244 THE entomologist's record. 



Mr. Rayward. He also showed ova of Lyc^na arion and Plebeius 

 ^GON, and referred to the relatively small size of the former. He also 

 reported that, of some 30 larvfe of P. corydon, taken at Reigate on 

 June 18th, nearly all were attended by ants, Formica flava, and gave 

 most interesting details of their inter-relations. August 9th. — Ochsen- 

 HEiMERiA vAccuLELLA. — Living examples, with a short summary of the 

 little that is known of the species, Mr. Sich. Pyg^ra pigra. — A 

 beautiful aberration by Mr. Sich. Acidalia marginepunotata (promu- 

 tata). — Fullfed larvte from Eastbourne ova, most were ready to pupate, 

 only "about ten would probably hybernate, Mr. Adkin. Agrotera 

 trabealis. — Living larvae from Cambridge, also larvae of Cupido minima 

 from Horsley, Mr. Rayward. Enodia hyperanthus var. c^ca. — -From 

 Horsley, Mr. Edwards. Aiifiust 23?t/, — Moma orion. — A long series 

 bred from a New Forest female, and Phorodesma smaragdaria, a series 

 bred from Essex, one of them being of a more intense green, and 

 without the usual white markings, Messrs. Harrison and Main. 

 Heliothis peltigera. — Taken at Brockenhurst on June 1st. Bromo- 

 LOCHA fontis (crassalis) , from Leith Hill in early July. ^Egeria 

 cuLictFORMis, from Beaconsfield, Mr. Turner. Polyommatus bellargus. 

 — Females from Eastbourne in June, Mr. Adkin, who read notes upon 

 the geographical distribution of the blue race of this sex. Cosmotriche 

 POTATORIA AB. BEROLiNENsis J . — A fine bred specimen, Mr. Mann for 

 Mr. Oldham. Polyommatus bellargus. — Pup« from Folkestone larvfe, 

 Mr. Rayward. The exhibitor gave a most interesting account of the 

 inter-relations of ants and larvae of this species. Dr. Chapman said 

 that he was on one occasion easily able to find larvae of Enstu-us 

 aniyrognomon by the groups of ants attending each larva. 



URRENT NOTES. 



On June 10th, 1906, the Hon. N. Charles Rothschild bred an 

 example of Sesia andreniformis from a larva that he found mining in 

 the stem of Viburnum lantana. Mr. Sydney Webb, of Dover, 

 suggested this plant as likely to yield larvae of this rare insect as 

 long ago as 1898, but it was not found till this year. 



The Baron Crombrugghe de Picquendaele has published in two 

 parts an excellent list of the Micro-Lepidoptera of Belgium, with 

 extended locality lists, notes, etc. It is quite one of the best local 

 lists yet published on the continent. 



Dr. K. Schawerda publishes a detailed account of the variation of 

 Farasemia plantagiyiis, with several new aberrational names, some of 

 which appear to be synonymous with others already published (see 

 Fynt. Record, ix., pp. 187-192, etc.). 



The Right Hon. Lord Walsingham adds Blastotere glabratella, 

 ZelL, to the lepidopterous fauna of Britain. He captured two dozen 

 good specimens from an old spruce-fir hedge in the kitchen garden at 

 Merton Hall. 



Mr. A. Thurnall succeeded in rearing Aristotelia lucidella, on 

 August 7th, from stems of Eleocharis jmlustris, cut on July 4th for 

 Bactra furfurana. 



Errata.— Pagfe 205, Zw^ 41, for "1903" read "1893"; page 204, line 36, 

 omit " June." 



