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One cannot help noticing as one looks through the list of members and 

 workers of this active Society, with its 28 years of virile work behind 

 it, what a splendid training ground it has been for much that is best 

 in the larger cosmopolitan society of which its Fellows are so proud — 

 the Entomological Society of London. 



The Entomological Society of London, at its meeting on April 6th, 

 nominated the Rt. Hon. Lord Avebury, Mr. H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, 

 and Dr. F. A. Dixey, to be its representatives at the International 

 iMitomological Congress to be held in Brussels in August next. It also 

 appointed Dr. Karl Jordan to be its representative at the International 

 Zoological Congress to be held at Gratz. 



Our attention has been drawn to the fact that at the last 

 Conversazione held by the Entomological Society of London, regret was 

 felt by some Fellows that more exhibits of Coleoptera were not made. 

 We are desired to suggest that a larger show in this order would be 

 welcome. Further that, as the function is, on this occasion, fixed an 

 hour earlier, c/c, 8 p.m., that a larger attendance might fairly be 

 expected. It is trusted that all entomologists will make an effort to 

 be present and so support the committee and ensure that the 

 Conversazione shall be a success. It appears to us an excellent idea to 

 strengthen the means by which entomologists can get a better personal 

 knowledge of one another. 



The Thirty-third Annual Report of the Lancashire and Cheshire 

 Entomological Society has come to hand and contains several interesting 

 items of which probably the most welcome to us is an excellent portrait 

 of Mr. Robert Newstead, M.Sc, one of the Vice-Presidents. A short 

 illustrated paper on " The Luperinas," by F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., will be 

 found interesting, as also will papers on "The Value of Variation to a 

 Species," by H. R. Sweeting, M.A., "The Micro-Lepidoptera in the 

 Liverpool district," by W. Mansbridge, F.E.S., whilst the annual 

 address, this year by II. H. Corbett, M.R.C.S., is equally attractive. 

 The Society has a great abundance of Vice-Presidents, w^hilst the 

 veteran S. J. Capper, F.E.S. still holds the Presidential chair. 

 Altogether the Report will be found very interesting. 



A meeting of the Entomological Club was held at the Savage Club 

 on the evening of April 20th, 1910, when Mr. H. Rowland-Brown was 

 the host. The walls of the dining-room were covered with mementoes 

 of the prowess of old " Savages" with pen and pencil ; and two noble 

 " Savage " clubs lay on the table, when an excellent spread was 

 negotiated at 7.30 p.m. Among those present were Messrs. R. Adkin, 

 EI. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, T. W. Hall, A. H. Jones, Guy Marshall, 

 Meade- Waldo, W. Sheldon, A.- Sich, R. South, J. W. Tutt, G. H. 

 \'errall, M.P., Commander J. J. Walker, the Rev. G. H. Wheeler, etc. 

 After supper, business was transacted, and an adjournment was made to 

 the smoking-room, where discussion of matters mainly entomological 

 was indulged in until 11 p.m., at which hour the party dispersed after 

 a most enjoyable evening. 



Mr. J. Edwards states {Ent. Mo. May.) that Tijc/iius haiiiiatoinis, 

 Gyll. {=JiinceHs, Boheman), should be added to the list of British 

 coleoptera, and gives a table characterising the species of the genus. 



We learn that the Special Board for Biology and Geology have 

 appointed Mr. Leonard Doncaster, M.A., Fellow of King's College, to 

 be superintendent of the museum of zoology, and the Vice -Chancellor 



