202 THE entomologist's record. 



"Mulfco obscurior, alarum maculis nigris majoribus, alis posticis nigro 

 conspersis, ab. melanosa." The forewings are a very deep black with 

 almost all the black spots confluent, and the paler areas much 

 restricted. The hindwings clouded with black, the three sub-marginal 

 spots confluent and much enlarged, the paler areas much reduced and 

 darkened with dusky scaling. Several specimens were obtained at 

 Virton, by M. I'abbe Cabeau in August, 1912. 



In a subsequent paragraph in the same Magazine M. Lambillion 

 remarks on the figure of the aberration of Dryai^ paplna published in 

 the Ent. lieconi recently, that the author (Mr. Sich) has omitted to 

 name it and probably has the erroneous idea that unique aberrations 

 occur in nature. M. Lambillion is strongly of opinion that for the 

 purpose of reference this form should have a name. 



We are pleased to receive two further parts of the Catalot/uc of the 

 Lepidovtera of Behjiitm by M. L. -J. Lambillion, of Namur. It contains 

 a further amount of addenda accumulated since the appearance of the 

 earlier parts which have been published as a Supplement to the 

 Revue Menanelle dc la Societe KntotiioUxjique Nariianme. The parts can 

 be obtained separately for a small charge. 



In the Scoiti:<h Xatiiraii^it for April, Mr. W. Evans records the 

 following moths captured at the lantern of the lighthouse on Fair Isle 

 in 1912. 'rrijdiaeva pronnba, one dark purple-brown form, and two 

 pale yellowish-grey variety; Iladena dentina, one; Plima ijamina, live. 

 These have already been recorded from Shetland but not previously 

 from Fair Island. 



In the April number of the Ent. ]\li). May., Lieut. -Col. E. G. 

 Nurse announces two species of Ilymenoptera as new to Britain. Ciabro 

 kieseniretteri was taken at Ampton and West Stow, Suffolk, in 1912, 

 and is nearest to C. tibialis and C. clavipes. Polistex (/alliens occurred 

 at Chandler's Ford, Hants, and were taken by Major Robertson in 1911. 



Mr. J. H. Wood announces four hitherto unrecorded species of 

 Anthoiinjidae (Diptera) in the April number of the Ent. Mo. Mai/. Two 

 of them, Pci/'iiiiyia dnlcaiiiarae and Coe)iosia siiyniatiea, he describes as 

 new to science. The former was taken by the edge of Devereux Pool, 

 and the latter near Monnow. Phaonia (Hyetode.sia) )na[/nir(nnis was 

 first takeij at the above named places, and Coenosia /lerpuxilla is not 

 uncommon on the Black Mountain range in July. 



In the Kntomoloyist for March, Fred. V. Theobald, announces the 

 occurrence of a hitherto unrecorded species of saw-fly from Hampshire 

 and Berkshire. The larvte were sent to him in 1911, and imagines 

 were bred in April and May, 1912. It has been identified b}'^ the Rev. 

 F. D. Morice as Li/t/aeonematus ni.oestus. The larvaj have been very 

 destructive to apple foliage at Froxtield, Hants. 



In the May number of the Ent. Mo. Ma;/., Dr. Lindinger announces 

 Aspidiotiis bararicKs a Coccid new to the British List. It was found 

 on Calluna vidi/aris at Chester and Aberdeen. 



Mr. J. E. Collin has commenced a further List of thirty Diptera 

 new to the British List in the May number of the Jvnt. Mo. May. 

 Empid^.- — Cyrtoina intermedia, from the New Forest to Aviemore. C. 

 pilosa, from Sussex to Sutherland. C. siiiiplieii>es, from Dorset to Avie- 

 more. BJia\ii])hoinyia obsciira, taken by J. J. F. X. King at Kilmun in 

 1906. R. hirtiila, from Clova, Forfar. R. tibialis taken at Aviemore 

 by Col. Yerbury in 1904. R. niyripennis, from Brockenhurst to Spey 



