OURRENT NOTES. 179 
named by Mr. F. Worsley Wood in the April number of the //ntomolo- 
gist. Brephos parthenias ab. flava is described from a specimen captured 
at Wimbledon in 1912. There have been subsequent captures. Aphyra 
pendularia ab. nigro-roseata is a melanic form described from a speci- 
men bred from Haslemere in 1911. Others have been obtained from 
Oxshott. 
With accustomed fullness of detail and illustration an economic 
report on ‘‘ Scale Insects’? has come toshand, published by tbe Cornell 
University under the name of Professor H. Comstock. ‘There are 180 
pages with 26 plates, and numerous text figures. ‘I'his economic busi- 
ness has to be taken in hand seriously and thoroughly in the United 
States. We note that the Agricultural Experimental Staff of the Uni- 
versity consists of no less than 56 members exclusive of Professor 
Comstock. The Report contains an “ Introduction,” pointing out the 
importance of the work dealt with, an account of the ‘“‘ Characters of 
the Coccidue,’’ details of the ‘‘ Division of the Coccidae into Sub-families,”’ 
an illustration of the remarkable development and ‘‘ Metamorphoses of 
the Coccidae”’ by a minute study of the sub-family Diaspinae, an 
‘“« Hxplanation of Characters used in the Classification of the Cuccidae,” 
a note on “ Terms used,’ a summary of the various ‘‘ Methods of Pre- 
yenting the Spread of Scale Insects,’ particulars of the different 
“Methods of Destroying Scale Insects,” with special reference to 
remedies which have been proved practicable by the experience of the 
staff. There then follows the scientific ‘ Descriptions of Species” in 
their genera and sub-families, with all the necessary references and 
details, with times and natural history as far as is known. Added to 
this report are two others which were the first to record the work of 
Prof. Comstock on this line of investigation, and which have been out 
of print for many years. As much of the matter was of great import- 
ance, and the included plates and text-figures were very valuable for 
present use, it was thought desirable to take the opportunity of the 
issue of this report to include reprints of these original publications of 
1882 and 3. 
In the Gull. Soc. ent. france tor April (7), a melanic aberration of 
Hibernia marginaria is described and named by M. Mabille as ab. 
lesaunerit. 1t is uniformly black with some scales of intense black. 
Tt was bred from a larva taken in October last. 
In the Gull. Soc. ent. France for April (8), M. J. Panatel writes a 
long ‘‘ Biological Note on lthacodineura antiqua (aon Ceromasia 
rufipes), a ‘Vachinid parasitic on the Forficulide.’ M. Charles 
Oberthur corrects the name roy: which was recently given to an 
aberration of Hrebia aethiops, and points out that in Htudes de 
Lépidoptéroloyie comparée, y. (1911), p. 328, was an identical aberrra- 
tion which was introduced under the name fritschi, which thus has 
priority. M. Chopard gives a table for the determination of the species 
in the genera Miestrammena and Lachycines of the Orthoptera. 
Species of Coleoptera new to Britain are still being announced. In 
the H’nt. Mo. Mag. tor May, Mr. D. Sharp describes and names a new 
species of Helophorini, Helophorus walkeri, from specimens sent to him 
by Commander Walker from the Isle of Sheppey. It seems to be 
generally distributed, and possibly will be found in many collections 
mixed with //. aeneipennis. Mr. J. H. Keys announces another new 
species and new genus to Britain in Anchonidiion unguientare, taken in 
