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olica from Gex, S. Jura, together with A. filipendule and A. achillee. 
—Mr. Barrett, a number of species taken fifty years ago within 
20 miles of London, and still obtainable on the same ground, includ- 
ing Lithosia deplana, Hepialus velleda, Aventia flexula, Boarmia 
abvetaria, and Psammotis (Botys) hyalinalis. On the same ground 
he had this year taken Argynnis adippe, A. aglaia, and Rivula seri- 
cealis for the first time.—Mr. Goff, a green male, a mauve male, and 
a dwarf female (22 mm.) of Agriades (Lycena) bellargus from Steyn- 
ing, N. Devonshire. He also showed a dwarf Huchloé cardamines 
28°5 mm. in expanse.—Mr. Pratt, a specimen of A. (L.) corydon taken 
on Wimbledon Common this year.—Mr. H. Moore, twigs of elm on 
which were the fig-like galls caused by the Aphis, Schizoneura lanu- 
gimosa, obtained at Larkfield, Kent.—Mr. Sich read the Report of the 
Field Meeting held at Reigate on June 24th.—Hy. J. Turner, Hon. 
Rep. Sec. 
RECENT LITERATURE. 
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalene in the British Museum. 
Vol. viii. By Sir Georce F. Hampson, Bart. Pp. i-xiv, 
1-583. With Atlas of fourteen plates in colour. London: 
Printed by Order of the Trustees. 1909. 
As mentioned in our notice of vol. vii. of this important work, 
the author stated that the noctuid subfamily Acronyctine would 
occupy three volumes. In the volume now before us a further 
contingent of 723 species and 104 genera is comprised, thus bringing 
up the total number of species so far described in the subfamily to 
1563. It is expected that vol. ix., the last of the three dealing with 
the Acronyctinz will be published during the present year. 
There are 43 genera with only a single species assigned to each. 
Of the 15 new genera the largest is Omphaletis, Hamps. (t. florescens, 
Walk.), comprising 11 species from Australia and ethiopica, n. sp., 
from British East Africa. 
Over 120 species, chiefly North American, are here referred to 
Acronycta, Treit., and these are arranged in three sections as 
follows :— : 
Sect. 1. Hyboma, Hiibn. (t. strigosa, Schiff.) = Viminia, Chap. 
(type rwmicis, L.). 
Sect. 11. Triena, Hiibn. (t. psz, L.) = Cuspidia, Chap. (t. pst, L.). 
Sect. ui. Acronycta, Treit. = Acronicta, Ochs. (t. leporina, L.). 
The European species in Sect. ii. are tridens, Schiff.; cuspis, 
Hiibn.; aceris, L. (type of Arctomyscis, Hiibn., and of Apatela, Hiibn., 
Tent.) ; alu, L. (type of Jocheera, Hiibn.) ; auricoma, Schiff. (type 
of Pharetra, Hiibn.); menyanthidis, View.; megacephala, Schiff. ; 
and euphorbre, Schiff. The North American species cretata, Smith, 
with leporina, L., constitute Sect. iii. 
Another large genus is Athetis, Hiibn. (t. furvula, Hiibn., = lenta, 
Treit.). Among the 107 species embraced therein are ambigua, 
Schiff., alsines, Brahm., blanda, Schiff., clavipalpis, Scop., = quadri- 
punctata, Fabr., and morpheus, Hufn. 
