2S0 [May. 18S3. 



whicli now pass as separate species, that, likewise belong to trifiri. The insect is a 

 native not only of the district of the so-called European fauna, but, along with 

 many others of our species of Aqrotis, of North America also." 



Capture of Mixodia ruhiginosana, H.-S. (= Pmcilochroma Botichardana, 

 Dotihdy.J, and other local species in West Norfolk, last season. — Among captures 

 niade by my brother and myself in this district last season, Trere some which we were 

 tumble to name with certainty. These I sent to Mr. C. G. Barrett, who kindly 

 named them for me. I was not a little surprised to find that Mixodia ruhigino- 

 sana was amongst them. Five specimens of this species were taken by my brother 

 on or about the 16th of June, in extensive fir-woods on rather elevated ground, 

 about seven miles from this town. From enquiries I have made, it would appear 

 that the species was probably introduced with trees obtained from Scotland and 

 planted here, some twenty years ago. From the same locality and on the same day, 

 two fine specimens of Cryptohlahes bistriga were boxed, and not more than half a 

 mile fi'om the woods on wet ground, a single representative of Cosmopteryx Lieni- 

 giella was met with. During the next month (July), whilst collecting Stathmopoda 

 pedella among alders, a brilliant little micro was found in the net, which turned otit 

 to be Hohemannia quadrimaculella. In all, four specimens of this pretty little 

 insect were taken. Tinagma resplendelliim also occurred among alders. — Edward 

 A. Atmoee, 8, Union Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk : April, 1883. 



Spring Hymenoptera at Hastings. — 1 was at Hastings this year from the 22nd 

 to 27th of March, and succeeded in capturing a fair number of the (J and ? of 

 Andrena lapponica in the same locality near Ore, where I took the ? in April last 

 year. I think this is worth recording, as I believe the S lias only been taken hitherto 

 at Moffat and Bristol ; in that locality I could find no other Andrena besides lap- 

 ponica, but I met with a number of A. Owynaua near Fairlight Glen, in the exact 

 spot where I took A. bicolor plentifully in August, 1879. This quite confirms the 

 view that these two so-called species are only different broods of one. — E. Satjndees, 

 Holmesdale, Upper Tooting : IQth April, 1883. 



6bituarn. 



Professor Zeller. On the 27th March, PhilippChristoph Zeller died quite sud- 

 denly, of heart disease, at his residence, Griinhof, near Stettin. For more than 

 forty years the name of Zeller has been constantly on the lips of Lepidopterists in 

 Europe, and latterly his fame was as widely extended across the Atlantic and in our 

 Australian colonies. His correspondence must have been very extensive, yet he was 

 always ready to answer quei'ies on any subject referring to his favourite branch of 

 entomology, and though he had nearly completed his 75th year, he had not ceased 

 to be a writer of long and neatly legible letters, nor were his scientific labours, 

 especially in reference to Exotic Micro- Lepidoptera, supposed to be at all near their 

 close. We hope to give a more detailed notice of the illustrious Professor in our 

 next number. 



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