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worth Rectory), during four weeks in July and August last. Aciptilia 

 pahiduin was scarce, one specinaen, however, as early as June 4th. 



Mr. Grover records " one specimen of Ai/mtis obclisra, taken July 

 20th, 1895, at flowers of h'liildbiiun aiiifustifdliwii, in the Guildford 

 district. This is a very unexpected locality. 



The two cockroaches, I'cn'jdaiu'ta amtralaslae and P. aiiwrirana, 

 have both been captured in England. The former has more distinct 

 markings, with a deep black patch on the thorax, and a broad yellow 

 streak along the basal portion of the costal margin of the fore-wings ; 

 the hind-wings are also comparatively broader, and the mouth appen- 

 dages shorter than those of /'. aiiicricaua. The specimen recorded as 

 P. aiiicriraiia, captured in Kew Gardens on April 28rd, 1H95, was in 

 reality /'. aiistrala.siac. 



Mr. C. A. Briggs writes that 7 British specimens of A/ilasta (Hioiiaria 

 are known. One (captured 1866 by Mr. Piffard) is in the "Doubleday 

 collection." Three specimens (captured by Mr. F. Standish) are in 

 Mr. Webb's collection. Two specimens (captured by Mr. Holyday) 

 are still in the captor's possession. One specimen (captured by Mr. 

 Purdey), is in Mr. Briggs' collection. All other reputed British speci- 

 mens want inquiring into. 



Mr. F. C. Lemann has done an excellent piece of work. The 

 JhUtcrtiies of Siritwiiaiid. It is a translation of that portion of 

 Professor Dr. Heinrich Frey's Die Lepidopteren der Schweiz, relating to 

 the Rhopalocera. It is a marvellously good translation, and the 

 work is remarkably well printed and arranged. It is, unfortunately, 

 only printed for private circulation. 



Dr. Chapman finds that the pupa-cases of the supposed true 

 Snlf'iidhia tfiiinetnila (from Mr. Sidebotham's collection) are not dis- 

 tinguishable from those of .V. innnispii-Kdla, the apterous $ moths of 

 which also agree absolutely in the number of the joints of the antennae 

 and tarsi. He points out, however, that these may be generic and 

 not specific characters, and hence these supposed separate species may 

 be one or distinct species. 



Mr. Blatch adds (^ucdius n'pariK.s, Kellner, to the British list, from 

 14 specimens captured at Porlock in February. It belongs to the 

 SanriiJus group, and lives on the margins of the streams flowing from 

 the hill-country in the neighbourhood of Porlock. 



Mr. Bradley adds I'dt/iiiKita liircKs, Zett., to the Diptera of Britain. 

 He captured about 80 specimens by sweeping rushes at Blackroot 

 Pool, Sutton Park, in June, 1895. The male is peculiar in having a 

 " long, thick wisp of hair proceeding from the genitalia and curling 

 up on each side of the abdomen, giving it a most curious appearance. 

 A similar wisp of hair is present beneath each cheek." He also records 

 the following rare species : — 1 >irr(iu<iiiiiiia sfii/uiatira (Wyre Forest, 

 August, 1894). J>. iiniata (Wyre Forest, June, 1894), l\ri(>ptrra 

 poUui/oitalis (Cannock Chase, June, 1895). 



Many entomologists are interested in photography. One of the 

 most difficult matters in connection with photographing insects has 

 been to get rid of the exceedingly heavy shadows which are often 

 thrown by the insects. This appears to be obviated by placing the 

 insects on a sheet of ground glass, Avith a sheet of white paper at 

 some little distance from and behind the glass. The insect may be 

 fastened by attaching (with glue) tiny pieces of cork to the glass, and 

 inserting the pin therein. 



