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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



them commonly on /."//;.v unijur. Perhaps 'Sh. Robson has been mis- 

 led by Stainton's remark in Man., ii., 198, that rihtcniUuia is " common 

 on nioors in the North of England and Scotland," but Stainton 

 cannot have meant to imply that it did not occur in the South, for he 

 derived all his information about the Tortrices from S. J. Wilkinson's 

 work, and AVilkinson says (Brit. Tort., p. 44) "occurs throughout the 

 country, but more commonly in the North of England ; also in 

 Scotland, and at Killarney, in Ireland." — Eustace R. Bankes, M.A., 

 F.E.S., The Rectory, Corfe Castle, Dorset. March 28th, 1896. 



Structure of Copismerinthus. — In illustration of my note on 



the British species of Snierin- 

 thus ( Knt. Berord, vii., 56 y, I 

 olier the above drawing of 

 ( '(ijiisiin'ri)ithi(s occllatus, Linn, 

 sp.* The figures are of 

 natural size. The veins 

 numbered are in accord with 

 the amended system Redten- 

 bacher — Comstock [Vcnatinn of 

 the irint/s of Inserts, 1895, 83). 

 Fig. 1, Primary wing of Cojii- 

 snicrinthus occllatus ; Fig. 2, 

 secondary ditto, ( '., cross vein ; Fig. 3, fore-leg, with tibial spine {$). 

 — A. Radcliffe Grote, M.A., Roemer Mus., Hildesheim. 



* Consult also Grt., Jonrn. N. Y. Ent. Soc, iii'., 132. 



J§>RACTICAL HINTS. 



Re-paperixu cabinet drawers. — I never re-colour cabinet drawers, 

 but always re-paper them when necessary. To do this, first paper the 

 bottom of the drawer (the paper should be cut about half-an-inch 

 each way in excess of measurement), affix with starch paste, and 

 afterwards add the top and bottom strips, each to come round the 

 corners about half-an-inch ; the side strips should be cut into lengths 

 exactly of the measurement required, and must be put on last. All 

 these strips are added after the bottom is dry, and they should be 

 higher than the sides of the drawer, the superfluous height to be 

 trimmed oti' afterwards (when stiffly hardened) with a sharp knife 

 edge. Various papers have been suggested, but I find the best and 

 cheapest to be what paper-hangers call lining paper — ninepence a roll 

 of about twelve yards. This is far better than cartridge or other 

 fabrics, has but few blemishes, and is sufficiently porous to take the 

 damp readily.— S. Webb, Maidstone House, Dover. April, 1896. 



I prefer re-papering cabinet drawers to painting them, and always 

 use the wall -lining paper recommended by Mr. Webb, which is soft, 

 and does not turn up the points of the pins. I remove the old paper 

 by thoroughly wetting two or three folds of calico in hot water and lay- 

 ing them in the drawer. These moisten the old paste in a short time, 

 when the paper is easily stripped off. 1 always dissolve a lump of 

 carbolic acid in the paste before using — -T. Mason, Clevedon Court 

 Lodge, Somerset. April, 1896. 



Painting cabinet drawers. — With regard to Mr. Studd's query 

 [Ent. liec, vii., p. 277), the best paint for doing cabinet drawers is, I 



