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oUca from Gex, S. Jura, together with A. filipendulce and A. achillecz. 

 — Mr. Barrett, a number of species taken fifty years ago within 

 20 miles of London, and still obtainable on the same ground, includ- 

 ing Lithosia deplana, Hepialus velleda, Aventia flexiila, Boarmia 

 abietaria, and Psammotis (Botys) hijalinalis. On the same ground 

 he had this year taken Argyimis adipi^c, A. aglaia, and Rivula seri- 

 ccalis for the first time. — Mr. Goff, a green male, a mauve male, and 

 a dwarf female (22 mm.) of Agriades (Lyccena) hellargus from Steyn- 

 ing, N. Devonshire. He also showed a dwarf Eucliloe cardajnines 

 28-5 mm. in expanse. — Mr. Pratt, a specimen of A. (L.) corydon taken 

 on Wimbledon Common this year. — -Mr. H. Moore, twigs of elm on 

 which were the fig-like galls caused by the x\phis, Schizoneura lanu- 

 ginosa, obtained at Larktield, Kent. — -Mr. Sich read the Eeport of the 

 Field Meeting held at Eeigate on June 2ith. — Hy. J. Turner, Hon. 

 Bcp. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Catalogue of the Lepidoptera PlialcencB m the British Museum. 

 Vol. viii. By Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. Pp. i-xiv, 

 1-583. With Atlas of fourteen plates in colour. London : 

 Printed by Order of the Trustees. 1909. 



As mentioned in our notice of vol. vii. of this important work, 

 the author stated that the noctuid subfamily Acronyctinso would 

 occupy three volumes. In the volume now before us a further 

 contingent of 723 species and 104 genera is comprised, thus bringing 

 up the total number of species so far described in the subfamily to 

 1563. It is expected that vol. ix., the last of the three dealing with 

 the x\cronyctinge will be published during the present year. 



There are 43 genera with only a single species assigned to each. 

 Of the 15 new genera the largest is Omphaletis, Hamps. (t. florescens, 

 Walk.), comprising 11 species from Australia and ethiopica, n. sp., 

 from British East Africa. 



Over 120 species, chiefly North American, are here referred to 

 Acronycta, Treit., and these are arranged in three sections as 

 follows : — 



Sect. i. Hyboma, Hiibn. (t. strigosa, Schiff.) = Viminia, Chap, 

 (type rumicis, L.). 



Sect. ii. TricBua, Hlibn. [t. psi, Ij.)=: Cuspid ia, Chap. {t.psi,Ij.). 



Sect. iii. Acronycta, Treit. = Acronicta, Ochs. (t. leporina, L.). 



The European species in Sect. ii. are tridens, Schiff. ; cuspis, 

 Hlibn. ; aceris, L. (type of Arctomyscis, Hiibn., and of Apatela, Hiibn., 

 Tent.) ; alni, L. (type of Jochecera, Hiibn.) ; auricoma, Schilf . (type 

 of Pharetra, Hlibn.); vienyanthidis, View.; megacephala, Schiff.; 

 and euphorbice, Schiff. The North American species cretata, Smith, 

 with leporina, L., constitute Sect. iii. 



Another large genus is Athetis, Hiibn. (t. furvula, Hlibn., = le7tta, 

 Treit.). Among the 107 species embraced therein are ambigna, 

 Schiff'., alsines, Brahm., blanda, Schiff"., clavipalpis, Scop., = quadri- 

 jnmctata, Fabr., and morpheus, Hufn. 



