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Dr. Wallace, who was the son of a barrister, was born in London, and was educated 

 for tlie medical profession at St. Bartholomew's and at Oxford. He commenced 

 practice in London, and was physician to the Middlesex Free Hospital. Afterwards 

 he removed to Colchester, and for some years held an official appointment there, 

 which he gave up, and started bulb growing (especially Japanese Lilies), and his 

 sons have now a very large and prosperous business of this nature at Colchester ; 

 he resumed his medical practice in the same town. Forraei'ly he was a very 

 regular attendant at the meetings of the Entomological Society of London, of 

 which he became a member in 1858, and continued such for about 20 years. 



Prof. C. G. Thomson, Hon.F.E.S. — We have received an announcement of the 

 death of this renowned Swedish entomologist (who succeeded Zetterstedt as pro- 

 fessor of Zoology at Lund) on September 19th, aged 75 ; further particulars will 

 follow. 



Hippolyte Lucas, Hon. F.E.S., who was probably the dot/en of French ento- 

 mologists, died recently at the advanced age of 86. At present we have seen no 

 announcement of the event in the French journals. He was elected Honorary 

 Fellow of the Entomological Society of London only last year. 



The Softh London Entomological and Nattteal History Society: 

 September lUh, 1899.— Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Colthrup, of Barry Road, E. Dulwich, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Montgomery exhibited two bred series of Spllosoma niendica, in one of 

 which black longitudinal lines wei'e well developed in both sexes. Mr. Colthrup, 

 series of Bryophila perJa, including fine yellow forms, and a series of B. muralis 

 {glandifera) , including several very pale specimens, both being from Eastbourne, 

 together with a variety of Spilosonia menthastri, having a black border round all 

 the wings. Mr. Buckstone, two males in cop. with one female at the same time, of 

 & species of Telephorus ; a very blue female of Polyommatus Corydon taken at 

 Riddlesdown some years ago ; and an example of Chrysophanus Phlmas, var. 

 Schmidtii, taken at Beckenham in 1886. Mr. Edwards, a long bred series of 

 Bombyx castrensis from near Rochester, together with preserved ova, larvie, and 

 pupae ; the males showed great variation. Dr. Chapman, a sample of the species of 

 Lepidoptera taken in August at Arolla, S. Switzerland, some 7000 feet above sea 

 level, including Cupido minima, Erebia glacialis, E. Mnestra, E. Epiphron, E. 

 Oorge, Setina aurita, &c. Mr. Adkin, long series of an Acronycta taken at sugar 

 in Abbott's Wood, together with bred series of A.psi and A. tridens for comparison ; 

 Dr. Chapman could give no special character for distinguishing the two species, but 

 considered that by the general facies the majority of the specimens were A. tridens. 

 Mr. Step, specimens of the rare deep water crab, Atelecyclus septemdentatus from 

 Portscatho, and read full notes as to its characteristics and occurrence. Mr. Tutt, a 

 few bred specimens of PoHhesia chrysorrhcea, showing traces of a black dot at the 

 anal angle of the fore-wings, the characteristic mark of P. similis {aurijlua) ; also a 

 pair of Lampides bcetica taken at Fontainebleau, and referred to the abundance of 

 the species in Europe during the present season. — Hy. J. TuBNER, Hon. Sec. 



