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blotched with rows of red spots. Our experience in the rearing 

 of the Sphingidae has shown that the tendency to the red markings 

 is considerable more pronounced in the second or late summer 

 brood of larvae. 



The variations however are rarely such as to make one mistake 

 the species unless the normal forms of the larvae closely resemble 

 each other. 



The generalisation which we draw from these variations and 

 experiences is that very little emphasis can be given to minute 

 differences in the proper determination of species. 



«E0. D. HULST. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



A. R. Grote. Descriptions of Noctuid.se, chiefly from California. 



Bull. U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Survey Vol. IV., No. 1. Washington 1S7S. ]>• 

 169 to 188. 



The new species described are : 



Apatela pallidicoma, Mass., N. Y. ; Agrotis janualis, N. Y., A., opa&frons. 

 N. Y., A. apposita, Vane. I., A. juncta, IT. S., A. micronyx, CaL, A. mercena- 

 Ha, Tex., A. idalioensis, Idaho., A. rosaria, Oal.. A. evanidali<i, CaL, A. erien- 

 sis, N.Y., A. atrifera, CaL, Nev. AMcollarls, Gal., A. plurolis, Nev., A. cilbci- 

 lis, Nev., A. Fishii, Me., Hadena vigilans, Me., H. cristata, Harvey ms., N. 

 Y., H. ducta, Me., H. turn, Cal., H, occidens, Nev., Dryobata opina, CaL, 

 Arzama diffusa, Me., Ufeus unicolor, 111., GrapMphora contrahens, N. S., 

 IAthophane lepida, Lintner, Me., Xylomiges tabulata, N . Y., Taraehe semiopa- 

 ca, Mont., AnnapMla divinula, Cal, Melipotis stlglalis, 111., PoapMla placata, 

 Ga., P. irrorata, Fla., Zanclognatha mimialis, Me., N.Y., Dercetis (new genus) 

 vitrea, N. Y., D. pygmcea, Tex. 



V. T. Chambers. Bull. U. S. Geol. Survey Vol. IV. No. 1. p. 79. 

 Descriptions of New Tineina from Texas, and others from more North- 

 ern localities. 



Tineina and the footplants. 1. c. p. 107 to 124. 



Index of the described Tineina of the U. S. and Can. 1, c. p. 125 to 168- 



The N. A. ENTOMOLOGIST, Edited by A. R. Grote and published by 

 Reinecke, Zesch & Baltz in Buffalo. 



The first three Numbers appeared, and contain. 

 Leconte, New Coleoptera p. 1. describes Lsemophlceus convexulus, N. Y. and 



Mich. Trogloderus, (n. g. of Teneb.) T. costata, Idaho. Amblyctes, (n. g. 

 . of Meloid.) A. praeses, N. Y. 



Grote describes Zeugophora Reineckei, (Chrysomelide) and Apatela tota, Tex- 

 Bailey desc. Catocala Grotiana. Col. 



