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Swinhoe is virtually responsible for the entire work. In several ways the delay lia^* 

 been of service, and notably in harmonizing the views of Sir G. F. Hampson with 

 those of the autlior. To all students of Indo-Australian Lepidoptera the work is of 

 enormous value on account of the great care bestowed upon the synonymy and the 

 large number of species figured, the latter largely consisting of those " described " 

 by F. Walker, the search for whose types has been rewarded with success, save 

 in a few instances. We notice here, as in other present-day works on exotic Lepi- 

 doptera, a tendency to avoid magnification of the figures of small species : this evil 

 seems to be increasing, and should be put a stop to. A natural size figure of a small 

 species is often useless, on account of the impossibility to bring out the details ; the 

 smaller the insect the larger the figure should be. So we think. 



In our notice of Part i of this work ((/. Ent. Mo. Mag. (2), iii, p. 312) we had 

 occasion to notice several curious consistent " misprints." These have disappeared 

 in Part ii, save '' Hearsay," vihich we still think should he '' Hearsey ." If the 

 former be right, then the gallant old Indian general, who used occasionally to attend 

 the meetings of the Entom. Soc. Lond., was, we think, a participator in the faulty 

 rendering. 



A few new species are described by Col. Swinhoe ; that there are not more is 

 probably owing to the delay. The book is mainly a synonymic Catalogue, and it is 

 only those who have gone through the mill that have any idea of the enormous 

 labour involved in compiling such a Catalogue. 



BiEMiNGHAM Entomoiogical SOCIETY : August 20fh, 1900. — Mr. G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. C. Bradley exhibited Cucullia chamomilla from his garden at Moseley, 

 and living larvae of Acronycta aceris from North London. Mr. G. W. Wynn, 

 a very beautiful and varied series of TriphcBtia fimbria, bred from larvro found at 

 Marston Green last April and May. The upper wings varied from a light creamy- 

 brown to a dark brown, nearly black, and one specimen was of the rarer mahogany 

 colour ; he also showed Cucullia vhamomillcB from Solihull. Mr. G. T. Bethune- 

 Baker mentioned that a friend had taken fifteen Plusia moneta in a garden in Surrey 

 this year, an increase on the number of any former year, tending to show that the 

 species is becoming well established in England. All members remarked on the 

 unusual abundance of I'lusia gamma this year ; the President and Mr. Bradley 

 specially mentioned its numbers locally, and Mr. Wainwright had seen it swarming 

 on the north coast of Norfolk in clover fields ; they all seemed to think, however, 

 that the specimens were fresh, and in good condition, scarcely suggesting immigra- 

 tion. Mr. Bethune-Baker, a drawerful of Palsearctic Fararge and Epinephele. 



September 17th, 1900. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. R. C. Bradley mentioned the occurrence of Colias Edusa (two specimens) 

 in his garden at Moseley this year. A discussion followed on its occurrence this 

 summer. Mr. II. Willoughby Ellis had seen it on the railway bank near Wednes- 

 bury, and had heard of it at Bromsgrove. Mr. P. A Jackson had met with it in 

 great abundance in Normandy, and wondered whether it usually occurred there in 

 great numbers, or il it were specially common there this year as well as here. Mr. 



