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orange than yellow, also a splendid Z. lonicercB. The top wings of a 

 pale green, the under wings and spots of a yellowish white ; those were 

 both from the Wratislaw collection. By the way, my friend that had 

 the yellow burnets has a fine black iirticce that he bred some thirty 

 years ago, be wrote me a short time ago he had seen another in 

 Scotland. — J. B. Hodgkinson. 



^URRENT NOTES. 



The "Special Index" to vol. i. of the Entomologist'' s Record, etc., 

 consisting of 24 pp. (double columns) can now be obtained from Mr. 

 A, J. Hodges, 2, Highbury Place, N, This is of such undoubted use for 

 scientific work, that it is trusted all subscribers will obtain it. 



Dr. Wood describes {^E. AT. M., p. 100) a new species oi Micro pteryx 

 from the birch. His provisionally-named inconspicuella with a pale 

 larva turned out to be seinipnrpu reiki ; so the new one with the grey 

 larva, allied to semipiirpurella is named sangii. The latter has shorter 

 antennte, the anal spot larger, more conspicuous, reaching fully to the 

 middle of the wing and more upright. The spot in semipiirpurella is 

 frequently absent altogether. 



A monograph of the British Pterophorina by J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., 

 containing the original type description, extent of variation, full account 

 of life history (so far as at present known), habitat, etc., of each 

 species, making a most complete text-book (up to date) of this in- 

 teresting group may now be obtained in 6d. parts (two parts now ready) 

 from Mr. J. E. Robson, Hartlepool. 



M-. C. G. Barrett {E. M. M., p. 103) points out that Pempelia 

 adelphella has never occurred in Britain. He also states that it is most 

 like P.for/nosa, and not P. hostilis, specimens of which get generally 

 called adelphella. 



Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher [Record, i., p. 352) exhibited hybrids obtained 

 by crossing Zygiena lonicerce with Z. filipendula:. The eggs from the 

 hybrids proved infertile. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett {E. M. M., p. 103), points out that Catoptria 

 decolorana, Frr. has no locus standi in the British fauna. He states 

 that the ^S'i?//</<^^(?-feeding Catoptria is cemulaiia, that the ^j-/^r-feeding 

 species is tripoliaiia, and that the true decohrana which does not occur 

 in Britain is " slightly smaller than cemidana, of an extremely pale 

 yellowish-grey, almost without definite markings, but with a few brownish 

 flecks, which become more abundant beyond the middle, costal streaks 

 visible but very faint, and the ocellus or ' shield ' is visible from being 

 devoid of brown flecks and encloses two short faint brown lines. The 

 wings have no trace of the distinct angulated fascia and basal markings 

 seen in cemulana. Inhabits East and Central Germany, and North and 

 East Russia. 



The paper on the "Genital Armature of the species on the genus 

 Miana" by Mr. F. N. Pierce (for which I am indebted to the author 

 for a copy) is a most interesting and carefully prepared essay, and 

 worthy of general perusal. 



It is with the greatest regret that I have to record the death of Mr. 

 Edmund Hanes, for some considerable time Secretary to the City of 

 London Entomological Society, at the early age of 25 years. 



