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have used as a pabulum, save those of ordinary flowers, were the feathered achenia 

 of a clematis which grew over the front of the house ; Lavatera arhorea and Lycium 

 harhariim also grew more freely than is usual in gardens. — R. C. R. Jordan, 

 Harborne Road, Edgbaston : April, 1888. 



Papillo bicolor, W. F. Kirly, = P. Lesches, Oodman and Salvin. — The 4.th part 

 of Mr. H. Grose Smith's " Rhopalocera Exotica" (April, 1888), contains a figure 

 of the Fapilio recently described by Mr. W. F. Kirby as P. bicolor. This insect 

 now proves to be the same as P. Lesches described by Mr. Godman and myself in 

 1880. Its synonymy stands thus : — 

 Fapilio Lesches, Godm. and Salv., P.Z.S. (1880), p. 614. 



P. bicolor, W. F. Kirby, Ann. and Mag. N.H. (5), xix, p. 361 (1887) ; Smith and 

 Kirby, Rhop. Exot., Pap. iii, fig. 3, 4 (1888). 



Our specimens were taken about thirty miles from Port Moresby, S.E. New 

 Guinea, by Mr. Andrew Goldie. — O. Salvin, London : April 1st, 1888. 



Distribution, time of appearance, habits, size, S(c., of the genus Selenia. — For 

 Mr. Merrifield's information I may state that illunaria occurs commonly here, 

 emerging in April and May, being large well-marked specimens, expanding from 

 1" &" to 1" 8'". Several years ago I bred two specimens of the small summer 

 variety in August from larvae beaten in June, and which I now have in my collection, 

 expanse 1" V" ; whether the larva would have undergone its transformations, and 

 the imago emerged during the summer in a state of nature, is doubtful, as I have 

 never taken nor heard of the summer form being taken in this neighbourhood. 

 Illustraria does not occur with us, but lunaria occurs sparingly. I, this year, 

 collected two pupte of this species, which I kept in a warm room, and two fine males 

 emerged nearly a month ago — the usual time of appearance out of doors is, however, 

 early in June. I would not like to speak with certainty, but my recollection of the 

 position of the wings when at rest is that they met over the back like illunaria. I will, 

 however, endeavour to find another pupa, and will note particularly tlieir position, 

 should I be fortunate in my quest and the insect emerge. Ours are all fine dark 

 coloured specimens, approximating to illustraria in hue, and expanding \" S'", much 

 darker than my specimens from the South. — J. Gardner, 8, Friar Terrace, Hartlepool : 

 March 20th, 1888. 



Quedius longicornis, Kr. — I am glad to supplement the Rev. Canon Fowler s 

 capture of a specimen of this rare beetle with that of other three specimens taken 

 on our sandhills during last summer. I have recently had them returned from my 

 friend Mr. Blatch, who has kindly named them for me, so that there is no doubt 

 whatever as to their correct determination. This species is a valuable addition to 

 the Northumberland and Durham list, not being recorded inBold's Coleoptera of the 

 two counties. — Id. 



The specific characters of Aepus marinus and Eobinii. — The following 

 observations of difPerences in the forms of the elytra of Aepus marinus and 

 A'cpus Eobinii, noted by the writer of this paragraph, and confirmed by the 

 Rev. Canon Fowler, will probably be found useful for the more easy determination 



