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since (as stated above) rallii/era would be taken by A(froth. The 

 European species should be known as Atjrotis [A(ininoma) crassa, Hiibn., 

 since I am not prepared to accept the groups as distinct genera. But 

 the tendency is to separate more and more, and it is well to fix the 

 type of the genera in the Verzeichnisx. The " Revision of Agrotis " is 

 conducted by Mr. Smith upon a differentiation of characters first 

 suggested by me, i.e., the separation first of the species with unarmed 

 tibite, Lederer having left these species among the rest, and not having 

 made the character one of main division. The classification adopted 

 by Mr. Smith was only possible upon the selection of some species as 

 type of Aifrutis, and the author has followed me in adopting xet/etiim 

 as this type. From this starting point the distribution of the 

 species can be safely undertaken, when we have satisfied ourselves as 

 to what Aijrotis really is. As far as At/ronuma is concerned, with the 

 typec/-rt.s-,srt, it would seem to include the American species, of which the 

 proper title has been recently shown by Mr. Tutt to be jacuUfera, Guen. 

 My contention in the Breinen List, that this American species should 

 be known as A;/rotis {A<ironoma) jacuUfera, Guen., is not affected by my 

 having given a wrong species as type for Ayronoma, and seems a good 

 one. — A. Radcliffe Grote, A.M., Roemer Museum. February, 1896. 



:]^EYIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



Transactions of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical 

 Society (1895). — [Published by Geo. Gibbons & Co., King Street, 

 Leicester, 4 parts, price 6d. each] . — Several matters interesting to 

 entomologists will be found in these, as well as many articles interest- 

 ing to scientific men generally. A paper by Mr. Bertram G. Rye, F.E.S., 

 " Notes on the Varieties of the British Coccinellidae," with a number 

 of aberrations diagnosed, will have to be referred to by British 

 Coleopterists when working in future at this group. " Some notes on 

 Collecting in the Rannoch District," by the Rev. C. T. Cruttwell, M.A., 

 is a reada1)le paper, without any scientific pretensions. A great many 

 papers on interesting entomological subjects appear to be read and not 

 printed, l)ut for a numerically small society the members are to be 

 heartily congratulated on their energy and success. 



Proceedings ok the 7th Annual Meeting of the Association of 

 Economic Entomologists. — [Washington : Government Printing 

 Office] . — This is full of most interesting entomological matter, both 

 scientific and practical. The State Publications are so readily ob- 

 tainable by British entomologists (we believe they are sent free, if 

 applicant sends enough to cover postage), that we have no doubt that 

 all entomologists interested in the practical side of entomology will 

 obtain it. 



^)r" ARI ATION. 



Variation in the psi-like mark of Acronyota psi and A. tridens. — 

 I recently observed in a bred example of A. tridens that the central 

 line of the psi-like marking at the anal angle did not run into the 

 dark line of the fringe, and that there was a distinct white gap between 

 as we meet with in the allied species, A. psi. I had hitherto thought 

 the continuity of the line with the dark line of the fringe, one of our 



