following sentence : " So I hand over this, probably my last scientific 

 work, to the annals of that branch of Natural History to which I have 

 devoted my long life." The veteran orthopterist is approaching his 

 90th year, and he must look with satisfaction and pride upon the 

 completion of his crowning work, we trust, however, not the last, of a 

 long series of valuable and distinguished monographs. 



Butterflies of Eclepens. 



By GEORGE WHEELER, M.A., F.E.S. 

 Curiously enough, I w r as contemplating a paper on this subject for 

 the Entomologist's Record, having last week addressed the Geneva 

 Society on the same matter, when I found myself forestalled by my 

 friend, Mr. Lowe, in the current (May) number of the magazine. My 

 dates of hunting in this glorious locality being more extended than his, 

 I am able to add to his list the following species : Papilio machaon, 

 P. podalirius, Colias edusa, Clirysophanus dorilis, Lycaena euphemus, 

 L. areas, Cupido minima, Nomiades cyllarus, Polyommatia corydon and 

 ab. Iiispana, P. bellargus, P. hylas, P. iearus, P. astrarche, Strymon 

 w-album ab. butlerowi, Melitaea aurinia, M. einxia, Brenthis euphrosyne, 

 B. ino, Pararge egeria var. intermedia (I have not taken egerides there 

 myself, though I have no doubt it is to be obtained), P. megaera, Enodia 

 dryas, Hipparchia briseis (abundant at the beginning of August), Erebia 

 aetliiops, E. medusa and var. hippomednsa, Pyrgus sao, as well as a black 

 and white skipper, which Professor Blachier, as well as M. Culot and 

 Mr. Muschamp, consider to be probably a form of Hesperia aheus var. 

 cirsii, but which seems to me to approach too nearly to H. malvae to 

 to be placed with certainty under the former species. I have ten 

 specimens of this skipper, eight g s and two 5 s, differing little 

 inter se, taken between August 9th and 14th, last year ; the white 

 spots on the forewings above are very clear and large, quite as 

 conspicuous as in H. malvae, while the white band on the hindwings 

 above is almost as marked as in H. malvae ab. fasciata, the costal half 

 being broad and continuous, and directed towards the anal angle. 

 Beneath, the pale central band of the hindwings partakes somewhat 

 more of the character of alveus, as does also the pale edge of the costa 

 of the upper wings, while the more or less conspicuous nervures of the 

 hindwings are much nearer to malvae. There is, however, at the anal 



