RECENT LITERATURE. 45 



European species of the genus Erebia, "mclndrng E. christi. — Mr. 

 J. P. Barrett a communication from Sicily, noting some twelve 

 species of Ehopalocera which he had met with near Messina in mid- 

 winter, including G. edusa, Pararge megcera, P. egerla, Heodes phloeas, 

 Pieris daplidice, &c. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. Bep. Sec. 



A CORRECTION : An obvious mistake was made in the report of 

 October 22nc], when " sallow " w^as given as the food-plant of Livienitis 

 sihylla, instead of "honeysuckle." 



City of London Entomological Society. — November 18th. — 

 Mr. H. M. Edelsten exhibited Nonagria neitrica (Hubn.) from 

 Sussex, new to the British list ; also N. dissoluta and var. arun- 

 dineta from various localities. — Mr. G. H. Heath, Thyatira batis 

 with pink coloration in spots replaced by brown, and Miana siri- 

 gilis with red central fascia and wdiite marginal band, both from 

 Ashford, Kent, 1908. — Dr. G. G. C. Hodgson, Zygaenidge from one 

 Surrey locality, mainly Z. trifolii and Z. hiiypocrepidis, including 

 several melanic examples of the former, two apparent trifolii with 

 a sixth spot, and an apparent hipyocrepidis with right-hand wings 

 resembling minos. — Mr. L. W. Newman, a long series of Vanessa 

 c-album, including a few specimens with the c transformed into a d. 

 — Mr. V. E. Shaw, a series of Lycczna cegon, Eynsford, July, 1908, 

 including female with coloration approaching to that of the male. — 

 Mr. P. H. Tautz, a bred series of Aviphidasys betularia and var. 

 doubledayaria bred from doiibledayaria female taken at Wicken. — 

 Mr, L. W. Newman read some interesting notes on observations 

 made while breeding Va7iessa c-album, and recorded the following as 

 facts observed by him : {ct) The first ten or fifteen ova laid by female 

 in spring produce var. Juitchinsoni. (b) The remainder of the ova 

 laid by female in spring produce the typical form, (c) The hutchin- 

 soni imagines emerge first, pair, and lay the ova which produce the 

 autumn brood [d) The typical imagines emerge later, refuse to pair, 

 either mter se or with hutchinsoni, and go into hybernation early in 

 the summer, (c) So far as specimens in captivity are concerned, this 

 attempt at hybernation does not succeed, the imagines dying during 

 the winter or early spring. — S. J. Bell, Hon. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



The Moths of the British Isles. By E. South, F.E.S., &c. Series II. 

 ("Wayside and Woodland Series"), pp. 376, pi. 159 (96 with 

 873 figures coloured) and 20 figures in text. London: F. Warne 

 & Co. 7s. 6d. net. 1908. 



This volume maintains the excellence we noted in regard to 

 Series I. (Entom. 1908, p. 23), and comes out very promptly after it. 

 It completes the view of the species usually described as " Macros," 

 excepting the Psychids. These are not more entitled to be "Micros" 

 than several families towards the end of the volume. 



The outstanding feature, as of the previous volumes, is the repre- 



