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In April, 1891, 1 published a short paper in the Annals and Magazhie of Natural 

 History, containing descriptions of two species from Sierra Leone, Kopelates virgata 

 and Pilodeiidorix barhatus. Both these, I regret to say, were soon afterwards 

 (July, 1891) described as new by Dr. Staudinger (Iris, iv), and well figured, so I 

 have no hesitation in saying his H. gracilis, p. 152, pi. 1, f. 9, = my K. virgata, and 

 his H. nob His = my P. barbatus. 



Miss E. M. Sharpe described a species of Spalgis {lati marginal a) in the Annals 

 and Magazine of Natural History for October, 1890, which is the insect I referred 

 to on p. 26 in the previous January part of the same Magazine as S. lemolea. I do 

 not know whether the rules of nomenclature will allow the lady's name to take pre- 

 cedence, but shall be pleased to hear that they will. 



The Eev. W. J. Holland has also described this species (under the name 

 Spalgis s-signata) in Psyche, vol. v, p. 426, November, 1891, and has published a 

 figure of it, together with its interesting chrysalis, in Psyche, vol. vi, pi. iv, 1892. 



In reference to the two species of lolaus described in vol. iv, part 1, of the Iris 

 by Dr. Staudinger, I shall reserve my notes for another occasion. 



The Beeches, Circus Eoad, N.W. : 

 January llth, 1892. 



ANOTHER ADDITION TO THE BRITISH FLEAS. 



BY EDWAED SAUNDERS, F.L.S. 



Ttphlopstlla pentactenus, Kol. 

 0£ this very distinct species Dr. Sharp was fortunate enough to 

 meet with several specimens of both sexes at Cambridge during last 

 month on theNoctule Bat, Yesperugo nocfula, Grmel., some of which he 

 has kindly presented to me. It may be known by its five dorsal combs or 

 rows of black spines : the first is on the posterior margin of the prono- 

 tum, and is composed of about thirty fine, long, sharp spines ; the second 

 on the posterior margin of the metanotum, of about eighteen (Tasch- 

 enberg says fourteen) short blunt spines ; the third and fourth on the 

 first and second abdominal segments, composed each of about twenty- 

 four spines, longer than those on the mesonotum, but shorter than 

 those in the pronotal row ; the fifth series is on the seventh segment, 

 and is composed of about twenty spines, which are short, sharp, and 

 rather recurved at the apex ; the tarsal joints are differently pro- 

 portioned to those of other bat fleas : in the front tarsi the first joint 

 is short, not much longer than the second, the third and fourth are 

 subequal ; in the second pair the first joint is not so long as the second 

 and third together, the fourth is very short, and the fifth about equal 

 in length to the second ; in the third pair the first joint is as long as 

 the second, third, and fourth together, the second as long as the third 



