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To Britisli Entomologists, other than Diptcrista, Brauer is perhaps best known 

 by his system of Chissification of the Inseola, " based upon recent advances in 

 anatomy and embiyology."* This system, whicli, with a very interesting i-eview by 

 Dr. Sharp, appears in the " Cambridge Natural History," Insects, part I, p. 175, 

 divides the Class into no fewer than 17 Orders, tlie old Linnean " Neuroptera " 

 furnishing seven of these. 



From an assistant in the Ent. mological Museum of the University of Vienna, 

 Brauer became Custodian of the Collections in 1873, and in the following year was 

 appointed Professor of Zoology in the University. His great services to our science 

 were fittingly acknowledged by his election, in 1900, as an Honorary Fellow of the 

 Entomological Society of London. 



We are greatly indebted to Mp. J. E. Collin, F.E.S., for kindly supplying the 

 information which has enabled us to draw up tliis notice. 



Societies. 



The South London Entomological and Natural Histoky Society : 

 November 2Uh, 1904.— Mr. E. Step, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Special Exhibition of Varieties. 



Mr. H. W. Moore, of Shortlands, Kent, was elected a member. 



Mr. Cannon exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Frohawk (1), a long series of Colias 

 edusa v. helice bred from var. helice ova in 1900 (autumn), showing every 

 gradation from typical white v. helice to typical C. edusa ; (2), a series of 

 C. hyale showing gradation in extent of markings ; (3) a fine pale variety 

 of the last, with all the usual black markings replaced by pale opalescent 

 colouring. Mr. Colfhrup (1), a very pale form of Smerinthus ocellatus ; (2), a 

 partially xanthic form of Anthrocera filipendul<x, and (3), a Dianthcecia capsincola 

 of unusual shade. Mr. Harrison and Mr. Main (1), Argynnis aglaia from North 

 Cornwall, with xanthic markings; (2), a bleached specimen of Epinephelejurtina 

 (janira) from North Cornwall ; (3), Zonosoma pendularia, var. suhroseata from 

 Staffordshire; (4), a series of Boarmia repandata and v. coBce/-*ar«« from North 

 Cornwall, with series from Wiltshire and Isle of Lewis for comparison ; (5), a series 

 of Aplecta nebulosa from North Cornwall, with series for comparison from Delamere 

 Forest, including var. rohsoni, and from Epping Forest ; (6), Miana strigUis from 

 North Cornwall and Delamere Forest; {!), Htjhernia marginaria, meliinic speci- 

 mens from near Liverpool ; (8), long series of Pier is napi, spring brood from North 

 Cornwall, with spring bred Enniskillen series for comparison ; (9), summer broods 

 of the same species from Enniskillen and Delamere Forest; (10), series of spring 

 brood of the same species from Kilkenny, with particularly dark females, bred by 

 Mr. Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery, series of bred and captured Leucophasia 

 sinapis of both broods from Berkshire, Cornwall, Devonshire, Worcestershire, and 

 the New Forest. Mr. Hickman, an extremely dark var. of Arctia caja bred from 

 a larva taken at Wye in August, 1903. Mr. Crow, a remarkable rosy form of 

 Calymnia trapezina from Hayes, and a specimen of Pyrameis atajanta, showing 

 xanthie spots, bred from a larva taken at Elmer's Knd. Mr. Stonell, a gynandrous 

 example of Lackneis lanestris. Mr. Joy (1), a bred series of Pararge egeria, from 



* Syst. Zool. Studien S. B. Akad. Wlen, xci, 1885. Abtli., I, p. 374. 



