IVO Ins. 
LEPIDOPTBEA. 
Saturniidai (^Attacuke, DirijJiiidce, Ceratocampidaij Mimallonidce), Noto- 
dontidcG. 
The atlas has Dot yet reached England, and is quoted from the text 
itself. 
H. Dewitz, Arch. f. Nat. xliv. 1 , pp. 1-96, pi. i., describes and figures 
the transformations of the following Lepidoptera from Venezuela, after 
Gollraar’s observations : Papilio anchisiades, Esp., polydamus, L., and 
asterias, Cram., Pieris elodia, Hiibn., Danciis archippus, F., Opsiphanes 
cassice, Tj.y Sphinx tetrio, L., Carolina, L., rustica, F., Euchromia eriphia, 
F., Ecpantlieria cunigunda, Cram,, Hyperchiria janus, Cram., rivulosa, 
Grvim. , Hyalophora Walk., Aidos amanda,Q\:?im., Chrysopyga 
Hilda, Cram., Strehlota coras, Cram., Glottula timais, Cram,, Plusia 
Togationis, Guen., Aspila tergemina, Feld., Melanchvcca cephise, Cram, (a 
looper), and Phacellura hyalinatalis. 
H. B. Moschler publishes a series of short notes on the Lepidoptera 
figured in Sepp’s Surinaamsche Ylinders ; S. E. Z. xl. pp. 424-443. 
166 Sphinges and Bomhyces, taken by Dr. Trail on the Amazons, are 
enumerated, and many described as new, by A. G. Butler, Tr. E. Soo. 
1878, pp. 39-84, pi. iii. 
On the food-plants of Brazilian butterflies ; F. Muller, S. E. Z. xxxix. 
p. 296. 
On luminous and urticating larvae in Brazil ; T. P. Bigg-Wither, 
“ Pioneering in South Brazil,” pp. 301-303 ; reprinted, with comments 
by E. C. Rye, Ent. M. M. xiv. pp. 257-260, cf. also p. 278. 
All Lepidopterous larvae in Patagonia are cannibals ; 0. Berg, Kosmos, 
iii. pp. 362 & 363. 
The whole of Hor. Ent. Ross. xiii. consists of a work by P. 0. Zeller 
on exotic Micro-Lepidoptera, from various parts of the world, especially 
S. America, and is illustrate^! by six coloured plates. A large number of 
new species are described and figured, and many known ones are also dis- 
cussed in detail. In most cases the former only can be fully noticed here. 
Hints on sugaring ; E. Lovett, Sci. Gos. xiv. p. 280. 
On sugaring in North America ; Von Meske & Speyer, Ent. Nachr. iv. 
pp. 76-77. 
Linoleum 'recommended for lining butterfly boxes ; A. Hamilton, Sci. 
Gos. xiii. p. 164. 
Collecting box recommended (tin, with damped cork) for keeping 
Lepidoptera relaxed ; H. Frey, Ent. Nachr. iv. p. 129. 
On destroying mites in Lepidoptera ; Sci. Gos. xiv. pp. 21, 47. 
Papilionid^. 
Ornithoptera poseidon, Doubl. Variation noticed ; Godman & Salvin, 
P. Z. S. 1878, pp. 647 & 648. 
Rarity of North American species of Pap>ilio in 1878 ; W. H. Edwards, 
Canad. Ent. x. p. 140. 
Papilio rutidus and dannus, Boisd. Characters, &c., noticed ; T. L. 
Mead, Wheeler’s Report, v. pp. 741 & 742. 
Papilio antimachiis, Dru. : notes by D. G. Rutherford, Ent. M. M. xv. 
