CONTENTS. 



n Pyrameis flejeanii, 225 ; Notes on the Life-liistoi\y of Psyche villosella, 226 ; 

 J. Jcnner Weir. Notes on Butterflies from the Apennines, Frank B. Norris, 

 227. The Colours of Insects, T. D. A. Cochercll, 229. Notes on the Natural 

 History Museum of Bergen, Bev, F. A. Walker, 231. Remai-ks on the 

 Variation of Zygeena filipeudulse, Bichanl South, 233. On New British 

 Diptera, G. H. Verrell, 235. Notes on the Phytophagous genus Diacantha 

 {Clicv.), Martin Jacohy, 236. Notes on the Synonymy of Noctuicl Moths, 

 Arthur G. Butler, 237. 

 Entomological Notes, Captures, &c. — Gynandromorphous Lepidoptera, Bichard 

 South, 243. Acherontia atropos near Chichester, 243; The Emergence ot 

 Notodonta trepida, 243 ; Joscj^h Anderson, jun. Apatura iris and Argynnis 

 paphia \ar. valesina near Basingstoke, A. H. Hamm, 243. Psyche pulla,. 

 C. A. Britjf/s, 243. Caj)tures at the Electric Liglit, 243 ; Decoy for Butterflies 

 244; Bait for Lepidoptera, 244 ; Hot Springs as an Attraction for Oruithoptera 

 brookeana, 244 ; T. E. Sansom. Dwarf Lycsena icaris, Henry D. Sykes, 244. 

 Cucullia absiuthii in S. Devon, Chas. Bartlett, 245. Acronycta alni in 

 Somersetshire, H. W. Livett, 245. Sphinx convolvuli near York, W. Heivett, 



245. Larva of Hadena pisi, C. A. Bird, 245. Asthena hlomeri, &c., in 

 Buckinghamshire, A. Marshall, 245. Larvae of Larentia didymata on Wood- 

 sorrel, John William Vaughan, 245. Bombyx lanestris five and seven years 

 in Pupa, 240. Captures at Sugar in Argyllshire in September, T. M. Christy, 



246. Lepidoptera in Dorset, Berks, and Oxon, /. Clarke, 240. Agrotis ravida 

 at Chinnor, 247 ; Larvse at Chinnor, 247 ; A. J. Sjnller. Argynnis paphia var. 

 valesina near Lynmouth, Ernest B. Charles, 247. A Day at Tuddenham, 

 Geo. T. Porritt, 247. Oxycera terminata, &c., C. W. Dale, 248. Hypoderma 

 bovis (Deg.), T. B. Billups, 248. Sirex gigas in Ireland, J. H. Leech, 248 ; in 

 Notts, E. G. Alderson, 248 ; at York, W. Heivett, 248. Sirex juvencus near 

 York, W. Hewett, 248. The Locust (Acridium peregrinumj, F. A. Walker, 

 248. 



Societies. — Entomological Society of London, H. Goss, 249. South London 

 Entomological and Natural History Society, H. W. Barker, 250. Lancashire 

 and Cheshire Entomological Society, F. N. Pierce, 251. Birmingham Ento- 

 mological Society, C. J. Waintvright, 252. 



Obituary. — E. W. Janson, 252. 



Communications Eece'ived. — T. R. Billups, E. C. Eggleton, G. Elisha, 

 "W. Hewett, J. B. Hodgkinson, H. D. Sykes, W. F. Walker, J. N. Young. 



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