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the formula enuntiated four years ago at Oxford when he put forward 
his scheme for a final system of nomenclature—‘ Pas de bonne figure 
i lappui d’une description, pas de nom valable.’—H. R.-B. 
Bulletin de la Société lépidoptérologique de Genéve, vol. iii, fase. 3. 
Genéve. Mai, 1916. 
THE Bulletins of this Society are issued at irregular intervals, 
but even during the war one fascicule at least has made its 
appearance each year, embellished with beautifully coloured plates 
designed by M. Culot, the well-known entomological artist, and 
President of the Society in 1915. The several papers recently 
published should be read by all British naturalists, dealing as they 
de with species of common occurrence in this country, yet making 
numerous additions to our bionomical knowledge. M. Rehfous 
(this year’s President), contributes an interesting note upon the 
oviposition of H'pinephele jurtina, proving that the butterfly does 
not invariably affix the ova, but not seldom distributes them broad- 
cast after the fashion, e.g., of Melanargia galatea. M. J. Mongenet’s 
‘‘Note sur les Phytometrine du Bassin genevois” appeals to those 
who make a special study of the Plusias; while M. A. Pictet has much 
that is new to communicate in his ‘Observations biologiques, et 
recherches experimentales sur ’hibernation d’ Abraxas grossulariata.” 
Of extra-Britannic species Dr. Reverdin continues his amazingly 
successful search for new species among the Hesperiids, and gives 
us (with a figure) Adopea nova from Amasia, Asia Minor, differentiated 
both superficially and by the male appendages from our familiar 
A.. thawmas, and A. acteon. I have still unnamed what I believe 
to be an example of this new butterfly sent me in 1913 or 1914 by 
Captain P. P. Graves from Syria; but the “‘ brown”’ Skippers received 
on this occasion travelled badly, and further deteriorated (being in 
papers) when submitted to the ordeal of the relaxing tin. At some 
later date and when things postal are less unsettled on the 
Continent I hope to get my suspicions confirmed by Dr. Reverdin 
himself. I may add that to the Hesperia group he has added and 
figured (vol. iii, fase. 1, 1914), H. amenophis, from Heliopolis, Egypt, 
and H. pontica also from Amasia; and to Carcharodus (Erynnis), 
C. ramses from the Mairiut Steppe, Egypt. C. tawricus, and 
H. schansiensis, both new species, are also described and figured 
(vol. iii, fase. 2, 1915). The Geneva Lepidopterological Society, 
like those of the Allies, has carried on manfully for the past two 
years, despite the fact that half its members have been mobilised 
to guard the frontiers of what was once the playground and is now 
the military sanatorium of Europe. Floreat!—H. R.-B. 
Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural History 
Socrvety for 1915-16. Pp. i-xv, 1-156. Twelve plates. The 
Society's Rooms, Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, S.E. 
1916. 
ALTHOUGH there are many other matters of considerable interest 
in this excellent publication, we would note the following papers as 
being of special importance to the entomological student: ‘‘ Seasonal 
Dimorphism,” by Dr. F. A. Dixey, M.A., F.R.S. (pp. 1-14); “ Life 
Cycle of Tortrix viridana, L.,” by Alfred Sich, F.E.S. (pp. 15-20) 
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