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LEPlDOPTEIiA. . 
Mycalesis. In the south-west of Celebes, an undescribed species of 
Scirpophaga flies in swarms into lighted rooms, and covers everything. 
It causes an intolerable itching when it alights on the skin ; and it 
covers the walls of the rooms with clusters of eggs. Larvae of Lepido- 
ptera are seldom observed in the East Indies in any abundance. They 
frequently desert their natural food to attack introduced plants. Mimi- 
cry is common among larvae, many widely removed species having great 
superficial resemblance. A curious phenomenon is presented by the 
larva of Miresa nitens^ Horsf., the hairs alternately appearing like bristles 
and pencils. 
Oceania. 
A. U, Butler has published a revised list of the butterflies of New 
Zealand, including one new genus and species, in which he raises the 
number now known to 14 species ; Ent. M. M. xiii. pp. 152-154. 
On a small collection of butterflies from the New Hebrides; id. 
P. Z. S., 1876, pp. 251-253 (10 species, 1 new). 
A. G. Butler’s list of Polynesian butterflies (P. Z. S., 1874, pp. 274-291) 
is discussed, with instructive comments, by J. D. E. Schmeltz, Verb. Ver. 
Hamb. ii. pp. 173-198. 
List of Lepidoptera in the Museum Godeffroy from the Fiji and 
Samoan Islands ; id. 1. c. p. 62. 
Africa. 
M. Korb records the following Lepidoptera as observed in the Libyan 
Desert (S. E. Z. xxxvii. pp. 28-30) : — Vanessa atalanta and cardui^ 
Danais chrysippus, Lyccena^ several species, especially a large tailed one 
[probably h(^tica'], Colias sp., resembling edusa, Syrichthus sp. Pieris 
glauconome ?, Agrotis sp., some small Geometridce, Grambus sp., Plutella 
sp., resembling cruciferarum, and Platyptilus sp. 
On a collection of butterflies from the Atbara, Abyssinia, with descrip- 
tions of new species ; A. G. Butler, Ann. N. H. (4) xviii. pp. 480-490. 
H. D. J. Wallengren has published a list of 202 Lepidoptera^ many 
new, received from the Transvaal ; CEfv. Ak. Forh. xxxii. pp. 83-130. 
North America. 
J. Boll[has published an article on dimorphism and variation in North 
American Lepidoptera ; Tageblatt Vers. Nat. Hamb. Beilage, xlix. 
pp. 176-199. The following species, among others, are noticed : — Colias 
ariadne and heewaydin^ Edw., = eurytheme, Boisd., = ? chrysotheme^ Esp. ; 
Pieris vernalis, Edw., = protodice^ Boisd., winter form ; Nathalis iole, 
Boisd., is also dimorphic ; Melitcea marcia^ Edw., = tharos^ Dru. ; M. 
phaon^ Edw., is similarly dimorphic ; Vanessa umhrosa, Lintn., is the 
summer form of interrogationis, Fab. ; Ctenucha venosa, Actias luna, 
Neonympha gemma^ and Terias nicippe, lisa, and mexicana, are all more 
or less dimorphic ; Papilio turnus and the species of Catocala are also 
noticed ; Callimorpha fulvicosta, lecontii, and interrupto-rnarginata, all 
pass into each other. 
H. Strecker criticises Scudder’s papers on the genera of butterflies, and 
