248 THE entomologist's record. 



current number of The Naturalist contains the first instalment for the 

 year 1891. We notice that under Dr. Buckell's name (p. 3U9) the 

 compiler has confounded Leigh in Essex with Leigh in Yorkshire. 

 Some marvellous records, too, liave appeared on Mr. Arkle's authority. 

 — Asieroscopiis sphinx for example, captured between Jan. 23rd and Feb. 

 lOtli. We would suggest that Mr. Arkle was rather mixed either as to 

 nomenclature or dates when he recorded this. 



" If you want work done give it to a busy man," is an old proverb, 

 well illustrated by our indefatigable friend, Mr. W. F. Kirby. Not 

 content with being the authority on entomological nomenclature, we 

 observe that he has written an excellent literary and scholarly treatise, 

 entitled, " The Hero of Esthonia and other Studies in the Romantic 

 Literature of that country" (J. C. Nimmo, 14, King William St., Strand.). 



Professor Carlier records the capture of a specimen of Catocala 

 fraxini, at rest on the stump of a small alder tree on the banks of the 

 river Wensum, souie two miles above the city of Norwich, on the 

 morning of September 18th. 



The larvj\3 of Nenronia popularis have occurred in great abund- 

 ance in the north of France this year, and have caused great consterna- 

 tion among agricxilturists. 



13r. Mason records the addition of the Psyllid, Trioza centranthi, 

 Vallot (= neilreichi, Frfld.), to the English fauna. The insects were bred 

 from a corn stalk gathered near Bretby in Derbyshire ; the plant was 

 deformed, the iiowers being crowded together and the bracts broadened. 

 The larva? were found within the upper reflexed portions of the bracts. 



Mr. Meyrick has discovered another entomological pickle. He 

 affirms that Heydenia is preoccupied in Hymenoptera ; Microdonia in 

 Coleoptera, and suggests the substiti;tion of Hierophanta (type bicoloria, 

 Schiff .) ; Cleodora pre-occupied in Mollusca, and substitutes Paltodora 

 (type cytiseUa, Curtis) ; PoeciHa in Pisces, and substitutes Stenolechia 

 (type nivea, Haw.) ; Chaidiodus is three times i)re-occupied — in Pisces, 

 Neuroptera, and Aves, and substitutes Epermenia, Hb. He further 

 points out that some of the species referred to the genus CatapJcctica, 

 Wlsm., by Lord Walsingham, have veins 6 and 7 clearly separate, in- 

 stancing profiKjelhi, auromacnJata and fuleiijutteUa, but thinks that the 

 character may be variable. 



Dr. Sharp and Mr. Cham})ion regret that some of our more interest- 

 ing British beetles are disappearing from the New Forest. The supposition 

 appears to be based on the fact that they did not find them in a month's 

 visit there this year. If this be the only reason, the lepidopterists 

 might also raise a wail over losing almost the entire fauna in that 

 locality. But we do not lose our fauna even piecemeal without some 

 explanation. 



" Hope deferred," etc. We have long looked for Mr. Briggs' 

 Monograjih of the Psychidae, and now we find Mr. C G. Barrett 

 actually publishing one on these interesting insects in the Eni. Mo. Maj. 



Eeminiscences of Wm, Machin. — It is with mingled feelings of 

 pleasure and sorrow that I string together a few reminiscences of our 

 recently departed friend William Machin, whom I have known more 

 or less intimately for nearly fifty years. He was reminding me, only 

 a few weeks ago, of our firsst meeting in Darenth (or Darn) Wood, 

 which took place somewhere about the year 1846. As usual, each one 



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