THE ENTOMOLOGIST 



Vol. XXX.] 



JANUARY, 1897. 



[No. 404. 



FUNGI PARASITIC ON BUTTERFLIES. 

 By J. C. RicKARD. 



On page 314 of the October number of the * Entomologist ' is 

 a paragraph relating to this subject, entitled '* Fungi or Andro- 

 conia?" by Prof. J. B. Smith. In referring to Mr. Scudder's 

 great work on Butterflies he characterises it as " magnificent." 

 I regret not having had an opportunity of reading it, but am 

 aware of its comprehensiveness, and through the kindness of a 

 friend have been able to consult some of the plates. In a work 

 of this magnitude it is not surprising that errors should creep 

 in, but in spite of some mistakes I shall continue to regard it as 

 "most magnificent" until I meet with a better work on the 

 subject. 



"Prof. Smith refers me to plate 47, figures 1 and 2, which he 

 states represent something " as nearly like a spore-formation 



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