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Entomologen-Addeessbuch. The Entomologists' DrEECTORY. Annuaiee 

 DES Entomologistes. W. Junk, Berlin, 1905. 



This useful publication contains the addresses of about nine thousand entomo- 

 logists, arranged under their different countries, and in most cases the jiarticular 

 branch of entomology in which individuals are interested is mentioned ; the book is 

 well and clearly printed, and evidently great pains have been taken to secure its 

 accuracy ; there is also a complete index ; the size is large 8vo, and the work, with 

 the index, occupies about 300 pages. G-ermany comes first in point of numbers 

 with 2219 entomologists, the United States next with 1323, and Great Britain next 

 with 1252 ; and so these three countries contain about as many as the whole of the 

 rest of the world put together. 



Since receiving the book we have found it of considerable use, and we strongly 

 recommend it to all who are working at foreign insects, as they can see at a glance 

 the workers at their particular subject in any country. The price is five francs, and 

 it is well worth tlie money. 



W. Johnson. — It is with much regret that I have to announce the death jn his 

 90th year of my venerable and ralued friend Mr. W. Johnson, who passed away on 

 August 6th at his residence at Wigan. 



About fifty or sixty yeai's ago there existed in Lancashire and Cheshire a well 

 known and enthusiastic band of Entomologists, among whom were W. Johnson, 

 Nicholas and Benjamin Cooke, C. S. Gregson, N. Greening, J. B. Hodgkinson, &c. 

 Mr. Johnson was one of the eleven who met at my house on February 24th, 1877, 

 when the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society was founded. He always 

 took a deep interest in the Society, and was a regular attendant at the meetings ; 

 and on his removal to Wigan in 1899 he was appointed an Honorary Member. 

 Mr. Johnson was thorough in everything he undertook. I believe he was for thirty 

 years in the engineering department of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, and 

 since his retirement his services have been recognised by a pension. Mr. Johnson 

 leaves behind him a collection of Lepidoptera, which is now for sale. Among a 

 number of interesting specimens is one of Eromene ocellea, which is one of the 

 three recorded by Mr. C. G. Barrett, as captured near Liverpool, and I believe was 

 taken by himself.— Samuel J. Cappee. 



