In the Can. Ent. for November, 1895 (Vol. XXVII., 301-307), I discussed all the evidence then accessible to me in regard to the identity of this insect. According to Prof. J. B. Smith, our American authority on American Noctuids, I showed “very conclusively that subgothica, Haw., is correctly used for our American species” (Can. Ent., XXVIII., 4). However, Mr. J. W. Tutt, who has written much about British Noctuids, in an opinionated reply (Can. Ent., XXVIII., 17), tries to prove that Haworth described a variety of tritici, a well-known European (not an American) insect. After a careful study of several authentic specimens of tritici, representing nearly as many varieties, from Dr. Staudinger, and after considerable correspondence with both English and American lepidopterists who are familiar with tritici, I became convinced that the species, in any of its numerous variations, never approaches near enough to what Americans have called subgothica, Haw., to be easily mistaken for the latter; their antennæ are quite different structurally. But Mr. Tutt states: “I can match exactly the specimens which Stephens figures, and Humphrey and Westwood copy, with undoubted genuine specimens of Agrotis tritici.” Naturally, I was anxious to see one of these specimens, and, under the circumstances, I anticipated that a request to examine one of them would be readily granted.

Neonympha eurytris, Fab.—Two. June 23rd and 26th. Both captured in Elm Park, near the City. These specimens differ somewhat from some I have taken near Quebec City. They are also larger.

Carterocephalus mandan, Edw.—Two. June 18th and 20th. The first in Elm Park.

Pamphila hobomok, Harr.

Aleurodicus Dugesii, n. sp.—Length, 1⅔ mm.; length of anterior wing, 2¼ mm.; its greatest breadth nearly 1½ mm. Pale grayish-ochreous, covered with while meal, abdomen beneath shining silvery. Wings white; upper wings iridescent, with markings similar to those of A. ornatus, but very pale gray and quite different in detail. There are four gray bands crossing the wings, of which only the third and fourth are joined by a longitudinal band. The first (basal) band bends abruptly inwards after crossing the main nervure, which branches so near the base of the wing that there are practically two nervures, the first gray band failing in the angle between them, but strong again beyond the second. Second gray band broad as far as the first nervure, just beyond it interrupted broadly, but continued as a large, nearly circular, gray patch, the greater part of which is above the second nervure, and passing thence as an oblique narrow band to the margin.

Mr. Grote's remark (Can. Ent., XXVIII., p. 294) that the stinging spines of Hemileuca and Automeris mar have been separately evolved is not in accordance with my views, and I wish to compare his genealogical tree of the Saturnians with the larval characters more at length than was possible in the review of his paper, “Die Saturniideu.” I reproduce first his tree: At I there is a dichotomous division, the genera on the right having vein IV2 in the middle of the cell or but slightly moved (generalized); those on the left with vein IV2 considerably moved toward IV1. It is not proved that this movement of IV2 took place only once in the Saturnians, but it is so assumed, and the construction of the tree depends upon the assumption.

We were fortunate in taking a very peculiar pair of Colias philodice this summer. They were captured at Edgartown, Mass., in a litrle salt marsh, August 10th and 14th respectively, and, though hatched during the hot wave, we believe are blood relations — part of a sport brood.

Many specimens were examined at the time, but no other departures from the type found.