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bourhood, and IhavG never bred one from Cundlia ahsiuf/iH, with the 

 larvci3 of which I have liad considerable experience. — N. M. Richahd- 

 soN, B.A., F.l'j.8., Monte Video, nr. Weymouth. 



Castle Miirctnn. — The season of 1H97 was very poor round here. I 

 worked the sallowsa little, and found Tarniocawpa Dfiinia fairly plentiful. 

 In May, fjcucoji/iasia sinajiis was plentiful in the West Malvern woods, 

 but the Geometrids ordinarily found there — Sdcnia lunaria, Nuniciia 

 pulveraria, Zonosoma oinicronaria, Minoa murinata [euji/torhiata), Aci- 

 dalia remiitata, Asthena caJuUdata, etc. — were scarce; wh'iht Ahraras 

 si/lrata, which sometimes swarms, was almost entirely absent. One 

 afternoon, between 8 and 4 o'clock, I'hipitluria jilwiihcolata was 

 abundant. During June and July, sugar was an almost failure — 

 Ajili'cta adrcna, a few Ai/rotls cvdaiiiationis, and a few common things 

 were the only visitors. The absence of Aiirotia cxdamntionis, in any 

 quantity, was remarkable, because this species swarmed in many parts 

 of the country this season. Geometrids were also scarce. Xudaria 

 viundana, for a few nights, was very abundant; Litluisia iji-iscola also 

 turned up again this year. Autumn was terribly bad, and, although I 

 sugared almost every night, I only took four Kpunda hitulenta, and 

 common things were only conspicuous by their absence. Light was 

 absolutely useless, all through the season, in this district. — E. C. 

 DoBREE Fox, M. A., Castle Moreton, Tewkesbury. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPOs IN Orkney. — I obtained a very good specimen 

 of AcluTontia atropoa on September 3rd, which makes the third one I 

 know to have been captured at Stromness. I am almost sure I saw a 

 specimen of Sphin.v cdjirnlcidi hovering over some flowers in the 

 garden ; however, I failed to net it, and although I kept a sharp look- 

 out for it, it never came back. — E. M. Cheesman, Stromness. 



(tgrURRENT NOTES. 



It is with the greatest regret that we have to inform our readers 

 of the death of Mr. John N. Young, of R:)therham, on February IBth 

 last, in his 67th year. He has been for very many years a keen and 

 active lepidopterist, and was well-known, both personally and by 

 correspondence, to many entomologists. He has recently been in- 

 teresting himself in certain hereditary problems relating to the in- 

 breeding of the various forms of Spilosonia hibruipidn, and other 

 species. Of the specimens bred he exhibited a very large number, 

 some 12 months ago, at one of the meetings of the South London 

 Entomological Society. We understand that his son will continue 

 the entomological work so ably carried on hitherto by his father. 



We learn from a cutting from Tlic Western Mornimj Xews, that Mr. G. 

 C. Bignell, F.E.S., delivered, on January 20th last, an excellent lecture 

 on " The Ichneumonida)," at the Plymouth Instftution. 



The following Fellows have been elected as Officers and Council of 

 the Entom. Soc. of London, for 1898: — President, Mr. R. Trimen, 

 F.R.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. R. McLachlan, F.R.S. ; Secretaries, Mr. W. 

 F. H. Blandford and Mr. F. Merrifield ; Librarian, Mr. G. C. 

 Champion; and as other members of the Council, Mr. W. Bateson, 

 F.R.S., Dr. T. A. Chapman, Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., Mr. M. 

 Jacoby, Mr. A. H. Jones, Dr. P. B. Mason, Mr. 0. Salvin, F.R.S., 

 Mr. J. W. Tutt, Mr. G. H. Verrall, and Mr. C. 0. W'aterhouse. The 

 President nominated as Vice-Presidents, Sir George Hampson, Mr. 

 McLachlan and Mr. Verrall. 



