102 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 
Perkins writes a series of “Notes on British Psammocharidae 
(Pompilidae),” giving an analysis of the species dealt with. Mr. 
T. Laing deals with the Aphid genus Atheroides, and gives detail 
figures of the various species in Britain. 
The New York Agricultural Experimental Station continues to add 
to its admirable series of Bulletins from the Geneva station. The 
latest, “The control of the Green Apple Aphis in Orchards,” deals 
with the Aphis pomi of De Geer, which has, like most of the immigrant 
aliens in the New World, increased and multiplied abundantly in some 
fruit growing areas. The life-history and methods of attack of the 
aphis are dealt with in detail. It is stated that the fruit is also much 
disfigured by the sooty fungus (fwmago vagans) which thrives upon 
the excretions of the aphis. The conclusions drawn from the 
experiments carried out are that in regions known to be annually 
attacked reliance should be placed on “ the delayed dormant” treatment 
with lime, sulphur, and nicotine sulphate, together with a supple- 
mentary spraying during midsummer with nicotine sulphate and soap 
‘‘when the aphis threatens to develop in destructive numbers.” 
There are several plates of figures showing attacked foliage and fruit. 
The Entomologist for February contains another very useful con- 
tribution to the biology of the more or less unknown life cycles of the 
smaller Lepidoptera from the pen of Mr. W. G. Sheldon. This time 
he deals with Lobesia permiatana, the larve of which he found fed well 
upon oak and refused birch and golden rod upon which it had 
previously been stated to have been found. There are articles on 
Crimean Lepidoptera by V. V. Nabokoff, on South Hants and 8. Devon 
Lepidoptera by A. E. Burras, on Butterflies in Macedonia by H. Mace, 
and on Norfolk Lepidoptera by G. H. Gurney. - Leonard Tatchel has 
a capital ficure of a striking aberration of Arctia catia recently bred by 
him. 
The Report and Trans. of the Cardiff Naturalists’ Society for 1917 
has recently come to hand, and contains a deal of matter of local 
interest and a continuation of the records and observations made in the 
various sections. The article in which we are more particularly 
interested is the “‘ Lepidoptera of Glamorgan,” by H. M. Halleti, 
F.E.S., who has collected all the records from various authorities and 
with his own personal records has compiled a most useful annotated 
list of over forty pages, which no doubt should be much larger had 
there been more devotees tothe micro-lepidoptera. We know thatinsome 
quarters it is customary to sneer at “county records,” but it is only by 
such periodical gathering together of local observations, a work which 
is usually undertaken with considerable enthusiasm, that questions of 
distribution can be advanced and general progress in our study made. 
Especially is this so when a short note is added on the geographical 
conditions of the area worked, soil, aspect, vegetation, rainfall, etc. The 
arrangement is that given in those admirably illustrated volumes on the 
British Butterflies and Moths by R. South, a wise proceeding perhaps, 
as these are so universally used by beginners, and are found in most 
public libraries, while at the same time the author recognises the fact 
that ‘various changes’? have been made in nomenclature since the 
issue of these volumes. More than fifty species of butterflies have 
been recorded for the county. Still there is much to be done, only 
seven species of “‘ Plumes,” two species of Coleophora, four of Scoparia 
