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postmedial series of five white spots, tlie fourth much smaller than 

 the others; a white dot just below origin of vein tw^o, and another 

 just above middle of the inner margin ; an elongate white spot above 

 the inner angle, and a white subapical dot. Hind wings white, 

 a rather broad greyish brown border on outer margin, in which are 

 two white spots — one at middle and the other towards costa. 

 Expanse, 52 millim. 



Collection number, 1216. 



Pne male specimen from Kanshirei (1000 ft.), May 2nd, 1908; 

 another example of the same sex from Poppawnia, Suisha (3000- 

 4000 ft.?), July 14th, 1908. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES BY THE WAY. 



We all have a soft spot in our heart for that curious little 

 book over which we spilt " treacle " years ago, 'The Butterfly 

 Collector's Vade Mecum ' ; but how few of us know aught of the 

 author ! Recently we were delighted to stumble across a short 

 notice of her under one of her poems in a somewhat rare book, 

 ' The New Suffolk Garland,' compiled by John Glyde in 1866. 

 It runs thus: " L.etitia Jermyn (1788-1848), second daughter 

 of George Jermyn, at an early age evinced a taste for poetry and 

 general literature, and her graceful writings appeared in many 

 periodicals of the day. She was born at Ipswich, October 8, 

 1788, and was married in 1830 to the Rev. James Ford, Fellow 

 of Trinity College, Oxon, and Vicar of Navestock, whose topo- 

 graphical and antiquarian researches she materially aided during 

 an engagement of twenty years, and to whose well-stored mind 

 he constantly referred in all his literary pursuits. Possessing 

 unusual conversational powers and sparkling wit, combined with 

 a lively manner and great personal attractions, she was an orna- 

 ment to the society in which she moved. Her love of nature 

 led her to the study of entomology. She published, in 1827, 

 ' The Butterfly Collector's Vade Mecura,' dedicated to the Rev. 

 William Kirby. She was a good botanist, and a knowledge of 

 conchology also ranked among her many attainments. She 

 died at the Vicarage, Navestock, after a short illness, July 15, 

 1848." The English is shaky, but concise. 



One is set wondering what percentage of the books upon 

 entomology never find notice in the periodical scientific litera- 

 ture of Britain by casually picking up in an hotel in Southwold 

 last September an odd copy of ' The Athenseum,' and finding, 

 under the head of " Science," reviews of two United States books 

 upon ants. These are, ' Ant Communities and How they are 



