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European species of the genus Hrebia, including E. christi.—Mr. 
J. P. Barrett a communication from Sicily, noting some twelve 
species of Rhopalocera which he had met with near Messina in mid- 
_ winter, including C. edusa, Pararge megera, P. egeria, Heodes phleas, 
Pieris daplidice, &e.—Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Rep. Sec. 
A correction: An obvious mistake was made in the report of 
October 22nd, when “sallow” was given as the food-plant of Limenitis 
sibylla, instead of ‘“ honeysuckle.” 
Crry or Lonpon Enromonoaican Socrety.—November 18th. — 
Mr. H. M. Edelsten exhibited Nonagria neurica (Hubn.) from 
Sussex, new to the British list; also N. dissoluta and var. arun- 
dineta from various localities. — Mr. G. H. Heath, Thyatira batis 
with pink coloration in spots replaced by brown, and Mvana_ stri- 
gilis with red central fascia and white marginal band, both from 
Ashford, Kent, 1908.—Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, Zygzenide from one 
Surrey locality, mainly Z. trifolii and Z. hippocrepidis, including 
several melanic examples of the former, two apparent trifolit with 
a sixth spot, and an apparent hippocrepidis with right-hand wings 
resembling minos.—Mr. L. W. Newman, a long series of Vanessa 
c-album, including a few specimens with the c transformed into a D. 
—Mr. V. E. Shaw, a series of Lycena egon, Eynsford, July, 1908, 
including female with coloration approaching to that of the male— 
Mr. P. H. Tautz, a bred series of Amphidasys betularia and var. 
doubledayaria bred from doubledayaria female taken at Wicken.— 
Mr. L. W. Newman read some interesting notes on observations 
made while breeding Vanessa c-album, and recorded the following as 
facts observed by him: (a) The first ten or fifteen ova laid by female 
in spring produce var. hutchinsoni. (b) The remainder of the ova 
laid by female in spring produce the typical form. (c) The hutchin- 
sont imagines emerge first, pair, and lay the ova which produce the 
autumn brood (d) The typicalimagines emerge later, refuse to pair, 
either inter se or with hutchinsoni, and go into hybernation early in 
the summer. (c) So far as specimens in captivity are concerned, this 
attempt at hybernation does not succeed, the imagines dying during 
the winter or early spring.—S. J. Bet, Hon. Sec. 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
The Moths of the British Isles. By R. Sourn, F.E.S., &c. Series II. 
(‘Wayside and Woodland Series”), pp. 376, pl. 159 (96 with 
873 figures coloured) and 20 figures in text. London: F'. Warne 
& Co. 7s. 6d. net. 1908. 
Tis volume maintains the excellence we noted in regard to 
Series I. (Entom. 1908, p. 23), and comes out very promptly after it. 
It completes the view of the species usually described as ‘ Macros,” 
excepting the Psychids. These are not more entitled to be ‘‘ Micros” 
than several families towards the end of the volume. 
The outstanding feature, as of the previous volumes, is the repre- 
