85,2 THE entomologist's record. 



The affinities of the order are, in general, with the platypterous pseudo- ' 

 neiiropteroid group, comprising the Termites, Psocids and Perlids and 

 are, in particular, with the Fsoci(iae." 



At the meeting of the Entomological Society of London on Novem- 

 ber 15th, Mr. J. J. Walker exhibited a very interesting case of a 

 coleopterous insect showing protective coloration according to locality. 

 This was a series of Cleonuti sidcirostris, L., from Barr's Hill near 

 Oxford that had departed from the usual grey colour and was of a bright 

 reddish tint, the same colour as the sand at that locality. In the box, 

 for comparison, were other specimens from Deal and Eeading that did 

 not differ from the usual colour. 



At the same meeting Mr. (1. W. Kirkaldy exhibited two species 

 of Hemiptera of economic interest, one a Pyrrochorid — Dysdercus 

 cimiulatiiii, Fabr., sent by Mr. E. E. Green from Ceylon, where it was 

 found appv^aring in abundance on the cotton plants, the other a 

 Psyllid — Alcijrodiciis diincsH, Cockl., forwarded by M. A. Duges, who 

 stated that it is attacking the white mulberries in Mexico. 



Dr. C. G. Thomson, one of the Honorary Fellows of the Entomo- 

 logical Society of London, has recently died. This makes the second 

 gap within a few weeks in the ranks of the list of Honorary Fellows. 



At the meeting of the Entom. Soc. of London held on November 

 1st, 1899, Mr. McLachlan showed four examples of Deilcphila limata, 

 taken by Mr. E. W. Hainworth, at Victor, Colorado, at an elevation of 

 9000ft., on July 28rd, 1899 ; also an ash-twig which had been girdled 

 by hornets, the observation of this curious fact having been made by 

 Mr. W. C. Boyd, of Cheshunt, from whom he received the twig. 



At the same meeting Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited specimens of 

 Erehia Jiavofasciata taken at Campolungo at an elevation of 7000ft. 

 He stated that the species occurred only in those places where there 

 was an outcrop of dolomitic strata belonging to the crystalline schists, 

 and was not met with elsewhere at that elevation, nor was it to be 

 found in association with the same strata at lower levels. Some rare 

 plants occur in the locality, but he did not know whether any particular 

 species of grass, which might serve as the food-plant, was restricted to 

 the same area. Mr. H. J. Elwes also exhibited, and gave a brief 

 account of, a collection of Lepidoptera made by Mrs. Nicholl and 

 himself in Bulgaria, and in a part of that country which had not 

 previously been visited by entomologists. Lycaena eroides, L. anteros, 

 L. zejjhi/iKs, Mditaca ci/ntliia, Erehia ijoriic, and a species which he 

 believed to be Cucnonipupha typhnn, were a few of several interesting 

 forms to which he directed attention. 



We understand from Dr. Chapman, who has examined Fletcher's 

 original New Forest examples which Barrett described as Fumea 

 bctulina, that the specimens and cases belong to Bacotia scpinm. The 

 answer to our query, " What is the Fitmca hetulina of Barrett ? " {ante, 

 p. 211), therefore, is, that it is Bacutia sepium. Barrett, therefore, 

 has twice described the latter species in his work (1) as tabulella 

 (2) as hetulina. The question now arises as to what is the Fumea 

 hetulina which Barrett mentions as being given to him by Machin 

 {Ent. Mo. May., xxx., p. 268) ? 



Errata. — Page 288, line 8, "varieties" should be "rarities;" p. 288, line 40, 

 " hopping " should be " looping ;" p. 289, line 15, " corona " should be " corolla ;" 

 p. 290, line 4, " seasonable " should be '• seasonal." — W. S. Eidino. 



tage 291, line 7, tor •' Thccki jiruni '' read " Theda njjini." — H. Iv. Bkown. 



