NOTES, CAPTURES, ETC. l6l 



Mr. Meldola's valuable translation of Dr. Aug. Weisman's 

 ' Studies on the Theory of Descent,' p. 837, the translator, in a 

 footnote, makes a similar statement. I lately became possessed 

 of four cases of Indian Lepidoptera, which had been almost 

 entirely destroyed by mites, but the Danaine butterflies were 

 uninjured : there was one species of Euplcea and four of Danais, 

 including D. chrysip'pus, D. limniace, and D. plexippus ; the 

 specimens of Papilio p)(^^nmon were also in fair condition. — 

 J. Jenner Weir; Haddo Villas, Blackheath. 



Smerinthus TiLiiE, var. — On June 8th a brother of mine 

 captured a female Smerinthus tilics, of which, as it differs 

 somewhat from the ordinary types of this insect, I append a 

 description : — The usual dark green band across the centre of 

 the fore wings is entirely absent, save for a large dark green pear- 

 shaped spot in the centre of the wing, the apex jjointing to the 

 outer margin of the wing. The colour of the wings, from the 

 thorax to about an eighth of an inch beyond the above-mentioned 

 spot, is sienna-red, and beyond this of the usual normal colouring. 

 — George T. Adamson; June 10, 1882. 



Melanthia albicillata var. suffusa. — I have to record that 

 I have succeeded in obtaining, by breeding, a second example of 

 Melanthia albicillata var. suffusa. On comparing it with the 

 figure in the ' Entomologist' for May, 1881, 1 find the resemblance 

 to be so perfect that it might have been drawn from the specimen 

 now in my collection. — T. Meldrum; Ripon, June 16, 1882. 



Phibalapteryx polygrammata near Romsey. — In the May 

 number of the 'Entomologist' I stated that I had taken Phiba- 

 lapteryx polygrammata in this neighbourhood. I have since 

 learned, through the kindness of Mr. A. B. Earn, that my species 

 is P. lignata, I having been misled by the transposition of the 

 figures in Newman's ' British Moths.' I am very sorry that the 

 mistake should have occurred. — E. Buci^ell; Ivybrook House, 

 Romsey, May 30, 1882. 



Stauropus fagi in Dorset. —I was fortunate enough to 

 capture a fine specimen of Stauropus fagi on a tree trunk in a 

 wood near here, on June 12th. I should be glad if any one 

 could inform me whether there is a known British representative 

 of the " Praying Mantis " of the tropics, as I have lately met 

 with a minute insect which seems to be exactly like the foreign 

 one in form. — F 0. Pickard-Ca.mbuidge ; Warmwell, Dorset. 



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