THE YOUN'G 



NATURALIST. 



93 



Entomological Status of Canada to this 

 date, and the furnishing of a reliable 

 Exchange List for the convenience of 

 students and collectors." In some orders 

 there would appear to have been a fair 

 number of collectors, but others have been 

 much neglected. The Entomological census 

 of the Dominion appears to be as follows : — 



Hymenoptera . . 



1220 species 



Lepidoptera . . 



93o 



Coleoptera 



.. 2485 



Diptera 



.. 714 



Hemiptera 



232 



Myriapoda 



11 



Orthoptera 



.. 87 „ 



Nemoptera 



.. 181 





5,860 



These numbers must only represent a tithe 

 of the species that will eventually be found, 

 and indeed they are rather misleading. For 

 instance the 930 species of Lepidoptera 

 seems very few when we consider the extent 

 of territory, and the fact that more than 

 double that number are found in Britain. 

 But a reference to that part of the list shows 

 that only 28 species of Tortricidae are given, 

 and the Tineidas have been omitted 

 altogether. We are struck with the number 

 of species occurring in northern Europe 

 that are found in Canada, and these, we 

 should imagine are likely to be increased as 

 collectors increase, for the northern part of 

 the Dominion are the least accessible, and 

 will have been least worked. Altogether we 

 think the list very creditable for the first 

 one, and the editors, Messrs. Brodie and 

 White, state that since going to press, they 

 have received a number of new species from 

 the North West Territory and British 

 Columbia. 



The label list is neatly and clearly printed. 

 A separate label is given for the genus to 

 head the row, and the generic name is given 

 in full with each species. In the Hymenop- 

 tera a new departure has been taken, by 



giving a separate label for the different sexes, 

 so that there are two or three labels to each 

 species. Every effort seems to have been 

 made to have this list ascompleteas possible, 

 thus 27 separate labels are given for the 

 various forms, sexesand hybrids of the Honey 

 Bee, Apis meUficce. Where there is a spare 

 corner it is filled with names of localities or 

 numbers, both of which will prove very 

 useful. We think with the President of the 

 Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological 

 Society, reported elsewhere, that work of 

 this kind is the right thing to be undertaken 

 by large Societies. The price of each list is 

 One Dollar. 



THE LEPIDOPTERA OP 

 DERBY AND 

 NEIGHBOURHOOD. 



By G. Pullen. 



NOCTURNE 

 Smerinthus ocellatus I have bred this 

 abundantly. 

 ,, popnli, Very common. 

 Acherontia atrppos. Occurs occasionally. 

 Sphinx convolvtdi I have had this species 

 brought me alive. 

 ,, ligustH. Rare. 

 Deilephila galli Several specimens 



have been taken at 

 Breadsall near here 

 Chcerocampa porcellus. Scarce. 



„ elpenor Taken occasionally. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. 

 Sesia cynipiformis. Repton Shrubs, in 

 stumps of trees. 

 „ lipuliformis. Common on currant 

 trees. 



,, spliegiformis. Very rare on alder, 

 Repton Wood. 



„ bembeciformis In abundance some 

 few years ago at 

 Little Eaton. 



