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represented by a pale shade. In addition, however, there is an t-n -like 

 mark in the centre of the wing under the discoidal area, reminding one 

 of the similar mark in the species of the Noctuid genera Apamea and 

 Miana. This seems to be an extra development of the dot found on 

 the inner margin of the banded area on the central nervure. — Id. 



Variety of Melanippe subtristata. — I have also captured a 

 specimen of the above, in which the outer half of the central band is 

 undeveloped, the inner half only being developed up to and includmg 

 the discoidal spot. The outer dark fascia directly beyond the basal 

 patch is altogether undeveloped. The two suppressions make the 

 variety look very pale. — I'd. 



Black variety of Tephrosia biundularia. — I do not know 

 whether black T. biundularia occurs only in Wales, it certainly is rather 

 common here. On June loth I took a fine black ?, apparently only 

 just emerged, and Sir John Llewellyn and his gardener, who have taken 

 hundreds during the last thirty years, say it is the blackest they have 

 ever seen. — R. B. Robertson, Swansea. August, 1891. [Very dark 

 biundularia are taken near Barnsley, Birmingham, Derby, Mansfield 

 (Notts.), etc. — Ed.] 



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It is with the greatest regret that our readers will hear of the death 

 of Mr. Ferdinand Grut, F.L.S., for so many years honorary librarian 

 to the Ent. Soc. of London. He was 71 years of age, and died on 

 July 19th. 



If any of our readers have not yet read Drs. Wood and Chap- 

 man's articles " On Oviposition and the Ovipositor in certain Lepidop- 

 tera," "Note on the Life-history of Adela rufimitrella^' and "The 

 Oviposition of Lainpronia rubiella" published in the June, July and 

 August numbers of the E7ii. Mo. Mag., we would advise them to do 

 so. No scientific lepidopterist can afford to miss them. 



One has no idea of the strength of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, 

 until one reads their annual report in The Naturalist (their own organ). 

 The Annual Presidential Address of the Right Rev. W. W. How, D.D., 

 Lord Bishop of Wakefield, entitled "The Study of Natural Science" 

 (published in the August number), is well worth reading, and illustrates 

 the great advance made by the leaders of the Church towards the 

 acceptance of the great fundamental scientific truths. 



We are continually making extracts from The Canadian Ento7nologist. 

 Some of the articles are of the greatest value and interest to British 

 lepidopterists, and those who can should support it. It is the same 

 price as our own Magazine, and can be obtained from Mr. W. E. 

 Saunders, 188, Dundas Street, London, Ontario. 



Cleora viduaria is recorded in the Brit. Nat., from Lyndhurst, by 

 Mr. Brady. How many times has this species been recorded in error 

 of late years ? 



Microdofi mutabilis, L., in Mr. Verrall's list of Diptera as doubtfully 

 British, was captured by Messrs. Bignell and Lemann, at Ivybridge, 

 during June {E.MM., pp. 224-225). 



Mr. C. G. Barrett records {E.M.M., p. 221) Dioryctria splendidella 



