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Dr. Power's iusect is, I have no doubt, B. explodans, Duftsch. (Faun. Austr., 

 ii., 231, 3), which is allied to B. crepitans, but sinallei-, with shorter and somewhat 

 more convex elvtra, which are blae or green, and shining, with the striaj either 

 very gently impressed or almost obliterated. The antennae have the third and 

 fourth joints spotted with black; and these spots are conspicuous in Dr. Power's 

 specimen. There seems to be a very rare variety of this species in which the 

 antennae are unicolorous, and Dr. Schaum (Ins. Dent., i., 241-2) remarks that B. 

 glabratus, Dej. (B strepitans, Fairra. et Lab.) is allied to this variety, having its 

 cmtennce unspotted, and the strias of the elytra somewhat more distinctly impressed. 

 These differences are well exhibited by types of explodens and glabratus in Mr. 

 Waterhouse's European Collection. 



Dr. Schaum, in his Catalogues, now considers glabratus as a variety of 

 explodens ; whether this view bo right or not. Dr. Power's specimen cannot be 

 referred to the former, being the type form of the latter insect. — E. C. Rye. 



Oxytelus specidifrons, Kraatz. — A specimen of this insect (first noticed as new 

 to Britain in No. 1 of this Magazine) has been recently forwarded to me for 

 determination. It was taken nearly four years ago at New Brighton, in Cheshire, 

 by Mr. B. Cooke, of Manchester, who has thus discovered a new locality for the 

 species ; all the examples yet recorded having been captured near London. I took 

 the insect lasc autumn in the Isle of Wight. It is evidently widely distributed, and 

 will, perhaps, prove to be common. — T. Blackburn. 



Alterations in nomenclature ; Anisotoma litura and Tycliius brevicomis. — I am 

 now in a position to confirm my opinion as to these two species, Mr. G. R. Crotch 

 having been good enough to bring me types from M. de Barneville of A. ornata and 

 T. pygmceus, which are respectively identical with the insects above mentioned. 

 The changes in nomenclature, referred to in p.p. 167 and 168 of the present vol., 

 must therefore be made. — E. C. Rye, 284, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 



Be-discoverij of Dianthcecia albimacula. — On the 8th of June last, whilst insect- 

 hunting at dusk, along a weedy bank a few miles from here, I started up a Noctua 

 which I am since informed is referable to *this species. An Entomological friend 

 (a Mr. Stevens), who was with me at the time of capture, had the satisfaction of 

 seeing me transfer it from my net to safer quarters. — G. H. Lacet, Gosport, 

 February 2nd, 1865. 



*#* The above mentioned specimen has been sent to me for identification ; it 

 Is undoubtedly a fresh female example of DiantlicBcia albimacula in good condition, 

 and set in immistakeably EngUsh fashion. I trust that Mr. Lacey, and my friend, 

 Mr. Horn, of Portsmouth, may, during the coming season, succeed in "turning 

 up " this lovely Dianthxcia, which is said to feed on Silene nutans. — H. G. K. 



Captures at light near Worcester. — Seeing notices of captures appearing in the 

 " Monthly," I have made out a list of some of the best species taken in my 

 bed-room, at light, during the past year : — Nola cucullatella, PcBcilocampa populi 

 (19 (?, and 1 ?, which laid a few eggs), rericallia syringaria (3^; from these I 

 procured batches of eggs), Selenioj lunaria, Hemerophila abruptada, Geometra, 

 papiUonana, Ephyra oraicronaria, Ligdia. adustata, Hyhemia. aurantiaria, Eupi- 



