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Lepidopterist at one time, and formed a very fine collection ; but evcr-lncrcasing 

 professional work induced him to allow it to be dispersed, rather than to fail from 

 inability to take proper care of it. There remain also some who remember with 

 pleasure the social evenings spent at his residence near the Eegent's Park. Most of 

 those who knew him were aware that he was the brother of that well-known and 

 amiable lady-entomologist Mrs. Hutchinson (wife of the Rev. T. Hutchinson), of 

 Q-rantsfield, Leominster. We assure her of our sincere sympathy and condolence. 



Prof. Emile Blanchard. — The death is announced, at a very advanced age, of 

 Prof. Blanchard, who until recently was head of the entomological department at 

 the Musee d'Histoire Naturelle at Paris. He was a prolific writer, and appears to 

 have commenced in 1826. 



Birmingham Entomological Society : January IZth, 1900. — Mr. G-. T. 

 Bethtjne-Bakeh, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. C. Bradley showed Halictus leevigatus from Sutton, and said that it was 

 not a common species locally. Mr. A. H. Martineau, a box full of Aculeate 

 Hymenoptera, chiefly PompilidcB, including amongst other rarities Agenia variegata 

 from Selsley, Glos., and Nevin, N. Wales ; Sapyga clavicornis, a species which was 

 regarded as extremely rare, but which he had found at Solihull and various other 

 Midland localities, and which appeared to be a much commoner insect in the 

 Midlands than had been supposed ; also CaUcurgus hyalinatus from Wyre 

 Forest. Mr. G-. T. Bethune-Baker, two drawers of Satyrus, including amongst 

 other good species pamirus and Parisatus from Turkestan, auraniiaca from the 

 Caspian, and a very fine series of Abdelkadir from Algeria. Mr. C. J. Wainwright, 

 CheilosicB and allied genera of Dlptera. — Colbran J. Wainweight, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society — Annual Meeting^ 

 January \5th., 1900.— Mr. S. J. Capper, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The election of Officers resulted as follows : — President, S. J. Capper, F.E.S. ; 

 Vice-Presidents, B. H. Crabtree, F.E.S., and E. J. Burgess Sopp, F.E.S. ; Hon. 

 Secretaries, F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., and Fredk. Birch ; Hon. Treasurer, Dr. J. Cotton ; 

 Hon. Librarian, F. C. Thompson ; Council, Dr. J. W. Ellis, F.E.S., Herbert 

 Massey, F.E.S., Rev. R. Freeman, R. Wilding, H. Locke. 



The President then gave an interesting address on his entomological experiences 

 from boyhood. 



A vote of thanks to the President was proposed by Mr. H. Locke, and seconded 

 by Mr. R. Wilding. 



Mr. H. B. Prince sent for exhibition an interesting case, with the imago, cocoon, 

 and pupal skin of Cossus Ugniperda, and the hanging puparium of Ourapteryx 

 samlucaria, also a box of Sandhill Lepidoptera.—Y-R.^TiK. BiKCH, Hon. Secretary. 



