GENERAL NOTES. 
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[Ki RiJY, W. F.] Introductory papers on Lepidoptera, Nos. xi.-xv. Ent. 
xii. pp. 11-14, 81-83, 92-96, 123-126, 145-149. 
Extends from Callima to Pyrrhogyra. 
Kuwert, a. Wahrnehmungen iiber Insektenentwicklung. Ent. Nachr. 
V. pp. 45-48, 61-65, 73-80, plate. 
Treats of the part played by enclosed air in the rupture of the pupa- 
case, the inflation and expansion of the wings, and the functions of the 
fluid contained in the nervures, and comprises many interesting and im- 
portant physiological observations on the development of Lepidoptera on 
emerging from the pupa. 
McAldowie, a, M. On the colours of animals, and the arrangement of 
pigment in Lepidoptera. Sci. Goss. xv. pp. 36-38, woodcuts. 
The pigment is deposited between the membranous layers composing 
the scales, and is arranged in parallel lines corresponding to the situation 
of the ribs or striae. 
Riley, C. Y. Philosophy of the Pupation of some Butterflies. Nature, 
XX. pp. 594 & 595. 
The connecting link which sustains the newly-formed pupa consists of 
the exuviae of the internal organs of the larva. 
Strecker, H. Butterflies and Moths in their connection with Agricul- 
ture and Horticulture, a paper prepared for the Pennsylvania Fruit- 
Growers’ Society, Jan. 1879. Harrisburg : 1879, 8vo, pp. 22. 
Contains general information relating to Lepidoptera, especially those 
of North America. 
Wadly, a. Notes on certain Silk-producing Borabyces. J. Soc. Arts, 
xxvii. pp. 632 & 633. 
Relates to the various ordinary domesticated species. 
Wardle, T. On the Wild Silks of India, principally Tusser. J. Soc. 
Arts, xxvii. pp. 499-513. Compare also pp. 60, 633, & 634. 
Includes a list of known silk-producing Bombyces by F. Moore, and 
special remarks on the more important species and their silk. 
White, F. B. On the Male GeuitaL Armature in the European 
Rhopalocera. Tr. L. S. (2) i. pp. 357-369, pis. Iv.-lvii. 
The structure of these organs in a large number of species, belonging to 
various families, is elaborately described and illustrated. 
Europe. 
Hartmann, A. Die Kleinschmetterlinge des europaischen Faunen- 
gebietes. Erscheinungszeit der Raupen und Falter, Nahrung und 
biologische Notizen. MT. Miinch. ent. Yer. iii. pp. 143-200. 
Contains notices of times of appearance, food-plants, localities, &c. 
The portion published in 1879 extends to the genus Incurvaria. 
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