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randa, both direct, and concerning members of his family, in which his brother, the 

 Eev. John White, takes a prominent position. One of the most interesting portions 

 of this volume is a reproduction of Grilbcrt White's account book, when he was at 

 Oxford, in 1752-4. We glean from this, not only liis extreme exactitude in financial 

 matters, but also, that he had a good deal of human nature in his composition, and 

 was not ashamed to own it. 



The two volumes are illustrated by plates after photographs taken by the editor, 

 representing some of the more important local references, and hj facsimiles of letters, 

 &c. We tliink these volumes might justly conclude the list of editions of " Gilbert 

 White ;" at any rate, no other can be more complete. 



ENTOMOLOaiCAL SOCIETY OF Lo:XDON : 6th Fehruary, 1878. — H. W. BATES, 

 Esq., F.L.S., &c., President, in the Chair. 



The President nominated Prof. Westwood, and Messrs. J. W. Douglas and F. 

 Smith, Yice-Presidents for the year. 



Mr. Weir exhibited three specimens of an Atypus (which Sir S. S. Saunders 

 considered to be A. Sidzeri) from near Lewes.' Also a remarkable spider from 

 Madagascar ; and a living example of a small Philodromus from the New Forest, 

 marked in imitation of lichen. 



Mr. McLachlan exliibited a series of a remarkable new Dragon-fly from Ecuador 

 belonging to the genus Euthore, and three other species of the same genus, in illus- 

 tration of a paper on the Calopterygina collected by Mr. Buckley in Ecuador 

 and Bolivia. 



Mr. Meldola exhibited a singular example of Leticania conigera taken at Wil- 

 lesden, in which the colour and markings (including the white stigma) of the fore-wings 

 were partially reproduced on the left hind-wing. 



Mr. Meldola read exti-acts from a letter to Mr. Darwin fi-om Dr. Fritz Miiller, 

 from Santa Catharina, BrazQ, concerning the habits, &c., of several South American 

 Lepidoptera. One of the SphingidcB in that locality had a proboscis (exhibited) of 

 22 centimetres in length. Another species of the same family exhaled a strong 

 Bcent which proceeded from an odoriferous organ indicated by two pencils of haii's 

 at the base of the abdomen. The flowers of a species of Lantana are yellow the 

 the first day, orange the second, and purple the third, and Dr. Miiller entered into 

 interesting details with respect to the species of butterflies that respectively visited 

 the flowers in their different conditions of coloration, proving considerable apprecia- 

 tion of colours in these insects. Finally, he alluded to a secondary sexual character 

 existing in the genus CalUdryas and some others, the costal margin of the anterior- 

 wings being sharply seri*ated in the $ and smooth in the ? . Mr. Meldola said that 

 in the British Museum there is a South American specimen of Macrosila Cluentius 

 with a proboscis 23.5 centimetres (= 9i inches) in length. 



' In the discussion that ensued, Mr. Butler alluded to the extent to which this 

 serration is present or absent in various groups of CalUdryas, and the genera formed 

 at its expense. 



Captain Elwes (pi'esent as a visitor) exhibited a beautiful collection of nature- 

 painted butterflies, executed by a process invented by Dr. Soriziat, of Collioure 

 (Eastern Pyrenees), from whom he obtained the collection, and who is willing to 

 supply others. • 



