124 Ins. 
LEPIDOPTERA. 
Weismann, a. Studies in the Theory of Descent ; with notes and 
, additions by the author. Translated and edited, with notes, by R. 
Meldola, with a prefatory notice by C. Darwin. Part i. On the 
Seasonal Dimorphism of Butterflies. London : 1880, 8vo, pp. 160, 
pis. ii. 
The original work was fully noticed in Zool. Rec. xii. pp. 404 & 405. 
The additions consist of further experiments of Weismann’s on Araschnia 
levana and Pieria rapce and napi, and of a compendium of W. H. Edward’s 
published observations on Papilio ajax, Phyciodes tharos, and Grapta 
interrogationis . Weissmann adds some conjectural explanations of the 
results of Edward’s experiments on the latter insect.! 
Europe. 
Hartmann, A. Die Kleinschmetterliuge des europaischen Faunen- 
gebietes. Erscheinungszeit der Raupen und Falter, Nahrung und 
biologische Notizen. MT. Miinch. ent. Ver. iv. pp. 1-122. 
Contains the conclusions of the paper mentioned in Zool. Rec. xvi. 
Ins. p. 123. A complete index of species is added. 
Moschler, H. B. Die Familien und Gattungen der europaischen 
Tagfalter. Abh. Ges. Gorlitz, xvi. pp. 136-213, pis. i.-iii. 
49 genera are admitted as belonging to the fauna of Europe and the 
adjacent regions. These are fully characterized, and figures of antennae 
and neuration are given. They are divided into the following 9 families : 
Papilionidce, Pieridce, Lyccenidca, Erycinidce^ Lihytheidce, Nymphalidoi. 
Satyridce, Danaidce, and Ilesperiidce. 
Ragonot, E. L. Notes on unknown or little-known larvae of Micro- 
Lepidoptera. Ent. M. M. xvi. pp. 271-273, xvii. pp. 15-17. 
Relates to Scapula, Lemiodes, StenopteryXy Scoparia, Platytes, Cramhus, 
EromenCy and Schmohius. 
Parts 23-34 of W. F. Kirby’s “ European Butterflies and Moths,” and 
Parts 13-23 of S. L. Mosley’s “ Illustrations of European Butterflies” have 
appeared during the year. 
British Isles : — 
Vaughan, H. The Micro-Lepidoptera of the Shetland Isles. Ent. xiii. 
pp. 291-293, pi. iv. 
18 species noticed, 1 new. 
Weir, J. J. The Macro-Lepidoptera of the*^ Shetland Isles, Ent. xiii. 
pp. 249-251, 289-291, pis. iii. & iv. 
25 species recorded. It is remarkable that whereas many of the 
species are darker and dnller than southern forms, others are lighter. The 
only butterfly obtained was Pyrameis cardui. 
S. L. Mosley has published Parts vi.-viii. of his “ Illustrations of 
varieties of British Lepidoptera,” containing* varieties of Crocallis elin- 
guaria, Gnophos ohscurata, Str'enia clathrata, Fidonia atomariay and 
