212 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



tecfcion of Army Biscuit from the possibility of such attacks by insects 

 in the future." The second, 1915, says : — "The researches which have 

 been carried out jointly by the War Office and the British Museum 

 (Natural History) hai-e enstired the protection of Army Biscuit from the 

 possibility of such attacks by insects in the future." The italics are 

 ours. Nothing succeeds like success. 



On July 10th the Entomological Club held one of its successful 

 meetings at the " Hand and Spear," Weybridge, under the presidency 

 of Mr. G. T. Porritt, F.L.S., F.E.S., of Huddersfield. Four of the 

 eight members of the club were present — Mr. G. T, Porritt (chair), E. 

 Adkin, H. Donisthorpe, and A. Sich. The guests were Messrs. J, 

 Piatt Barrett, G. C. Champion, R. W. Lloyd, W. J. Lucas, B. H. 

 Smith, Hy. J. Turner, and H. Worsley-Wood. After an early supper 

 an adjournment was made to the lawn of the hotel, where a very 

 pleasant evening was spent. 



It is many years since we have inspected the one-time famous 

 Doubleday Collections of insects which were deposited in the Bethnal 

 Green Branch of the South Kesington Museum by his executors. 

 These collections consist of 106 drawers of British Lepidoptera 

 arranged in the exact order in which they were left by him at his 

 death, a«d 31 double drawers of Extra-British European Lepidoptera, 

 also arranged as regards species as left by him, but in genera according 

 to the then Staudinger's List. The collections still appear in very 

 good condition and the circumstances under which they are consultable 

 are quite adequate. The attendance book shows that the series are 

 continually being consulted, a fact which we are sure would be most 

 gratifying to the famous lepidopterist could he know. The catalogues 

 dealing practically with every specimen are most useful for reference. 

 One can definitely state which drawer one wants and have it brought 

 without delay by the courteous attendant. This is as it should be. 



[Since writing the above we were astonished to hear that the 

 collections have been suddenly transferred to the British Museum, 

 South Kensington. It is really too bad that so useful a local collection 

 should be engulphed and lost in the immense mass of material in the 

 central museum.] 



There are 30 beautiful specimens of the British Large Copper 

 {( 'Ini/sophanus dispar) in the Doubleday collection, three of them being 

 the types of ab. nineiiier, Tutt, J s. The total dispar in the museum 

 is now made up as follows : — 



British Museum (Brit. Colin.) =26 



British Museum (Gen. Colin.) =18 and 1 Brit, rntilam. 



Walsingham Collection (4 + 2) =6 



Bankes Collection ... ... =13 



Doubleday Collection ... =80 



Buckler Collection ... ... =2 (poor) 



Total =95 + 1 rutilans. 



The sixtieth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society 

 of Great Britain is now being held at the Gallery of British Artists, 

 Suffolk Street, Haymarket. Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc, F.E.S., carries 

 ofi' one of the medals for a set of eleven photographs of the " Meta- 

 morphosis of the Dor Beetle, Geotnipes stercoyariuti." In addition he 



