﻿KOTES, CAPTURES, ETC. 65 



(a very diminutive form), Triphcsna ianthina, T. orbona, T. pronuba, P 

 gamma, Ccenobia rufa, L. gueneei,* Rhacodia caudana, Conchylis straminea, 

 Scoparia truncicolella, Tortricodes hyemana, Paraponyx stratiotalis, Botys 

 ruralis (verticalis). 



September. — E. alniaria; C. truncata, vars. centum-notata, comma- 

 notata, perfuscata ; C. immanata and var. marmorata,* M. fiuctuata, E. 

 apiciaria, C. testata, Hydrcecia micacea, A. pistacina, A. lunosa, Xanthia 

 fulvago (cerago), X. flavago, X. citrago, Nonagria arundinis (typhce), Cirr- 

 hcedia xerampelina,* Amphipyra tragopogonis, L. similis. 



October. — Oporabia dilutata, Himera pennaria, C.miata,* A. pista- 

 cina, Diloba cceruleocephala, Hydracia nictitans, Scopelosoma satellitia, 

 O. lota. 



November. — 0. dilutata, H. pennaria, C. miata* Hybernia defoliaria 

 (four well-marked forms), C. brumata, 0. lota, 0. macilenta, Pazcilocampa 

 populi, D. cceruleocephala, Xyliua ornithopus (rhizolitha),* S. satellitia, 

 Asteroscopus sphinx* (cassinea). 



December. — C. brumata, H. defoliaria, S. satellitia, P. populi. 



2, George Street, Chester. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



On the Need op the Revival oe the ' Entomologists' Annual' — 

 In a short notice of vols. ix. and x. of the * Proceedings of the Dorset 

 Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club ' (Entom. 24), a remark is made 

 on the need of the collation and indexing of the proceedings of the various 

 local and metropolitan scientific clubs or societies. This undeniable want 

 appears to me to have been, practically, the very one so ably met for many 

 years by Mr. Stainton and others, in the * Entomologist's Annual,' which 

 has now been defunct for sixteen years. Would it not be practicable for a 

 conclave of our working entomologists to collate the various papers and 

 notes published in the different journals since the ' Annual' disappeared, 

 and publish the results, with such plates as could be afforded ; and then to 

 continue the work year by year? It can hardly be doubted but that 

 subscriptions or contributions would be obtainable to supplement the 

 deficit, if any, of the funds needed to bring out such a work ; that is, sup- 

 posing the sale by itself did not suffice. I have never, myself, ceased to 

 regret the disappearance of that prime necessary to working entomologists, 

 the annual yellow volume; and I feel sure a very large number of 

 us would gladly aid in its resuscitation. Will not some of our leading 

 entomologists move in the matter? — (Rev.) 0. P. Cambridge; Bloxworth 

 Rectory, January 11, 1890. 



Hesperia lineola, Ochs. — In his record (Entom. 3), of the interesting 

 discovery of Hesperia lineola as a British butterfly, Mr. F. W. Hawes 

 seems to indicate that there is some divergence of opinion as to the specific 

 distinctness of H. lineola and H. thaumas. Besides the rather slight but 

 constant colour differences, there are also structural differences between the 

 two species. These are shown in the genital armature of the males. It is 

 impossible to give in words a good idea of this structure, but in the 

 1 Transactions 'of the Linnean Society, Second Series, Zoology, vol. i., pi. 

 lvii. figs. 26 and 27, will be found illustrations of the parts. — F. Buchanan 

 White. 



