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Pare Armand David, C.M.Z.8., died at Paris on November 10th, 1900. He 

 was bora at Espelctte, in the Basses Pyrenees, in 1826, and having been educated 

 for the priesthood, entered the Society of Lazaristcs in 1848. In 1860 he was sent 

 as a Missionary to China. Passionately devoted to Natural History, he proved 

 himself probably the most notable of a class (the French Missionaries) that have 

 done so much towards furthering a knowledge of natural science in remote regions, 

 and in China in particular. He made three separate journeys to China, and tlie 

 region probably most explored by him is that somewhat debatable ground known as 

 Chinese Thibet ; but wherever ho went his discoveries were remarkable in all 

 branches of Natural History, and he enriched the Museum at the Jardin des Plantes 

 in a most marked manner. He published a good many papers on various scientific 

 subjects ; our own Zoological Society made him a Corresponding Member for his 

 services in Zoology. For many years lie had resided at the head-quarters of his 

 religious society at Paris, and died there. But not long ago he paid a scientific visit 

 to Syria. We understand that shortly before his death he gave his private collec- 

 tion of insects to M. Rene Oberthiir, who estimates that there are more than 100,000 

 specimens of Coleoptera alone, mainly from China. 



Baron Blichel Edmond de Selys- Longchampx, Hon. F.E.S. — With great regret 

 we announce the death of this veteran entomologist at Liege on December 11th, in 

 his 88th year. Further particulars hereafter. 



Birmingham Entomological Society : October I5th, 1900. — Mr. G. T. 

 Betuune-Bakek, President, in the Chair. 



A letter was read from Mr. C. A. E. Rodgers mentioning the occurrence of 

 Cofias Edusa on the golf links at Handsworth, about four miles from the centre of 

 Birmingham. Mr. Thos. Clarke exhibited a number of butterflies mostly taken in 

 Yorksliire forty years ago ; they were in excellent preservation. Mr. Bradley, 

 Ht/menopteru taken at West Runton, Norfolk, in August last, Tiphia femorata, 

 Mellinus sahulosus, idimesa equestris, and Astata boops. Mr. F. A. Jackson, the 

 following Coleoptera : Noiiophilus A-punctatus, Bembidium monticola, Tachypus 

 flavipes, all from Tonbridge ; Phyllohrotica •i-viaculata, from Bradgate, Leicester- 

 shire ; Crioceris asparagi, from Loughborough, Leicestershire ; Apoderus coryli, 

 from Haywood, near Birmingham ; Balaninus venosus, from Buddon Wood, 

 Leicestershire, &c. Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis, the following Hemiptera- Heteroptera 

 from Stroud district : ^lia acuminata, Mlioides infiexus, Pentatoma verbasci 

 (which occurred in hundreds), Dasyeoris hirticornis, Stenocephalus agilis, and 

 Nabis rugosus; also from the Knowle district — Anthocoris nemorum, Monanthia 

 cardui, Sco/opostethus contractus, Acanthosoma griseum, &c ; also a number of Co- 

 leoptera from various places, including — Auoplodera sexguttata, New Forest, 1898 ; 

 Acanthocinus cedilis, Walsall, 1900 ; Lariuus carlince, Stroud, June, 1900 ; Corym- 

 bites ceiieus, Dovedale ; Cteniopus sulphureus, near Cromer j Melasis buprestoides, 



