278 THE entomologist's recoed. 



Clytus arietis with the first yellow belt reduced to a minute spot, an 

 unusually small example of Philontlws puella, and specimens of the 

 very rare Coleopteron PentartJtniii) liKttoni from the cellars of Messrs. 

 Moet and Chandon. — Ain/ust 22nd. — Exotic Butterflies. — Mr. 

 Edwards exhibited the exotic butterflies Tlianmantis diores from Assam^ 

 Discophora lepida from Ceylon, Tmaris selene from the Malay, and T. 

 honratldi from Madagascar, all belonging to the Asiatic section of the 

 Morphinae : and specimens of Opsiphanes hoisdnvcdii from Mexico,, 

 referring to their conspicuous tuft of scent hairs. Shetland Lepi- 

 DOPTERA. — Mr. Newman, a very long series of Pachnobia hyperborea 

 from Rannoch, showing much variation, a short, very uniform series 

 from Shetland, where the species was fast disappearing, it is supposed 

 owing to the attacks of ichneumons, a few Crymodes exulis from Shet- 

 land, including a very pale specimen, and a long series of his inbred 

 yellow form of Callimorpha domimda, with the only intermediate he 

 had obtained. Lapland Collecting. — Mr. Sheldon gave a very in- 

 teresting account of his holiday near the N. Cape in search of butter- 

 flies and bird's eggs. A rare Coleophorid. — Mr. Sich, specimens of 

 Coleophora apicella taken at Byfleet in June, where its food-plant, 

 Stellaria yraminea, grows abundantly. Ova of Chrysopa. — Mr. Adkin, 

 the ova of a Clirywpa, which were on unusually short stalks. Col- 

 lecting Notes. — Reports were made that larvse were very scarce this 

 season, especially in the New Forest. Bryophila perla was noted as 

 very scarce. Ayriades coridon was still common in Hertfordshire, and 

 several var. seiui-synf/rapha had been taken, while the 5 s varied from 

 very deep black to khaki coloured ground. Captain Cardew noted the 

 curious fact that B. vniralis -was common at Folkestone but completely 

 absent from Dover, where apparently conditions were most favourable. 

 — iSepteiiiber 1.2th. — An Ephestia. — Mr. Tonge exhibited an Ephestia sp. 

 bred from an Egyptian date. Galls. — Mr. Moore, galls found on the 

 wild rose. Variety of R. phl.eas. — Mr. Gibbs, a Rionicia phlaeas 

 from Woburn, a combination "of ab. radiata and ab. coeruleopuuctata. 

 Varieties of British Butterflies. — Capt. Cardew, an Apatura iris 

 with much fulvous shading on the hindwings, a series of Eupithecia 

 subfulvata bred from Northumberland, a living larva of Acidalia 

 imi)iHtata. Varieties of Continental Butterflies. — Mr. Curwen, a 

 large summer form of Pieris napi with rays evanescent, Polyommatus 

 icariis ab. aroiata, Ayriades coridon, with aberrant markings on the 

 undersides, and an Aryynnis niobe var. eris with an extremely deep 

 green ground on the undersides of the hindwings. A. alexius and P. 

 ICARUS AB. icarinus. — Dr. T. A. Chapman, specimens of Ayriades ale.vius 

 and of Polyoiiimatiis icariis ab. icarinus and gave a detailed account of 

 the former species which Freyer put forward as far back as 1858. L. 

 albipuncta.- — Mr. Tonge reported Leucania alhipuncta at sugar at 

 Deal, and specimens of I'olia chi at Winslow in Bucks. Report. — 

 Mr. Sich read his Report as delegate to the International Congress of 

 Entomology in early August. 



OBITUARY. 



A. M. Shuguroff. 



A promising young Russian Orthopterist, A. M. Shuguroff, died 

 at Kutais, in the Caucasus. He had been stationed at Odessa, and 



