'210 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



words cited above, the journal is printed in Japanese character. The 

 number, which comprises forty pages, has a well-executed plate repre- 

 senting structural details of some species of Hymenoptera ; and there 

 are several nice figures in the text. 



Presentation to Miss Ormerod. — At the annual meeting, on June 

 25th, of the Societe Nationale d'Acclimatation de France, M. Le Myre 

 de Vilers, president, in the chair, the large silver medal of the Society, 

 bearing the portrait of G-eoffroy Saint-Hilaire, was decreed to Miss 

 Eleanor A. Ormerod, of St. Albans, England, for her work in 

 Economic, or Applied, Entomology. Miss Ormerod will be heartily 

 congratulated by her numerous agricultural and other friends on the 

 receipt of this distinguished mark of appreciation of her disinterested 

 labours. 



Aberrations of Zyg^ena filipendul^e and Z. trifolii near Bing- 

 wood. — It has often been remarked that young collectors are frequently 

 more fortunate in their captures than their older and more experienced 

 brethren, and many of us could verify the statement. Two young 

 friends of mine — brothers — of the name of Bellamy, began collecting 

 Lepidoptera last season, and as they bring most of their captures for 

 my inspection, I have been rather surprised at their success. For 

 instance, last autumn a specimen of Coiias hyale was taken on the 

 borders of the forest by one of the boys, and, although I had collected 

 over the same ground many hundreds of times, I had but once seen 

 the species alive anywhere in the neighbourhood. During the present 

 season they have met with a yellow variety of Z. Jilipendnlce, and, 

 more remarkable, a black variety of Z. trifolii. The former specimen 

 is damaged, having lost a portion of the left hind wing, but the example 

 of trifolii is a perfect gem, having been taken from a grass-stem before 

 its wings were fully developed. From time to time the pages of the 

 ' Entomologist ' have been enriched by figures and descriptions of various 

 forms of trifolii, but I do not recollect seeing such a specimen described 

 as the one now under consideration. The fore wings are, in certain 

 lights, of the usual glossy greenish black colour, but the spots, on close 

 inspection, are conspicuous, appearing to be more thickly scaled and 

 consequently more opaque than the rest of the wings ; the borders of 

 the hind wings are of the same greenish hue as the ground of fore 

 wings, whilst that portion of hind wings usually red is of a dull smoky 

 black, with slight indications of a darker central mark on inner margin. 

 The body is black and somewhat " shaggy," and at some distance the 

 whole insect appears to be of a uniform black colour. It is rather 

 small in size, and on being placed side by side with normal trifolii its 

 antenna appear to be rather thicker ; otherwise this interesting specimen 

 is perfect. — G. B. Corbin ; Biugwood, July 7th, 1899. 



[The description of the aberrant Zygcena referred to above reminds 

 one of Z. filipendulcB var. chrysanthemi, Esp. {vide Entom. xxiv. 234), 

 and I consequently wrote to Mr. Corbin asking him if he was quite 

 sure that the specimen had been correctly identified. His reply seems 

 satisfactory upon the point. He was good enough to suggest that if 

 I wished him to do so he would endeavour to obtain the example for 

 examination. This I did not consider necessary, because if Mr. Corbin 



