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the imperfect form with sliort wings (moignons d'elytres'' ^"" created for tlie spocies 

 the generic name of Oossyparia (Essai, p. 318, pi. xv, fi^^* ^' ^^ ^c?, 1875). Lastly, 

 Mr. L. O. Howard has described and beautifully figurea "^^ ^ species imported into 

 America the insect in all its stages, and not only the short-wul^ed malt forms men- 

 tioned by Signoret, but also those with fully developed wings, which do not appear 

 to have been seen before. They were all found on elms, Ulmus americana, as well as 

 upon U. campestris and U. montana, both European species, the former of them in 

 this case imported from England. This is all the more curious, as Gossyparia ulnii 

 is not known to inhabit England ; but, as it now seems sure that it exists in Britain, 

 I give this note in the hope that it may be discovered. Its usual habit, at any rate 

 in its ultimate state, is to fix itself on the bark, where the white cottony case is con- 

 spicuous, the peculiarity which at once distinguishes it being that it does not entirely 

 cover the insect, but the dark back of this is left exposed. Adult in June. The 

 length is 3 — 4 mm. (Insect Life, vol. ii, p. 34, 1890). — J. W. Douglas, 153, Lewisham 

 Eoad, S.E. : 3Iaj/ 2nd, 1892. 



Parlatoria zizyphi, Lucas. — At the beginning of April Mr. McLachlan gave to 

 me some " blood oranges " bought in a shop in London, but of which the native 

 country was not known — probably it was Malta, and on them were many black 

 scales, remarkable for their quadrangular shape. As well as I could make «out from 

 the imperfect examination I was able to make, they were $ Parlatoria zizyphi, 

 Lucas, as interpreted by Signoret, differing a little in form from his figure (Essai, 

 pi. V, fig. 9a) by being straighter on the sides ; Comstock's fig. 5, pi. xi, in his 

 " Report for 1880," is much better. To be more sure I sent some of the scales to 

 Mr. Morgan for a minute investigation, and he has now reported that he quite 

 agrees in the specific determination. Boisduval, who described it as Kermes 

 aurantii, many years after Lucas had designated it as C. zizyphi living on Zizyphus 

 pinnachristi (a species of a genus o{ JRhamnece), says that it is found commonly in 

 Algeria and at Pau, France ; and Signoret had seen it abundant not only on the 

 fruit, but also on the branches and leaves of orange, lemon and jujube trees. Myti- 

 laspis citricola, a near relative, was also present on the blood oranges, but the fruit 

 was not deteriorated by the dual settlers. — Id. : May \^th, 1892. 



Papilio Antimachus, female. — A specimen of this (so far as I can learn) unique 

 insect has just come to hand from the Gaboon, West Africa. It is a very small 

 insect, and differs from the male by the fore-wings being rounded on the outer mar- 

 gin instead of concave, they are also much less clothed with scales and approach 

 a semi-diaphanous condition ; it was accompanied by an unusually fine, large, 

 dark male specimen caught in the same locality, and both specimens are in good 

 order. The anal segment of P. Antimachus is exactly the same sexually as in the 

 genus Ornithoptera, the males having a hoi'ny clasjjed terminal, whilst in the female 

 it is simple and thickly pubescent. Both the specimens have been added to the fine 

 collection of Mr. Herbert J. Adams, F.E.S., of Enfield, whose New Museum being 

 now completed, the collections can be seen by appointment. — William Watkins, 

 The Hollies, Croydon : May bih, 1892. 



