64 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A. 'prodromaria, male and female. The male lias the ground of the 

 primaries of a dark greenish colour, which is most apparent in the 

 space between the two brown bands. These, on account of their 

 blunted angles, are considerably wider than in the type towards the 

 lower border. The brown band which adjoins the terminal border is 

 very dark, almost black, and extends nearly up to the fringe. The 

 other band at the base of the wing is similarly widened and coloured. 

 The large black dot in the area between the bands is elongated in a 

 fine line nearly to the internal border. The secondaries present a 

 clouded appearance, darker than in the type, with the fringe more 

 largely spotted with greyish black. The thorax is about three parts 

 black mixed with greenish. The collar is encroached upon by the 

 black, but the antennae and abdomen do not show any peculiarity. 

 The female is still more curious, and seems to defy exact description. 

 If as in the case of the male the median space in the primaries is 

 larger than ordinary, it does not present a uniform colour ; for whereas 

 the lower part is mixed with black, greenish, and russet-colour, the 

 part which approaches the side is clearer, the green passes gradually 

 into dark grey, while the large black dot is opened out into a V-shaped 

 mark. The same effect is brought about in the space between the first 

 band and the base of the wing, but in this area it is the black which 

 prevails. Concerning the second or outer band, the black has 

 encroached, becoming more and more dense, up to the fringe, and so 

 completely that only two small white spots remain. The secondaries 

 are still darker than those of the male. The antennae and thorax are 

 nearly black. The moth presents a fine velvety appearance where the 

 black predominates. (Le Natumliste, No. 196, p. 105.) 



The following have been caught in the district of Vladimir, Russia : — 



Epinephele ianira, ab. 9 illastris, var. nov. — Above clear brownish 

 grey with metallic lustre. The yellow patch of the primaries clearer 

 than in the type. The secondaries with a muddy yellow central spot, 

 as in var. hispulla, or without such. 



Euchelia jacoh(B(B, L., with yellow hind wings. 



Angerona prunaria, ab. sordiata, Fiissly. — A gynandrous specimen 

 has been caught in the government of Moscow. 



MelitcBa aurinia, Rott. — A gynandrous example of this species was 

 taken in the district of Vladimir. (A. Jachontoff, Societas Entomo- 

 logica, 1895.) 



Callimorpha dominula. — At a meeting of the Entomological Society 

 of Belgium, held Sept. 7th, 1895, M. Hippert recorded the capture of 

 an aberration of C. dominula with orange spots, taken at Rochefort in 

 June, 1895. — W. Mansbridge. 



Glowworms in October. — Noticing Mr. Reid's observation upon 

 this subject [ante, p. 24), I beg to state that the " females " he captured 

 were in reality the larvae. The imago beetle is only abroad during the 

 summer months, and the records one periodically sees in the papers of 

 •' late glowworms " invariably refer to the larvae of Lampyris noctiluca, 

 I myself took larvae of this species here within three days of Mr. Reid's 

 observation. I have taken it from moss in mid-winter, and again late 

 in March, after which time it soOn assumes the pupa-state, the perfect 

 insect generally appearing about the middle of July. These insects 



