242 THE entomologist's kecokd. 



Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker has recently published three important 

 entomological papers, viz., " Description of new species of Butterflies 

 from Africa and New Guinea," with two plates (Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 London) ; " Description of new African Heterocera " {Annals and 

 Ma;/, of Nat. Hktory) ; and " New Heterocera from British New 

 Guinea" {Novitates Zoological'). 



Mr. W. E. Thornthwaite's large collection of British Macro- 

 Lepidoptera is to be sold at Stevens' on October 27th. We under- 

 stand that the Micro-Lepidoptera will follow at a later date. There 

 are in the collection a number of very rare species, some of Mr. 

 Thornthwaite's own capture, others that have been purchased at 

 Stevens' from well-known collections during the past 30 years. 

 Among the best things, are Heliothis scutosa and Nocttia /lawinatra, 

 the capture of which is recorded {Ent., ix., p. 18); theother certain British 

 examples of these species are only one or two in number ; possibly in 

 the case of H. srutosa, that which was in the " Barrett coll.," and 

 which Mr. Thornthwaite gave Mr. C. G. Barrett {Ent., x., p. 99), and 

 that captured by Mr. Campbell {Ent. Mo. ^la(j., xv., p. 137) are the 

 only other really well-authenticated examples ; and in the case of N. 

 Jiaiiiiiiatra the number of certainties is perhaps less. A fine example 

 of Leiicania unijmncta {extianea) (taken at Dartmouth if we remember 

 rightly) he also set great store by, and there are many other good things. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Aiofttst 21th, 1908. — DicTYOPTERYX bergmanniana.^ — Two series of 

 Dictyojiteyyx berj/mamiiana, one bred from garden rose and the other 

 from wild burnet rose, notes being read on the different habits of the 

 two broods of larvae, Mr. R. Adkin. Aberrations. — A light form of 

 (Jramhus chrysonucltelliis, characteristic of Eastbourne, and two forms 

 of Eurrhypara urticata, one having the marginal spots small, well 

 separated, the other having them coalesced into a wide band, Mr. 

 Turner. Leucania favicolor in Essex. — A specimen of Leucania 

 favicolor from Benfieet, Mr. Brown. Smerinthus hybr. hybridus, 

 etc. — Examples of the hybrid Smerinthiifi ocellata-popidi just 

 bred ; Cryniodes exulis from Shetland, including females ; living 

 larvffi of Bicranura bicus))is from Tilgate Forest; Abraxas yros- 

 sulariata, with the hind^vings with only rayed marginal spots and 

 the discoidal; a Melanaryia (jalathea, the left hindwing of which 

 inclined to var. procida, Mr, Newman. Amphidasys betularia. — ^Two 

 Atiiphidasys betularia, one having the basal spot absent on the 

 forewing, but with white discoidal spots, and the other having a large 

 whitish costal blotch on the lower wing, Mr. Cowham. Eugonia 

 polychloros. — A bred series of EJityonia polychloros from the New 

 Forest, including a dark smoky form, Mr. B. H. Smith. Rumicia 

 phl^as. — A specimen showing a complete absence of copper on the 

 lower wings, Mr. Goff. Nepticula ACEToSiE.— Mines of Nepticida 

 acctosae from Surrey ; notes on the life-history of the species were 

 read, Mr. Sich. — September 24f/(, 1908. — Macaria liturata var. nigro- 

 FULVATA. — A series of bred Macaria liturata var. niyrofulrata from 

 Delamere ova. Of the fourteen specimens bred, thirteen were of the 

 dark form, Messrs. Harrison and Main. Aberrations of Lepidop- 

 TERA. — Examples of Abraxas (/rosstdariata, including ab. varleyata, 

 ab. nigrosparsata, dark forms, and a rayed specimen ; a very darkly 



