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sible for this welcome addition to our local lists of lepidoptera, and he 

 acknowledges his indebtedness to our valuable correspondent, the Rev. 

 G. M. A. Hewett, "to whom is due the credit of far the greater part of 

 the work." The notes added to each species make the list much more 

 valuable, and, whilst nothing very exceptional is to be noticed, it shows 

 what good solid work the members of the College society are doing 

 under Mr. Hewett's able guidance. I note that Argyn?iis paphia var. 

 valesina " occurs at Ampfield occasionally," that Melit<za artemis, 

 "formerly taken in many localities is now very rare, if not extinct;" 

 whilst there are no records for Pamphila paniscus, Giapta c-album and 

 Argynnis lathonia since 187 1 ; four specimens of Sphinx convohndi axe 

 recorded for 1891, and Orgyia fascelina has been found by the Rev. 

 Mr. Hewett; a large percentage of the GeometrcB occurs, amongst 

 which Acidalia riisticata and Aftticlea sinuata are the most noticeable, 

 whilst Phibalapteryx co7ijunctaria has crept in by error for P. lignata 

 (In the old edition of Newman these figures were, I believe, transposed, 

 and hence many erroneous reports have occurred). Dicraimra bifida 

 "larvae are fairly common on poplar," and Staia-opus fagi occmxs rarely 

 at Ampfield. The occurrence oi Bryophila glandifera "on walls in the 

 town" is interesting (are they the impar form?); whilst of other 

 NocTU^, Bisulcia ligustri, Cuspidia iepori/ia, Agrotis cinerea, Noctua 

 dahlii, Ciicullia . lychnitis and Heliothis dipsaceus are perhaps some of 

 the most interesting. But those who are interested in local fauna lists 

 must buy it for themselves. I may add that a Ijcal list of birds is in- 

 cluded in the same little work. — Ed. 



Journal OF THE Institute OF Jamaica, published by the Institute, 

 Kingston, Jamaica. — The advent ot Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell in Jamaica 

 has soon been followed by the publication of a quarterly journal by the 

 Institute. The scientific section appears to have been written entirely 

 by Mr. Cockerell, and consists of " Notes of the transformations of some 

 Jamaica Lepidoptera," " Additions to the Fauna and P'lora of Jamaica " 

 and " Aiiditions to the Museum." With regard to Leucauia iinipunda^ 

 Haw., Mr. Cockerell writes : — "A specimen of this species, referable to the 

 form asticta, Tutt, is in the Museum collections. It was obtained in 

 Jamaica by Mr. Bowrey. The larva of this insect is the celebrated 

 army worm of the United States. Its occurrence in Jamaica is very 

 interesting^ as, although it is extremely widespread, Professor Riley, 

 in the Third Report of the United States Ento)nological Commission, says 

 {p. 91): — 'The species has not been found, so far as we know, in the 

 West Indies, though we certainly think that it ex'sts there.' In the 

 Northern United States, the damage done by this species to the cereal 

 crops is enormous. Professor Riley writes {I.e. p. 92): — 'Last year 

 (1881), for instance, the amount of damage done to a single crop (oats) 

 in Illinois and Indiana, was not far from three-quarters of a million 

 dollars. The magnitude of the interests involved, causes even a slight 

 percentage of loss to represent a very large sum. Tliis is readily shown 

 ■by the fact that in 1880 the value of those crops subject to the ravages 

 ■of Leucania, amounted to over one billion seven hundred millions.' 

 In the Southern States, although it occurs, it is not appreciably 

 destructive, and probably we have little to fear from it in Jamaica. 

 The variety asticta is distinguished from the type, by having no white 

 spot at the base of the reniform stigma." — Ed. 



