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The cause of this form of aberration is put down to the very damp 

 winters which have been experienced of late years. 



In Part I. of the Troux. Ent. Soc. Loud., 1913, just issued, Mr. W. 

 J. Kaye contributes a summary of his "Observations on Mimicry " in 

 the South American section of the family Sipitoviidae, the models for 

 which are chiefly Hymenoptera. There is a coloured plate of some of 

 the more striking mimics and models, so that those who are not so 

 fortunately situated as members of our London Societies, may form 

 an idea of these extraordinai-y resemblances and of the marvellous 

 contrivances by which the similarity is produced in different instances. 

 Dr. G. B. Longstaft" contributes another of his intensely interesting 

 and informative papers, on the " Butterflies of the White Nile ; a 

 Study in Geographical Distribution," illustrated by a map of his 

 wanderings, and a plate of figures of three very rare Pierids, Pinacop- 

 ten/.v vcnata, Teracoliis ejiln/ia, and T. liatjore. Of the 75 species of 

 Rhopalocera taken in the area, no less than 33 belong to the I'ierinae. 

 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker contributes a short paper on the " Specific 

 Distinction of Chilades (/alba and C. phiala," two Lycfenids of Western 

 Asia, illustrated by a plate of the genital armatures. He also 

 contributes a second paper on similar lines dealing with the " Specific 

 Distinction of several species in the orhitnlns and pheretiades section of 

 the genus Plebeiiifi," illustrated by three plates containing figures of 

 the genital armatures. There are also two faunistic papers, by 

 Messrs. C. G. Champion and E. Meyrick. Last, but quite as in- 

 teresting as any of the papers, are thirty-two pages of the Proceedings 

 in the Ordinary Meetings. These pages are replete with important 

 observations, short contributed notes, summaries of discussions, letters 

 from corresponding members, remarks on exhibits, records of 

 experimental work from all parts of the world, opinions of specialists 

 on various questions, etc., collected and edited with infinite care and 

 labour by the Hon. Secretary, the Rev. Geo. Wheeler. Such carefully 

 edited miscellaneous matter forms a mine of wealth for future work if 

 properly and fully indexed. 



The decease was recently announced of Philip de la Garde, R.N., 

 F.E.S., of 8, Queen's Terrace, Exeter. He had been a Fellow of the 

 Entomological Society of London since 1892, and was a student of the 

 Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, occasionally contributing notes on those 

 group to the Ent. Mo. Mag. In the "nineties" be contributed several 

 articles and notes to the pages of the Entoiuolo(iist, containing lists of 

 the Lepidoptera taken and observations made in various parts of the 

 world during the voyages necessitated by his professional duties. 



We have received a copy of a paper by Dr. Roger Verity of Florence, 

 read at the Linnean Society in May, entitled lievisioji of the Linnean 

 Tijpe^ of Palaearctic Ehopalocera, v,'hich. we can fairly say outpriorityises 

 priority, and undoubtedly the extraordinary changes in the nomen- 

 clature of our butterflies there put forward should receive the earnest 

 and thorough consideration of the new National Nomenclature 

 Committee before coming into general use. In fact, we take it that 

 henceforth all names proposed and all alterations suggested may be 

 brought before this committee by any objector. 



M. Verity has closely examined the existing collection of Linneus 

 in the possession of the Linnean Society, now at Burlington House 

 and has considered every specimen, label, pin, etc., with the four 



