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BROOKLYN. APRIL. 1879. No. 12. 



On Acronycta Walkeri, and Orthosia lutosa, Andrew*, 



On page 98 vol. 9, Canadian Entomologist, the late Mr. W. V. 

 Andrews described a new species of Acronycta, as A. Walkeri. 



Through the courtesy of Mr. John Akhurst (who has acquired 

 the collection of the deceased) I was enabled to see the types of A. 

 Walkeri, and Orthosia lutosa, described in the same article. 



I discovered his A. Walkeri to be identical with A. alborufa, 

 firote, which latter has the priority, being published in the Proc. 

 Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1874, p. 289, while Andrews description of 

 A Walkeri was not published until 1878. 



The other species Orthosia lutosa is a good species unless it 

 eventually proves to be one of Walkers species, whose types are 

 contained in the British Museum. 1 have sent specimens of O. 

 lutosa to Loudon for identification and will report later. 



Both species occur on Long Island. 



EDW. L. GRAEF 



A new and practical apparatus for 



preparing 1 larvae and pupae, especially of Lepidoptera 



has been described in Dr. Ratter's JBhtamologiseke Nachrichten 



1879, vol. V. p. 7, of which the following is an extract. 



In preparing larva? of insects for Entomological collections 

 several methods have been used. The simplest and most common 

 of these is: Empty the larva by slight pressure and introduce a 

 straw into the anus and blow in air holding it over an alcohol lamp 

 until it is fully expanded and dried. 



