164 THE entomologist's record. 



nana, Lithosia complana, Odonestis poiatoria, Ptilodontis palpi na, Diloha 

 ccrruleocephaia, Xylophasia hepatica, Orthosia upsilon, Hecatera serena. 

 Since 1886 I have taken Vanessa io (not uncommon), Lyccena argiolus 

 (scarce), Sphinx cotivolruli (2), .S. Hgiistri (not uncommon), Porthesia 

 similis, Notodonta dictcea (2), Thyatira batis (i), Asphalia diluta, Leucania 

 comma (3), L. impura (2), Nociua /estiva (i), N. bain, Fachtiobia rubii- 

 cosa (i), TcEniocampa gothica (common), T. siabilis, Orthosia lota 

 (several, 1889), Anchocelis lunosa (5), A. litura, Cerastis vaccinii, C. 

 spadicea, Scopelosoma satellitia (common), Xanthia citrago (2), X ilago 

 {flavago), X. circellaris (2), Cosmia diffinis {t,), C. affinis (4), Miselia 

 oxyacanthcE and Hadena dentina (common), Xylina areola (i), Calo- 

 campa vetusta, C. exoleta, Pliisia chrysitis (3), P. ganifna (common), 

 Heliothis peltiger (i, 1888), Herminia barbalis (2), Hypena probosci- 

 dalis, Eupithecia assimilata (common), Melanippe montanata, Coremia 

 ferrugata, Phibalapteryx tersata (i), P. vitalbata (i), Scotosia diibitata, 

 Cidaria tesiata, Euholia bipunciaria and Anaitis plagiata. Of tne 

 insects mentioned by Mr. Cansdale, I have taken several each of Sesia 

 myopceformis, Lophopieryx camelina, Cilix glaucaia, Apamea basilinea, 

 Triphcena janthina, Anchocelis pistacina, Flabrostola irip/asia, Gonopiera 

 libatrix, Herminia tarsipennalis, Hypena rostralis, Odontopera bidentata, 

 Amphidasys betidaria, Thera variata, Cidaria iruncata and Eucosmia 

 certata. — Rf.ginalu S. Sellon, The Hall, Sydenham. June, 1891. 



Agrotis cinerea. — I took three specimens of this insect at light 

 on Chinnor Hill (Oxen) on the 23rd instant, all three were males. 

 Mr. Spiller, of Chinnor, and I tried both light and sugar on the two 

 following nights, but did not take any more cinerea.— 'Y. Maddison. 

 South Bailey, Durham, yjine 30///, 1891. 



Erratum. — On page 135, line 6, for ^^ Leucania tiirca^'' read 

 '"'' Hyd)elia unca." 



Societies. 



Entomological Society of London. — August ^th, 1891. — The 

 President announced the death of Mr. Ferdinand Grut, the Hon. 

 Librarian of the Society, and commented on the valuable services 

 which the deceased gentleman had rendered the Society for many 

 years past. Dr. 1). Sharp exhibited y^/jt'^ solifugus, from the Eastern 

 Pyrenees, and stated that in his opinion it was a connecting link 

 between the Ihysanura and Dermaptera. He also exhibited pup?e of 

 Dytiscus marginalis ; one of these was i)eifectly developed, with the ex- 

 ception that it retained the larval head : this was owing to the larva 

 having received a slight injury to the head. Dr. Sharp also exhibited 

 specimens of Ophonus putic/icollis and allied species, and said that 

 Thomson's characters of the three Swedish species, O. puncticollis, 

 O. brevicollis, and O. rectangnlus, applied well to our British examples, 

 and separated them in a satisfactory manner. Thomson's nomencla- 

 ture, however, would, he thought, prove untenable, as the distinguished 

 Swede described our common puncticollis as a new species under the 

 name of rectangnlus. Mr. F. W. Frohawk exhibited a bleached speci- 

 men oi Epifiephele janira, having the right fore wing of a creamy white, 



