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more delicate, and that the scales on the under surface are not 

 black but only slightly darker than in the type-form, producing 

 a greasy effect. 



Mr. Prout tells me that this form, though generally less 

 extreme, is known on the Continent as var. bischoffaria. 



R. T. Baumann. 

 108, Station Road, Chingford, Esses. 



[Melanic specimens of Acidalia marginepunctata and A. sub- 

 sericeata are figured in the 'Entomologist,' vol. xl. p. i. — Ed.] 



NEUROPTERA, &c, FROM THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. 



By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 



Dr. T. A. Chapman, with his usual kindness, handed over to 

 me a small collection of interesting insects which he took in the 

 South of France in June and July last. No fewer than five 

 Natural Orders are represented by the twenty-three species con- 

 tained in the collection. For assistance in the identification I 

 have to thank Mr. K. J. Morton and Rev. A. E. Eaton. The 

 insects are : — 



Plecoptera. 



*Perla cephcdotes. Courmayeur, June 21st-July 8th. 

 Dictyopteryx alpina. Val d'lseie, July 10th-24th, and Cour- 

 mayeur. 

 *Nemoura variegata. Courmayeur. 

 *N. inconspicua. Val d'Isere. 

 Ephemeroptera. 



*Ecdyvnrus venosus. A female imago ; Brides-les-Bains, June 

 8th-15th. 



Odonata (Paraneuroptera). 



* Sympetrum fonscolombii. Two females ; Val d'Isere. 

 *Orthetrum ccendescens. One female; Brides-les-Bains. 

 Neuroptera. 



Myrmcleonformicarius. Two ; Brides-les-Bains and Courmayeur. 

 Raphiclia flavipes. Two; Courmayeur. Wings not quite typical. 

 *Hemerobius quadrifascicdus. Two ; Courmayeur. 

 *Chrysopa perla. Four; Courmayeur. 



Panorpa communis var. vulgaris. One male and five females ; 

 Courmayeur. Though there was but one male, all apparently 

 should be referred to this species and variety. 

 Trichoptera. 



Drusus muelleri. Male and female ; Val d'Isere. 

 D. melanchcetes. Male ; Val d'Isere. 

 D. discolor. Male ; Val d'Isere. 



