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North Kent, where it was much subject to the attacks of ichneumons ; 

 a series of Hepialus huvmdi var. hethlandica and a few Pachnobia 

 hyperborea from Shetland ; some Anarta melanopa from Eannoch ; a 

 second brood bred, Abraxas grossulariata October 8th, the first to 

 emerge from over one hundred pupae ; a Hving Thera firmata, second 

 brood ; and a hving second brood specimen of Eumorplia elpenor. — 

 Mr. E. Adkin, recently deposited ova of Tortrix pronubana. — Mr. 

 J. P. Barrett made a comparison of the lepidopterous fauna of North 

 Kent thirty years ago and that of to-day, illustrating his remarks by 

 series of Aporia cratagi, Nonagria sjjarganii, Acidalia ochrata, Agro- 

 tera nemoralis, Tapinstola bonclii, Eremobia ochroleuca, &c. — Mr. 

 South, on behalf of Mr. Waller, a female Trichiura cratcegi with one 

 antenna male. He also showed an Epineplielejurtina (ianthma) from 

 Box Hill with symmetrical, pallid, internervular spaces ; and a short 

 series of BliodophcBa suavella reared from larvae collected from sloe at 

 Eastbourne. — Mr. Main, a living "stick" insect bred from the ovum 

 shown in the spring. — Mr. Sich, bred Gillmerta pallidactyla from 

 Byfleet. — H. J. Turner, Hon. Bep. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



0?i the Moiith-parts of some Blattidce. By J. Mangan, B.A. ' Pro- 

 ceedings of the Eoyal Irish Academy,' vol. xxvii. Sect. B, 

 No. 1. 1908. 



No one interested in the cockroaches in general, and the British 

 species in particular, can well be without this most useful paper, 

 which is illustrated by three excellent plates. It is published separ- 

 ately by Hodge, Figgis and Co., Dublin. — W. J. L. 



Subfani. Decticince of Fam. Lociistida of the Orthoptera. Fascicle 72 

 of the ' Genera Insectorum,' published under the direction of 

 P. Wytsman, Brussels. 1908. 



This part, with two fine plates, is from the pen of the well-known 

 American orthopterist, A. N. Caudell. In the long Hst of species 

 enumerated occur five British species, some of which are, however, 

 rather difficult to find under their new names : — Tettigonia (Decticus) 

 verrucivora, PhoUdoptera griseoaptera ( = Thamnotrizon cinereus), 

 Metrioptera albopunctata (= Platycleis grisea), M. (P.) brachyptera, 

 and M. (P.) roeselii. — W. J. L. 



Subfam. Nyctiborince of Favi. Blattidce of the Orthop)tera. Fascicle 74 

 of the 'Genera Insectorum.' 1908. 



This small part (with one beautiful coloured plate), written by 

 Mr. E. Shelford, M.A., deals with a subfamily of cockx'oaches which 

 contains no genuinely British species, though one, Nyctibora brunnea 

 ( =N. holosericea), has occurred here once or twice casually. — W. J. L. 



