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nearly obsolete, and in other points. Mr. F. Merrifield, a variety of Argynnix Dia 

 taken with a few examples of the ordinary form at Ilanz, in the Vorder Rhein 

 valley early in September last, when what was, he believed, a third brood of this 

 species was abutidant. Canon Fowler, a specimen of Orochares angustatus, Ericha., 

 a Staphylinid beetle new to the British list, taken at Leverstock Green, Herts., by 

 Mr. Albert PifEard. The Rev. F. D. Morice mentioned as a fact of some interest, 

 that in a nest of Formica sanguinea at Weybridge, in which he found males and 

 workers of that species, he found also males and females as well as workers of the 

 &\tk\e-a.^\t, Formica fusca, an experience somewhat different to that of Huber and 

 Darwin, who stated that workers only of the slave species were found in the nests of 

 sanguinea. The Secretary read " Some notes on variations of Zeritis Thysbe, Linn.," 

 communicated by Mr. H. L. L. Feltham, of Cape Town, and exhibited one female 

 and two male specimens of one of the rare forms referred to in the paper. This 

 form was originally noticed by Mr. Trimen as an " aberi-ation." Mr. Feltham suc- 

 ceeded in taking several specimens on the summit of the mountains overlooking 

 Minzenberg ; he requested that the specimens exhibited should be placed in the 

 British Museum collection. — C. J. Gadan, Hon. Sec, 



TRICHOPTERA, NEUROPTERA-PLANIPENNIA, ODONATA, 



AND RHOPALOCERA 



COLLECTED IN NORWAY IN THE SUMMER OF 1900. 



BT KENNETH J. MORTON, F.E.S. 



The perusal of Dr. Chapman's interesting record of his journey 

 in Norway during the summer of 1898 (Ent. Mo. Mag., 2nd ser., vol. 

 X, pp. 20 — 28) resuscitated an old wish to see something of the insect 

 fauna and the flora of Scandinavia, and I determined to visit that 

 country the following summer. It was, however, too late in the 

 season before I could arrange to get away, and it was therefore con- 

 sidered advisable to postpone the visit for another year, perhaps not 

 a misfortune, if there is anything in the theory of the biennial 

 appearance of Erehia EmhJa, which amongst other things I desired to 

 see in its own particular haunts. 



The route mapped out was a well known one. The drawbacks to 

 this course are obvious, the possible finds or discoveries being neces- 

 sarily reduced ; but one has the advantage of the experience of those 

 who have gone before ; and I would here express my thanks to Dr. 

 Chapman, who gave me some valuable hints, enabling me to save both 

 time and trouble. On the journey 1 was accompanied by my wife, 

 and her net and quick eye contributed largely to the results, especially 

 in Lepidoptera. 



We reached Christiansand early in the morning of June 17th, 

 and wc saw Norway for the first time under the most brilliant sunshine. 



