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other, and differently formed ; (4) Cheimatobia brumata, 

 naturally with only three wings, and varying in colour and 

 markings. 



Papilio Hynle of Linneus. — It will, perhaps, be recollected 

 that Mr. W. F. Kirby proposes in his Catalogue to drop the 

 name of Edusa, and to substitute that of Croceus for this 

 familiar butterfly. He now informs us that Hyale is the 

 name to be adopted for our Edusa ; and the only name 

 which he can find for Hyale is Sareptensis, applied by 

 Staudinger, in his ' Catalog' (1871), p. 5, to a variety. It is 

 a very inappropriate name for an insect of so extensive a 

 range ; but unless all the misnomers in Entomology are to be 

 rejected, Mr. Kirby does not think we can avoid adopting it. 

 My very unpopular view on this subject of name-changing 

 is well known. If the names of our familiar insects are 

 changed once a month, as seems probable, I shall not adopt 

 the changes. 



Dragon-jiies attacked hy Birds. — The Secretary read a 

 communication from Mr. Gould respecting the question of 

 the liabilit}^ of Odonata to the attacks of birds, of which the 

 following is an extract : — " I believe that the larger dragon- 

 flies are very liable to the attacks of birds, and have no 

 doubt that the hobby and kestrel occasionally feed upon 

 them. With regard to the small blue-bodied species 

 (Agrionidae) frequenting the sedgy banks of the Thames, I 

 have seen smaller birds — sparrows, &c. — capture and eat 

 them before my eyes, after having carefully nipped off the 

 wings, which are not swallowed. This must take place to a 

 considerable extent, as I have observed the tow-path strewn 

 with the rejected wings." 



Ants storing Seeds. — Mr. F, Smith communicated a long 

 letter from Mr. J. T. Moggridge, dated from Mentone, 

 November 7th, relating to the habits of certain species of 

 ants belonging to the genus Aphenogaster. Mr. Moggridge 

 had observed that two species of this genus (A. Struclor and 

 A. capitata) frequenting the sandstone slopes of that neigh- 

 bourhood were, in the winter months, in the habit of carrying 

 into their nests the seeds of certain late-fruiting plants, 

 especially of Polygonum vulgare. The nests of A. capitata 

 extend a long way into the rock : with the aid of a chisel and 

 hammer these excavations had been traced to their limits, 



