142 THE entomologist's record. 



He suggests, however, that its appearance at two spots so far removed 

 from one another points to the probability of its occurring in other 

 parts of the country. Mr. Johnson also mentions having seen Paranje 

 megaera flying as late as October 22nd, 1894. 



Mr. Edward Saunders decides (E.M.M., Feb.) that Borabtis cullnmanus, 

 Kirby, should be restored to the British list. He has recently had 

 occasion to re-examine the type sj)ecimen more carefully, and finds 

 that the conclusion at which he had arrived in 1884, that it was only 

 B. soroeii.s/s, Fb. var. protens, was erroneous. The armature is sufli- 

 cient to mark it as abundantly distinct from any other British species. 

 Mr. Saunders also decides that the species described by Smith, under 

 the name of Bomhis nivalis, is not the species to which Dahlbohm gave 

 that name, but is a variety of B. scrrmshiranvs. 



Mr. K. C. L. Perkins describes {E.M.M., Feb.) two new species of 

 Andrenidae. (1) Andrena ambigua, which appears to be intermediate 

 between A. varians, Rossi and A. hehola, Lunn, and which has been 

 ol)tained from Dartmoor and King's Lynn. (2) Halictus angtisticeps, 

 which may be distinguished from H. punctatissinms, with which it is 

 almost identical m form and sculpture, by the colour of the tarsi, which 

 are not at all yellow, and by the very different form of the genital 

 armature. This species has been recorded from Sidmouth and Wey- 

 mouth. 



Lord Walsingham has been devoting some attention to the generic 

 nomenclature of Micro-lepidoptera, and in a paper {E.M.M., Feb.) on 

 '' Preoccupied names and genera in the Micro-lepidoptera " gives a list 

 of many names now in use which will have to be abandoned. The 

 list is confessedly not exhaustive, and is published with the object of 

 urging others to follow up the subject. We notice that Hiibner's 

 Tentamen is admitted to rank as an authority, but we have very grave 

 doubts (pace Mr. Grote) whether it is entitled to do so. We may, 

 however, find an opportunity to recur to this subject. A few instances 

 of the results at which Lord ^Valsingham arrives are all we have room 

 for. Aciptilia, Hb. (1826), is displaced by Fterophorus, Geoffr. (1762). 

 Alncita, Stgr. Cat., has to give way before Orneodes, Latr. (1796). 

 Why "Alncita, Stgr. Cat.,'' we fail to understand, as Alncita is traceable 

 through the Plume synonymy back to the time of Linne. Gracilaria, 

 attributed by Wiicke to Zeller (1839), is shown to be really a name 

 given by Haworth (1812), although he sjielt it Gvacillaria. Hcnximcuc, 

 Steph. (1834), is said to be a laps. cal. for Ilcmimcne, Hb. (1826). 

 These illustrations will be enough to show the importance of this paper 

 to Micro-lepidopterists. We shall watch eagerly for fresli material 

 from the same pen. 



The reading of the paper on Coeuoniimpha tyj}hou, hy Dr. Buckell, at 

 the City of London Entomological and Natural History Society, has 

 had to be postponed indefinitely, owing to the Doctor's ill-health. 



Mr. W. Farren of Cambridge contributes to the E.3I.M. for 

 February some notes "on relaxing and setting insects," which are the 

 outcome of his experience during three months when he dealt with 

 more than 1,000 moths. He considers that no moth is "fit to repin 

 and set unless it has been relaxed in every part, which can only be 

 done by using the relaxing pot." Mr. Farren has tried wood naphtha 

 and regards its use as a very good method of relaxing, but finds it does 

 not obviate the use of watery vapour. Another method which has 



