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At the reception by the President of the Zoological Society of 

 London, on Saturday, August 27th, at the Zoological Gardens, fewer 

 members attended than might have been expected, no doubt on account 

 of the rain. One saw there, however, the Hon. Walter Rothschild, 

 Mr. jMcLachlan, Dr. Chapman, Mr. Merrifield, Mr. Bouskell, Mr. 

 Crowley, Mr. Kirby, Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Tutt, among other entomolo- 

 gists present, the last-named looking much better for his recent trip 

 to the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont. In the evening, the President 

 of the Congress, Sir J. Lubbock, held a reception at the Natural 

 History Museum, South Kensington. The "Bijou Orchestra " was 

 engaged for the evening, and one noticed, in addition to many of the 

 entomologists already enumerated, Messrs. Enock, E. Saunders and 

 C. 0. Waterhouse. 



On Sunday evening (August 28th) the Royal Societies' Club held 

 a reception at their rooms in S. James' St., W., in honour of the 

 Congress, and very generously entertained their guests. 



Tring was the final scene of what was, for most of us at least, a 

 most enjoyable ten days, and made a very fitting finish. Nothing 

 that could be done to make the visitors to the celebrated Museum 

 comfortable was omitted, and all must be grateful to the Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild for the magnificent manner in which he entertained his 

 numerous guests at luncheon. 



Several members of the Congress availed themselves of the nearness 

 of Wickcn and Chippenham Fens to do a little incidental collecting. 

 Messrs. Beare, Bouskell and Donisthorpe observed the rare Longicorne 

 Oherea ocnlata in Wicken Fen in numbers, over forty specimens being 

 counted ; each of the party selected a picked series for his cabinet. 

 Lixus parajjlecticns was also seen by them in greater numbers than 

 usual; it is evidently spreading, as it was noted in two new localities. 

 Messrs. Beare and Donisthorpe made a flying visit to Swaft'ham, where 

 seven of the rare llarpalus ohscurus were taken by them. At Chip- 

 penham, Messrs. Gorham, Champion and Walker took I'latjicuminufna 

 in some numbers, and three specimens of Staphylinus fuivijiCR, whilst 

 Mr. Gorham dug a red FJater (possibly E. sanynhwlent ns) out of 

 rotten wood. They also took specimens of Oherca ocnlata at Wicken. 



:]^RACTICAL HINTS. 



Field Work for September and October. 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S. 



L — In September and October, Peronea lipsiana and 7'. marrayui 

 love to sit for an hour or two in the afternoon sun, before flight, (tn the 

 upper sides of bracken leaves and bill)erry ; /'. riifana on the leaves of 

 sweet gale and sallow ; /'. mixtana on the heather, etc. (J. T. 

 (^arrington) . 



2. — The larvjc of Catoptria candididana feed on the seeds of 

 Artemisia maritivia in the autumn months. 



8. — In late Oetolter and early Noveml)er, search under bark of 

 willow trees for the pupic of I'oiriloca/ujja popidi. 



4. — Where there are rijie plums in autumn, find .some available 

 means of access for night work, for all t:x' moths in the country 

 feast by night, where flies and wasps feast by day — lladena protea, 



