112 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Lepidopterist appends to his description the remark that few 
species have given rise to more confusion than this, which has 
from different authors received the names of Tritici, Segetum, 
Testacea, Ravida, and Crassa. He gives the following 
synonymy aud characters of three varieties, forms, or races, 
which he calls respectively A, B, and C. 
“Hb. 152 female, 560 male; Tr. i. 166; God. ii. 236, 
pl. 67; Gn. Ind. 241; Boisd. 857 = Tritici, W.V. N. 10 
(non Lin.) = Segetum, Esp. pl. 60, f. 5 = Testacea (la Tes- 
tacée), Engr. 448 6, c (nona) = Ravida(la Rousse), Engr. 446 0. 
A 
Hb. 151 = Ravida (la Rousse), Engr. 446 a. 
Male smaller, and notably paler; the sagittiform markings 
wholly, or almost entirely, wanting. Abdomen lighter. Hind 
Wings pure white. 
B. 
The female has the fore wings altogether of an intense 
uniform brown-black, which conceals nearly all the markings, 
except the median lines; hind wings uniform grayish black. 
Abdomen entirely without bands. 
C. 
The female has the fore wings very much powdered with 
grayish white, especially in the median area; the orbicular 
and reniform are united at the base; the claviform is very 
short and indistinct; the disk of the hind wings is pure 
white.” (Guenée, ‘ Noctuelites, i. 260.)—Edward Newman.] 
Blue Butterflyin April.—Thinking it an unusual occurrence, 
I beg to say that yesterday (April 20th) I saw a blue butterfly, 
but of what species I cannot say for certain, as 1 was unable 
to capture it; but I believe it was Icarus.—C. Lemesle 
Adams ; Walford Manor, Shrewsbury, April 21, 1875. 
[It is the usual time for Lycena Argiolus, and was probably 
that species.—Edward Newman.] 
Scarce Hymenoptera at Norwich in 1874.—It is with 
great pleasure I record the capture of a fine specimen of 
a male Macropis labiata. This makes the fourth recorded 
British specimen. It was taken in the beginning of July last. 
This scarce bee has not been taken since 1842, Also Didi- 
neis lunicornis, July 2nd; and Crabro signatus, June 17th; 
one male only of each.—J. B. Bridgman. 
