NOTES, CAPTURES, ETC. ^'^ 



omitted from Mr. Tutt's valuable paper (Entom_ xx p^ 46 and is 

 presumably unknown to British lepidoptensts. ^^ '' ^ f J .fl^j.^^^ 

 European form by its larger size, mucli darker ground-colour of the w mgs. 

 both primaries L secondaries, and by the pinbsh spots havuig a lar^e 

 and darker internal shade. Tbe ground-colour of the primaries ^s rch 

 dark olive-brown; the secondaries the same colour, .^^^h fainter median 

 band, and a little lighter shade at the base. Exp. vvings 44 ^^-^ Th'S 

 moth was taken in Mexico by Mr. Wm. Schaus, Jr.-T. D. A. Cocklrell , 

 January 8th, 1889. 



Heliophobus hisptdus.-I have just most carefully looked through a 

 series of Heliophobus hispidus, consisting of th.rty-two specimen . Of 

 these, twenty specimens have been captured in P^^f "^during the ast 

 sixteen months ; the remaining twelve were captured "'^^J T^^/^ ^^^ 

 twelve months earlier. They are all m fine ^^^'^/^l^^I^'ljf {.^^^^^^ 

 In them-there is not the slightest trace of a violet tinge ^"d «ubn^^^^^^^ 

 fionrp k rhararterised bv a strong v olet colour. Would Mr. bouth suggest 

 ^SZhl'^i'^^^^^^^ mentioned by Mr.N. M. Richardson (Entom 



13C) is the vioLt of Hiibner's figure ? Mr. Richardson, who has (1 beheve 

 taken very considerable numbers of this species, cannot see any trace o violet 

 n the Po^tlandspecimens. Major Partridge and ^^-^^f ^^^f ^^^ ^ f t^'/, 

 beheve never taken "violet-coloured" examples. Mr Tutt asser s that 

 the spe'cierat Portland is not hke Hubner's figure, -^ agree with hun: 



and yet Mr. South judges from the same «P««!™^"^^^^^^^f ^^^Tdson 

 colour There is, of course, an explanation, viz., that Mr Richardson 

 has caugit this ear what he could never get before ue vio et^co o-^^ 



specimens ; and if so. it would be most ^"^ejes^^^g J«y,^;„f;f SX 

 tell us about them.-WiLFRED Carrick; 67, Avondale Square, Old Kent 

 Road, London S.E., November 5, 1889. 



Parasites on Moths. - From the recent notices on this subject 

 iElZ™Z,m^ these occurrences would appear to have been more 

 In LaUy frequent ^during the P^-t -son ; and i may b^^ 

 while to record two further instances which have been bi ought under my 



were covered and which proved upon examination to be mature specimens 

 weie covereu. auu vvm^ i> ,j<rr.,.h\ As the Chev eti are predatory Acari 

 of Cheyletus venuslissimus (Koch). As the v^neyiei t' , •[ . 



Rnd ant to fall foul of one another whenever occasion offers, the rtasoii lor 

 their tCconareg^^^ close quarters would form an interesting 



ulle for Destlation. Does C. ^-^-F^-'V^Pf:/" ^ff^l^^^^::,^'';;! 



^ l^^'^l^ fi?y although an the legs are free.-E. 

 Bostock; Stone. Staffordshire, October 33, 1889. 



S.„,K„»rBo™o™-I would UUe^^^ 

 ES Kre^eit^rrat sL^et alluded .o/beiug the cause of .he 



