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discussing mimicry, and other points relative to the theories of Darwin 
. and his followers. 
Muller, F. A Correla^ao das Flores Yersicolores e dos Insectos Pro- 
nubos. Arch. Mus. R. Jan. ii. pp. 19-23. 
Relates to the flowers visited by Ilcliconiiis apseudes, Daptonura hjeim- 
nia^ Colamis Dione jiino^ Ilesperocharis anguitia^ Eurema leuce^ Cal- 
lidryas cipris^ Pieris elodia, Danais erippus^ and various Ilesperiidoi. 
F. Muller (Tr. E. Soc. 1878, pp. 211-223) publishes various important 
notes on Brazilian Lepidoptera, relating to their odour, the sounds which 
they produce, their power of distinguishing colours, and the correlation 
of habit with protective resemblance. (Discussion, P. E. Soc. 1878, pp. 
xxvi. & xxvii.) 
Various notes on Brazilian Lepidoptera (chiefly, however, abstracts of 
those published in full in Kosmos) appear, by F. & H. Miiller, in Zool. 
Anz. i. pp. 13 & 14, 32 & 33, 54 & 65. 
Brazilian butterflies prefer yellow flowers ; id. P. E. Soc. 1878, p. ii. 
On the colouration of butterflies with reference to sexual selection ; 
F. Muller, Kosmos, ii. pp. 41 & 42. 
S. H. Scudder questions the correctness of the theory of mimicry in 
butterflies ; Psyche, i. p. IGO. 
Observations on mimicry in Lep)idoptera, &c. ; C. Keller, Viert. Ges. 
Zurich, xxii. pp. 417. 
Boll, J. Ueber Dirnorphismils und Variation einiger Schmetterlinge 
Nord-Amerika’s. Verb. Ver. Hamb. iii. pp. 135-144. 
The observations in this paper relate to Colias eurytheme, Pieris proto- 
dice, Nathalis iote, Vanessa interrogationis, Ctemiclia venosa, Actias lund, 
Papilio turmis, Callimorpha interrvpto-marginata, Catocala, various species, 
&c,, as observed by Boll in Texas. 
Assembling in Sphinx ligustri, Bomhyx quercus, Pseudoterpua cyti- 
saria, Amphidasis hetidaria, CJielonia villica, and Hcpialus hectus and 
sylvinus] E. K. Robinson. Ent. xi. pp. 21 & 22. 
On the hybernation of various Lepidoptera', F. Wiesenhiitter, S. E. Z. 
xxxix. pp. 311-314. 
Observations on the pairing of Lepidoptera] O. Wackerzapp, Ent. 
Nachr. iv. pp. 161-163. 
On bleaching wings of Lepidoptera ; H. Dimmock, Psyche, i. pp. 97-99. 
0. Bar discusses the classification of the Rliopalocera, which he arranges 
in the following series, based both on the position of the pupa, the posi- 
tion of the wings, and the development of the legs in the imago 
Satyrides, Brassolides (or Pavonides), Morphides, Apaturides, Nympha- 
lides, Acreddes, ILeliconiides, Danaides, Mechanitides, Leptalides, Pierides, 
Papilionides, Lycamides, Erycinides, Hesperiides, Castniides ; Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. (5) viii. pp. 5-30. 
On the analogy between the Lepidoptera of Europe, Chili, and New 
Zealand; E. Birchall & R. McLachlan, Nature, xvii. pp. 221 & 260. 
E urope. 
The Recorder has commenced a popular work on “ European Butter- 
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