Mr. F. Smith on Klii[)ipliorus paradoxus. 365 



externo late fusco, anticarum maculus duas albas, posticarum 



unam inelu(lcnti])iis ; linea snlmiargiiiali pluml)ea : corpus fuscura. 

 Alae subtus fere velut supra, macula aiitem discali posticarum magis 



elongata, striolaque anali alba : corpus albicans. 

 Exp. alar. unc. 1. 



Hub. Mexico ? Coll. Kadcn in Coll. Druce. 



Very like some species of Bceotis in pattern, and unlike any 

 other Chan's that I have seen. 



Genus Stalachtis, Hiibner. 

 Stalachtis Evelina^ sp. nov. 



(S . Affinis S. Phcedusce, maculis autem anticarum hyalinis latioribus 

 et omnino majoribus, areola solum interna ^■iolacca ; striola anali 

 aurantiaca tenuiore, stria posticarum marginali tenuissima areaque 

 costali fiisca : corpus fuscum. 



Exp. alar. uuc. 1, lin. 11. 



Hob. ? Coll. Kaden in Coll. Druce. 



Allied to S. Pkcedusa, but perfectly distinct from that species. 



XXXIX. — A word in explanation of a passage occurring in 

 my " Concluding Observations on the Parasitism of Rhipi- 

 phoiiis paradoxus." By Frederick Smith. 



I HAVE read, with some degree of surprise and also with much 

 regret, the remarks of my friend Mr. MuiTay on an observation 

 in my "Concluding Observations on Rhipiphorus.^^ The pas- 

 sage is as follows : — " The last paragraph of the postscript is 

 entirely suppositional. Mr. Murray has not shown me any of 

 his specimens," he having stated in his former paper that he 

 had had that pleasure. I omitted to allude to this as being on 

 his part a lapse of memory ; and possibly this may have im- 

 pressed others in the same way as it did my friend. 



Nothing could have been further from my mind than to 

 imply, in the most remote degree, the slightest doubt of his 

 veracity. I alluded solely to the fact, which at the time was 

 impressed upon my mind, that he had failed to fulfil his pre- 

 vious expressed intention. Mr. Murray has now shown me 

 the pupa? &.C. alluded to ; but I am still quite unable to recall 

 to my mind any previous examination of them : it is therefore 

 quite certain that there is a lapse of memory on one side or 

 the other. ]Mr. ]\Iurray having given publicity to his feelings 

 on the subject, I think it is necessary on my part publicly to 

 disclaim any intention of cxjn-essing a doubt of his veracity. 

 Any statement made by ^Ir. Murray is, and always has been, 

 to me a guarantee for its truth. 



