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and was purchased by Mr. Strecker for /s. Erycides Batabano (= Okeechobee) 

 and Thecia Hugon were both represented by specimens taken in Florida by Mr. 

 Charles Dury, five or six years since. 



Careful comparison of the types of Liuienitis Disippiis, var. Floridensis, 

 Streck., convinces me that this is the same insect since described as Eros, by 

 Mr. W. H. Edwards. These types do not in any way differ from specimens of 

 Eros bred by Dr. Wittfeld, in Florida, with which they were compared. Speci- 

 mens of Argynnis, var. Erinna, Edw., from Lieut. Ricksecker's collecting 

 (from whence Mr. Edwards' types came) compared with Mr. Strecker's types of 

 A. Arge, showed them to be alike in every particular save the slightly lighter 

 general color of Arge. Mr. Strecker's types of this species were received from 

 Dr. Behr, from California; Mr. Edwards' types were from Spokane Falls, Wash- 

 ington Territory. 



Fine specimens of the recently described Hemileuca Electra, Wright, were 

 also shown me, obtained some years ago from Mr. A. Bolter, who captured them 

 in San Diego, California. This species connects the Maia and Pseudohagia 

 groups. 



Mr. Strecker has recently moved into a house which he has had built with a 

 view to the special requirements of his large collection, and here the student ot 

 the Lepidoptera can always feel sure of a hearty reception. It is a fact, how- 

 ever, much to be deplored that the collection is not in some more accessible 

 locality than Reading. But he who allows its inaccessibility to deter him from 

 a visit thereto loses a rare treat, and fails to see the most complete collection in 

 North America of the Lepidoptera of the World. Eugene M. Aaron. 



Sexual Attraction in the Genus Samia.— I notice in the December 

 number of Papilio. that Prof. A. G. Cook states that a ? cecropia attracted 

 (^ cohimbias, and he asks if any one can doubt that Columbia is an off-shoot of 

 cecropia. By a queer coincidence, the same number contains notes from Mr. 

 Bruce about ceanothi attracting cecropia, and Mr. Pilate speaks of cytithia at- 

 tracting cecropia; and we know that cecropia and gloveri mate freely. Now, 

 wouldProf Cook say that ceanothi, cynthia and g/oz'eri are also off-shoots of 

 cecropia ? And will he be so kind as to tell us what he means by an ' ' off-shoot, ' ' 

 whether a variety or a distinct species ? for we would like to know what relation 

 these moths bear to each other. I think that if others should breed as many 

 cohimbias and cecropias, side by side, as several different persons have in this 

 vicinity, and notice the entire absence of variation towards each other in all their 

 stages, they would be more willing to consider them distinct species. 



Mrs. C. H. Fernald. 



Papilio, Vol. IV, No. i, was published on Feb. 20, \i 



