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" The Verrall Supper" is organised by an Association of Entomo- 

 logists with the assistance of the Entomological Club, and is carried 

 out, as nearly as possible, on the lines of the annual Entomological 

 Club Supper given for so many years by the late Mr. G. H. Verrall. 

 Membership of the Association is open to any entomologist, the amount 

 of subscription being entirely optional. 



The Supper took place this year on January 20th, at the Holborn 

 Restaurant, Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker in the chair. Of the 118 accep- 

 tances no less than 108 sat down to table and a very pleasant evening 

 was passed. Among those present the following gentlemen were noted : 

 — B. W. Adkin, R.^Adkin, H. W. Andrews, L.E. Ashby, P. J. Barraud, 

 .J. Platt-Barrett, Prof. W. Bateson, G. Bethell, J. E. Black, K. G. Blair, 

 W. Bowater, F. Bouskell, Harry Britton, Dr. Malcolm Burr, E. A. 

 Butler, D. A. J. Buxton, P. A. Buxton, M. Cameron, A. Cant, G. C. 

 Champion, H. G. Champion, Dr. T. A. Chapman, Dr. E. A. Cockayne, 

 J. E. Collin, J. Collins, C. W. Colthrup, W. C. Crawley, F. B. Carr, 

 T. U. B. Dennis, A. W. Dods, H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, J. H. Durrant, 

 Hamilton Druce, H. M. Edelsten, Stanley Edwards, E. A. Elliott, C. 

 Fenn, G. E. Frisby, F. W. Frohawk, J. C. F. Fryer, C. G. Gahan, 

 Lachlan Gibb, A. E. Gibbs, E. E. Green, H. M. Hallett, A. H. Hamm, 

 S. F. Harmer, B. L. Har\YOod, P. Harwood, T. F. P. Hoar, H. Hodge, 

 Prof. Selwyn Image, 0. G. Janson, 0. E. Janson, A. H. Jones, Dr. 

 Karl Jordan, Norman H. Joy, E. G. Joseph, F. B. Jennings, R. W. 

 Lloyd, H. Mam, G. Meade-Waldo, A. W. Mera, R. L. Mitford, Rev. 

 F. D. Morice, Claude Morley, L. W. Newman, G. W. Nicholson, W. E. 

 Nicholson, Col. C. G. Nurse, F. A. Aldaker, G. T. Porritt, Prof. E. B. 

 Poulton, R. M. Prideaux, N. D. Riley, Hon. W. Rothschild, H. 

 Rowland-Brown, A. G. Scorer, V. E. Shaw, W. E. Sharp, W. G. 

 Sheldon, A. Sich, J. A. Simes, P. F. Skmner, G. 0. Sloper, B. H. 

 Smith, R. S. Standen, E. Step, Rev. J. E. Tarbat, Rev. C. F. 

 Thornewill, J. R. le B. Tomlin, A. E. Tonge, H. J. Turner, C. J. 

 Wainwright, J. J. Walker, C. 0. Waterhouse, Christopher Whall, 

 C. P. Wheeler, Rev. G. Wheeler, C. B. Williams. 



Dr. Malcolm Burr has recently acquired the extensive and very 

 perfect collection of Earwigs of the World formed by M. Henri Gadeau 

 de Kerville. As many of the rarer and less known species are 

 represented by long series, opportunity will be taken to enrich the 

 National Collection at South Kensington with representative series of 

 species not already there. 



The Address read to the Entomological Society of London at their 

 Annual Meeting on January 21st by the President, Mr. G. T. Bethune- 

 Baker, dealt with " The Scales of the Rnralidac, with some Observations 

 on their Colour Problems," and was a summary of the author's detailed 

 study of the colour problems for many years past. It was illustrated 

 with a very large number of lantern slides. 



In the Ent. Mo. Mag. for November, Mr. Jas. Edwards describes a 

 species of Hemiptera as new to Science, which he names Psyllopsh 

 ilistuu/ticnda. It was taken by Mr. Champion in the New Forest, in 

 June, 1913, by sweeping Circaca lutetiana and other low plants. It is 

 related closely to P. fraxini. 



In the same number Mr. R. S. Bagnall describes two species of 

 British Thysanoptera (Tubulifera). Haplothrips obscitnpennis taken 

 amongst dead branches, old pea-sticks, etc., in Warwickshire and 



