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pronounced spots in them on the upper wings. Abisko specimens 

 altogether brighter than Swiss and Pyrenean. 



K. liifi'a, var. adijte. — I follow Lampa in classing my series from 

 Abisko as this form ; but save that they are smaller than the type, I 

 see little superficial difference. 



Aiujiades comma, var. catena. — Common, but much worn, at Abisko. 

 From the brighter green of the under side, no doubt referable to this 

 variety. 



The GeometridaB which I brought home have been most kindly 

 identified for me by Mr. L. B. Prout, and are reported by him as 

 follows : — From Abisko : Acidalia fumata, Larentia truncata, L. muni- 

 tata, L. hastata var. subhastata (very common), Zanclognatha sp. ?, and 

 a Pyralid sp. ?. From Alten : Larentia munitata, L. cmsiata, L. vionta- 

 nata var. lapponica, L. hastata var. subhastata, L. albulata, L. incursata, 

 and PyymcEna fusca. 



Oxliey Grove, Harrow- Weald. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND NOMENCLATORIAL NOTES 

 ON THE HEMIPTERA.— No. 6. 



By G. W. Kirkaldy. 



(A.) 



My kind friend Mr. Prout has been so good as to send me 

 brief notes on Gistel's ' Naturgeschichte der Thierreiche ' (1848), 

 a work scarcely dealt with as yet in hemipterous literature. 

 Mr. Prout tells me that, owing to Gistel's peculiar views on 

 nomenclature, it is impossible for one who is not a specialist in 

 Hemiptera to be certain of indicating accurately the hemipterous 

 contents of the work. The following few notes, however, will be 

 of interest to workers in this order, and it is to be hoped that 

 the hemipterous portion will be made fully known very soon. 



The Hemiptera are discussed on pp. 148-51 and in the 

 Preface : — 



(1). II Platycoris, Gistel, p. 149 = Pyrrhocoris, Fallen, 1814, 

 type apterus. 



(2). Eupheno, Gistel, I. c. = || Macrophthalmus, Laporte, 

 1832 ; =: \\ Macrops, Burm. 1835 = Caridomma, Bergroth, 1894 ; 

 = Sorglana, Kirkaldy, 1900. 



(3). Cheilocace, Gistel, p. 150, type regince-noctis. Genus 

 not valid, as it is not described apart from the species. 



(4). Mylpha, Gistel, I. c, n. n. for " Poeciloptera," the reason 

 apparently not being stated. 



(5). Cyphoma, Gistel, p. 151 = Dorthesia. The latter is 

 altered because it is a personal name ! 



(6). Estphonia, Gistel, p. viii = Acrooera (!), Spin. I pre- 

 sume Gistel means Aroccra, which is apparently not preoccupied 

 or otherwise invalid. 



