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remuiaria on the other. Strajjiinata is separated from its variety 

 circellala by thirteen species, of which perochraria, hiwiiliata and 

 dilutaria are three. Rubis;inaia {rubricata) gets into the same group 

 as remutata, immutata, immorata, etc. Our six Ephyras, mirabile 

 didu, are not separated, although under another generic name, nor is 

 a striking species like roboraria placed in the midst of them. Temerafa, 

 taminata, obsciiraria, obfuscaria^ pictaria, petf aria,a.nd lineata {dealbata) 

 form another very unnatural genus, whilst 7'upicapraria has a genus to 

 itself between cUraria and trepidaria, the genus in which the latter is 

 placed being derived, according to Mr. Meyrick, from the genus of 

 the former, which I dare say is correct, so far as evolution leads us to 

 suppose that all these genera are derived the one from the other. 

 Again, trepida7-ia in Psodos separates riipicapraria in Theria from 

 leucophcea7-ia , iiiargtjiaria, defoliaria and auratitiaria in Hybernia, and 

 these are followed by genera containing zonaria, etc. I cannot find 

 some of the British species at all, e.g., 7'uberata, but it may have been 

 transferred to the Tortrices or Tineina. Now all this may appear 

 very clear and natural to Mr. Meyrick, but to those who, like myself, 

 have not educated themselves up to this point, it is a fearful mixture 

 to be taken in small doses as infrequently as possible. In short, the 

 whole system is something to be pondered over by those entomologists 

 who are anxious that the Entomological Society of London should settle 

 the matter for ever and aye, as if any society in the world had yet an 

 infinitesimal portion of the material necessary to produce even a slight 

 approximation to a natural classification in any one group. At any 

 rate it appears to me that Mr. Meyrick might learn much concerning a 

 natural system from Guene'e, and his paper is a proof that his work is 

 not much in advance of that of Linnaeus, which was done 150 years 

 ago. — J. W. TuTT. April, 1892. 



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Each year the South London Entomological Society outdoes itself at 

 its annual exhibition, and this year is no exception to the rule. 

 Among the lepidoptera the exhibits of so many members stand promi- 

 nently forward that it is difficult to select what is really best. Mr. 

 Henderson shows a very fine drawer of Tephrosia crepuscularia (3 

 broods), the distinction between the broods being very marked, and 

 the third brood presenting its usual character of pigmy size. Messrs. 

 Croker and Simes, life-histories of a large number of species, all well 

 mounted, that of Fhorodes7/ia S77ia7-agdaria, its larva in its natural dress, 

 being conspicuous. Mr. Barker, an interesting drawer of Lyai/iida;, and 

 Mr. Mera, very beautiful series of Arctia caia and Angero7ia primaria ; 

 Mr. Adkin, a large part of his fine collection, and a drawer of Rannoch 

 species of the highest interest. His series of Irish Spiloso7}ia 77ie7idica 

 are especially worthy of mention. A long row of exceedingly clean 

 and well-arranged drawers belonging to Messrs, Machin, Wellman, 

 Tuawell, and J. A. Clark, are full of interest, and attract the working 

 collector. Mr. Wellman's Cidaria russata and im/na7iaia, Mr. Clark's 

 f.celia cc27wsa, black Psihi7-a 7/ionacha and Spi/oso/zin 7iie>!t/iasi>-i var. 

 walkeri, and Mr. Tugwell's suffused Ve7iusia ca77ibricaria, dark StrcTiia 



