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P. 214. Line 25, for " 1834 " read ** 1833." 1837, add 

 Westwood* in Drury, 111. Exot. Entom. (n. edn.), (a) Dinsjndius 

 t. scaplia. 1838, add " Gu6rin, Voy. Coqiiille, Zool. ii. pt. 2, 

 165-93." (a) Leptoglossus t. dilaticollis. (j3) |1 Platycoris. 1839, 

 line 7, remove " Phi/lloscelis " to (a) and add " t. pallescens.'' 



P. 215. Last line of 1839, ** Philia is a synonym of Calliphara 

 and Callidea." 



P. 216. Line 5, for " 1838-42 " read " 1840." 



P. 230. Line 14, for " Piezostemum" read " Plezosternum.''' 



P. 233. Line 5 from bottom, for " Ugyogs " read " Ugyops.'''' 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



British Setting. — In the excellent little butterfly book of the 

 "Wayside and Woodland" Series recently published, which will no 

 doubt become the book for beginners, I was disappointed in one 

 particMilar, the instructions for setting. The continental setting-board, 

 and the old English " oval " or sloping side setting-boards, are both 

 carefully figured and described, but no mention at all is made of the 

 one that is, I suppose, chiefly used now, i. e., the ordinary English 

 " flat " board, exactly like the " oval," but with flat instead of sloping 

 sides. Why encourage the beginner to waste money on boards that 

 will ultimately have to be got rid of? The continental one is not yet 

 adopted by British collectors, and there is no sense in using it unless 

 wishing to exchange with foreigners. The old " sloping sides " board 

 is absolutely out of date, and few people would say " thank you " for 

 insects offered for exchange that have been set on it. Then, too, a 

 pair of setting-bristles should be used (and not one only), and the 

 whole insect " placed " before any braces are put on, otherwise the 

 body is very liable to be drawn to one side, and the insect be crooked. 

 And tracing linen forms the best brace whatever method of setting be 

 used, and if placed on the wings before the cotton is wound round 

 (in Scotch style) prevents the "stripy" appearance caused by the 

 indenting of the cotton. — K. M, Hinchliff ; Instow, N. Devon. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Cymatophora octogesima, &c. in London. — On July 5th I took a 

 freshly emerged specimen of C. octogesima at light near here, and a 

 friend of mine, Mr. G. D. Millward, visiting the same spot with me 

 on the 7th, took another, also in perfect condition. This year I have 

 taken several species within the west and south-west districts that I 

 have not seen in London before, such as Calligenia miniata, Gastropacha 

 quercifoiia, and Dici/cla oo (a female, unfortunately much damaged]. — 

 H. G. Place ; 11, Norland Square, W., September 2nd, 1906. 



Lavhygma exigua and Heliothis peltigera at Bournemouth. — 

 On September 21st I took a male specimen of Heliothis peltigera while 



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