101 
Neoneurus halidait, Marsh, ‘‘ Ent. Mo. Mag.,” xxxiii., 149 
‘Polyblastus annulicornis, Giraud, i Re 150 
Psen concolor, Dahlb., Pe Ke 252 
Tenthredopsts nassata, L., Bs ei 210 
* spreta, Lep. is 21 
For the lepidopterist the past year has in no sense been a 
brilliant one ; none of the ‘‘ occasional visitors’? have shown 
up in any great force; indeed, with the exception of a few 
Colias edusa scattered over the southern counties, an occa- 
sional capture of a stray example of some of the larger 
Sphingidz, and the remnant of a brood of Deilephila galit 
discovered on the west coast sand-hills, we may dismiss 
this sometimes prolific source of rarities from our calcula- 
tions. We may take some consolation in the fact that 
Plusia moneta appears to continue to extend its range with 
us, and that the year has not been an absolute blank as to 
new species, the following addition having been made, viz.— 
Platyptilia tesseradactyla, L., was detected by Mr. Barrett 
among some insects sent from Ireland by Mr. Kane. It was 
taken at Clonbrock in June, 1895, in some numbers, but 
hadiremainediunidentified.. “yEnt.. Mo.Mag. 7) xxxin..25 : 
eke MUON. Me KOCKA,. GA), 
Mr. Meyrick mentions Crambus perlellus, var. rostellus, Lah., 
which he met with in Ross-shire in September, as probably 
being a well-marked local form, although regarded by many 
Continental yauthors as a species; | \° Ent. Mo. (Mag. 
XCM 125255). 
Prodenia littoralis, Bdv., a Mediterranean species of Noctua, 
has again been bred in this country, its sponsor this time 
being Mr. Bartlett of Bristol. The former specimen was 
bred by Mir Boden (¢* Proc.,” 1891; )p.139)2)) Phere-is, no 
reason for throwing the slightest doubt upon the bona fides 
of these records, but the occurrence should be regarded as 
a case of accidental importation rather than as a permanent 
addition to the British fauna. 
Books on various branches of natural history, good, bad, 
and indifferent in their composition and style of production, 
continue to issue from the press at such a pace, that to give 
a complete list of them would occupy more than the whole 
space at my disposal, and no useful purpose would be served 
by so doing; I prefer, therefore, to err rather on the side of 
brevity, and to mention only those that appear to me to 
have some special interest for us. 
‘* With Nature and a Camera,” by the Brothers Kearton 
(London, Cassell & Co., Ltd.), deals largely with birds as 
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