INDEX. 311 



saw a smallish boy with a net and boxes, but no other implements, 

 dodging about in the dark. The following dialogue ensued : — 



" Well, my bo)', and what are you after ? " 



" Moths sir ! '' 



" Have you caught man 3- yet ? " 



"No sir!" 



" Ah ! I see ; you are a beginner and don't really know how to 

 set about the work. You must get a book about it, with hints. 

 You'll want a lantern and some treacle, and a few other implements. 

 But the best way is for you to get an elementary book — a very 

 elementary one — read it, and then have another try, and I feel sure 

 you will meet with more success." 



After thanking the gentleman the boy went home. A few days 

 afterwards the gentleman again saw the boy acting in precisely the 

 same manner as on the previous occasion. Somewhat surprised, he 

 said — 



" Well, didn't you get the book I suggested to you ? " 



" Yes sir ! But I could'nt understand it, and it didn't seem to 

 help me a bit." 



" Oh ! The book you got was, evidently, not elementary enough. 

 I told you to get a very elementary book. By the way, what book 

 did you get ? " 



" Advice to Young Moth-ers." .t.h.t. (overheard). 



Eekata. — The following important misprints should be carefully corrected in 

 this volume — Page 20.S, line 45 (and line 2 footnote) for " Stdfss." read " Austaut" ; 

 p. 203, line 15, for " faiun^^ read " langi.'" Page 204, line 4, for " sec." read 

 " tert." and for "-lippei'' read " burckharti'^ ; p. 204, line 17, for '^ivetteri^' 

 read " walteri "; p. 204, line 20, for " luciens " read " luciani " ; p. 204, line 25, 

 for " gallii " read " elpenor.''' — Paul Denso. 



Page 252, headline. — For comp.'s howler "The Genius Apion'" read " The 

 Genus Apion." 



CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX. 



PAGE. 



CoLEOPTEnA 1, 25, 33, 56, 62, 82, 91, 108, 184, 208, 215, 229, 2,37, 252, 255, 282 

 Current Notes 20, 42, 69, 94, 120, 146, 187, 217, 241, 267, 306 



DiPTERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 



Hejiiptera 231,305 



Hymenoptera 34, 57, 99, 106, 215, 231, 281 



Life-histories, Larv.^e, etc 64, 92, 212, 240, 266 



Notes on Collectino 17,62,91,119,144,185,215,237,266 



Odonata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 



Orthopteea . . . . 16, 58, 61, 110, 117, 121, 142, 195, 230, 257, 275, 305 



Scientific Notes and Ouservations . . . . . . . . . . 67, 93, 120 



Variation 20, 41, 67, 91 , 120, 144, 172, 217 



Aberrations and Variations of: — Abraxas (jrossulariata. 30; A. syliata, 23 ; 

 Acidalia scutulata, 298; Anthrocera achilleae, 74; A. trifolii, 23; Arasch)iia 

 levaiia, 21; Agriades corydon, 20; Boarmia repandata, 121; Campto- 

 gravima fluviata, 270 ; Celastrina argiolus, 120 ; Cleoceris vuninalis, 297; 

 Coenonympha tiplwii, 245, 278; Crambus chryfoyiuchellus, 242; Diloba 

 caeruleocephala, 243; Dryas paphia, 268; Dryviotiiu chuonia, 68; 

 EuMturya atomaria, 17 ;^ Ennomos autumnaria, 68 ; Epirrita antumnata, 

 67; Kupithecia (ih><i)it]iiata, 20 ; Eurrhypura urticata, 242; Lasiocavipa 

 querci'is, 43, 272; Mclanippe fiuctuata, 62; il. sociata, 217; Blelitaea asterie, 

 801; M. athalia, 68, 107; M. aurinia, 68 ; M. phoebe, 105, 169, 170; 



