SCIENTIFIC NOTES, /O 



same line of coast, and about ten miles from the well known locality 

 for bondii at Lyme Kegis, discovered by Mr. Wormald, and afterwards 

 captured there in plenty by Messrs. Goss and Tugwell. The greatest 

 jjuzzle about the whole affair, is to think that a species described by 

 Mr. Dale, in The Naturdlist, vol. ii., p. 88, and Errata, hgured by 

 Humphrey and Westwood, in 1843 or 1844, under Dale's name, should 

 be re-described in 1861 (18 years at the most) and accepted l)y ento- 

 mologists without question. Perhaps they lived more slowly in those 

 days ; at any rate, they ajipear to have lived Avitli their eyes partly 

 shut. I am not particularly surprised that Dr. Knaggs re-descriljcd the 

 si^ecies. The few years that he was devoted to the study of Lejudoptera 

 brought many new things to light, which have since sunk in darkness ; 

 but I am astonished that men, of comparatively good scientific know- 

 ledge, with Humphrey and Westwood alwa^^s in their hands as their 

 ■every-day reference book, did not detect the blunder committed by a 

 {may I say ?) then comparative beginner. Perhaps it was then as it is 

 now. If work be not done in the groove laid down by our extra-scientific 

 friends, it is something to be ignored and jumped on. This, it appears 

 to have been taken for granted, was bound to be correct, and did not 

 want enquiring into. Fancy the lepidopterists of to-day letting some 

 ■comparative beginner re-describe a species only 18 years old ; and yet, 

 this is Avhat the entomologists of 1861 did. Bondii, Knaggs, will 

 therefore have in future to be labelled luorrisii, Dale. — J. W. Tutt. 

 February 28th, 1893. 



New Classification of the Lepidoptp:ra-Heteko('era, as pkoi'ose]) 



BY Dr. Chapman. 



A. — OBTECT/E. — Pupa smooth and rounded, externally solid, inner 

 dissepiments flimsy. Free segments in both sexes 

 5th and 6th (abl.). Never emerges from cocoon, 

 or progresses in any Avay. Dehiscence by irregular 

 fracture. 



1. — Macros. — Larva with hooks of ventral prolegs on inner side 

 only (Exposed feeders). Sjjhinges, Bomhyce)^, 

 Nolidif, Nycteolidoe, Noctitina, Geometne. 



2. — Pyraloids. — Larva Avith complete circle of hooks to ventral 

 prolegs (Concealed feeders). Pyrales, Phycidce, 

 Eiidoridce, Cramhidce, Gelechidce, PluteHidce,(Ecopho- 

 ridce. {Epiiintphiidce, Ahicitidce). 



3. ? — Doulttful wliethcr Pyraloids or of separate 



(classificatory) value. HypouomeKtidw, Aniyrestliidce, 

 Col eophor idee. (Peritfia ?) (Elachistidie?). 



B.— INCOMPLETE. — Puija less solid and rounded, appendages often 

 partially free. Free segments may extend upwards 

 to 3rd (abdominal). 7th ahvays free in male, fixed 

 in female. Deliiscence accompanied by freeing of 

 segments and api)endages previously fixed. (Except 

 in 1) pupa progresses and emerges from cocoon. 



1. — Pupa attached by cremaster. Free segments. 4 5 6 7. 456. 

 Pterophorina. 



2. — Pupa free to move and emerge from cocoon. 



a. — Larva concealed feeder, often miner and usually rather 

 active wlien not cram^ied l)y mine. 



