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previously had produced a larva, which he now exhibited in the third 

 instar. Pup^ of Vanessa io. — Mr. Hy. J. Turner, some remarkably 

 light coloured pupae of Vanesaa io from Clandon. Pup^e going over 

 THREE WINTERS. — Mr. R. Adkin, a series of Biston hirtaria that had 

 remained for three winters in pupae, and contributed notes. 

 Asymmetrical Abraxas grossulariata. — Mr. Blenkarn, a selection of 

 Abraxas (p-ossulariata bred from about 2,500 Gateshead larvae. Two 

 nice asymmetrical forms were perhaps the most striking of a scarcely 

 more than ordinary series. Early emergence of Callimorpha hera. 

 — Mr. Jager, a series of twelve Callimorpha hera bred on June 22nd of 

 this year, quite a month earlier than he had ever bred the species 

 before. Aberration of Mimas tili^. — Mr. W. J. Kaye, a fine 

 aberration of Mimas tiliae with the usual transverse fascia of the fore- 

 wings reduced to a very small elongated central spot. 



B^EYIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



Lepidoptera of Lincolnshire : part iv., by G. W. Mason. — It is 

 much to be regretted that so few of our British lepidopterists pay any 

 attention to those highly interesting members of our fauna, which go 

 under the name of Micro-lepidoptera. Happily, however, there are 

 signs which go to show that the smaller species are now coming more 

 into favour, and it is indeed welcome news that we already have 

 another local list of lepidoptera, which includes the smaller species. 

 Through the kindness of the author I have just received part iv. of the 

 Lepidoptera of Lincolnshire, by Mr. G. W. Mason, of Barton-on-Humber. 

 This is one of a series of papers contained in the Transactions of the 

 Lincolnshire Natxralists' Union. If this be a fair sample of what it 

 publishes, the Union may be congratulated on the excellent work it 

 has done. This part contains the Pyralidina, Tortricina, and Tineina. 

 The 45 pages are well printed, and the names of the species stand out 

 in bold type. The publication is, however, not dated. The proofs 

 have been well seen through the press, but on page 20 we find Paedisca 

 ratzbiirghiana for ratzebiirfiiana, and on page 23 Carpocapsa splendidana 

 instead of sfdendana. With regard to Carpocapsa pomonella, the author 

 makes a telling remark, he says : " Probably abundant everywhere in 

 orchards .... but I only have four distinct records." That is 

 the same here, the larvae are too common in fruit, but the moth is 

 seldom seen, and the same is the case with Grapholitha funebrana, 

 which, though not mentioned in Mr. Mason's list, probably attacks the 

 plums in Lincolnshire as it does here. It is a pity that the classifica- 

 tion adopted in this very useful list has not been modified to bring it 

 more in accordance with modern thought. We find Schreckensteinia 

 festaliella and Orneodes he.vadacti/la included in the Alucitides, here 

 callecl Pterophori. The two families, Micropteri/i/ides and Krincraniides, 

 are wedged in as one genus (Micropterj/.c) between the genera Incurraria 

 and Nemophora. The fact that over 500 species are here mentioned as 

 occurring in the county shows that both time and energy have been 

 expended in bringing these records so successfully together. As the 

 localities where, and the actual dates when, the species were taken are 

 usually given, this list will be a most admirable guide to any ento- 

 mologist who collects in Lincolnshire. Mr. Mason hopes to publish 

 a supplementary list, and no doubt this will, in a few years, be 



