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notes on each species, by Van Dorsselaer, (2) the occurrence of 

 melanism in Lymantria monacha for some years past, by Ch. Beydel, 

 and (3) Sphet/ides, Scoliides, and Mutilliden of the neighbourhood of 

 Brussels, by Ed. Dubois. 



We are pleased to see that Leptoda sinajila is holding its own in 

 these islands. In the Irish Nat. for July-August the capture of this 

 species is announced from both Co. Cork and Co. Wicklow. From our 

 own knowledge we could give at least three localities in the south of 

 England for this delicate species. The occurrence of Carabus clath- 

 ratns in Co. Clare is a new record for Ireland. 



The Lhxnadian Entomologist for Aug.- Sept. contains an account of 

 a visit to collect the various orders of the Arthropoda in the island of 

 Barbadoes, British West Indies, in the spring of 1918, by Mr, and 

 Mrs. Stoner. Anosia archippns\j. [plexippns, auc.) and Pyrameis cardui 

 represent the N. American fauna, while Catopsilia eubnle, Dione 

 vanillae, and Jiinonia geneveva represent the fauna of S. America 

 among the few species of Rhopalocera met with. B. C. Treherne 

 writes detailed notes on the Thysanoptera of British Columbia, with 

 plates and illustrations. The remaining articles deal mostly with new 

 species of Crane flies (Dip.) and Coleoptera, with biological notes on 

 Hemiptera, Bees, and Coleoptera, and nomenclatorial notes on 

 Microlepidoptera and Coleoptera. 



Signor Querci writes from Italy that his wife and daughter have 

 this year been to Sorrento, Formia where Melitaea arge was plentiful, 

 Villalatina, S. Pietro Avellana in Molise, the Gran Sasso d' Italia, and 

 the Sibillini mountains. For the most part Rhopalocera were not 

 abundant anywhere, but the Zygaenidae have been the feature of the 

 year and very nice series have been collected. On the Italian species 

 and forms of this group Signor Querci has promised us a series of 

 notes. That on Zygaena transalpina is already written and is being 

 translated. 



j^ C I E T I E S . 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



August 14:th. — Decease of a Member. — The death of Lieut. F. H. 

 Wolley-Dodd, F.E.S., in the Dardanelles, was announced. . 



Melanic specimen of C. aurata. — Mr. Blair exhibited black aber- 

 rations of C'etonia aurata, from St. Mary's, Scilly. 



HispuLLA RACE OF E. juRTiNA. — Mr. Turner, a series of large and 

 bright Epinephele jartina raco hispuUa, from the plains of Catania, 

 Sicily, and a long series of Adscita geryon, from near Tring, Herts, 

 where it had been very plentiful this season. 



Aberrations of British Lepidoptera and instances op lying-over. 

 — Mr. Buckstone, (1) Boarmia cinctaria, ftom the New Forest. (2) 

 Taeniocampa >uunda, bred and captured, Oxshott, Wimbledon, etc. 

 (3) Adopaea jiaca [thauiiian), a dark $ taken at Boxhill on August 

 18th. (4) Apliantopua hyperantus, undersides showing gradation in 

 colour and spotting, including ab. arete. (5) Larvae of Cosyiubia pen- 

 dularia, from bred females of a brood of which some pupte appeared 

 to be going over. (6) He reported that seven out of ten pupae of 

 Tephrosia luridata were apparently going over. 



A. leporina and H. prasinana. — Mr. Bunnett, specimens of Acro- 

 nicta leporina and Hylophila prasinana, from Chislehurst. 



