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A Desceiptive Catalootjh of the Dobree Collection of European 

 NocTU^ : by Horace B. Browne, M.A. Published by the Hull Museums 

 Committee, Price 1/-. 



As is well known, the late Mr. N. F. Dobree of Beverley, some time before his 

 death, presented his very fine collection of European Noctuoe to the Hull Museum. 

 At the time, it was promised to Mr. Dobree that a Catalogue of the collection should 

 be issued, and this has now appeared under the above title. We have rarely seen 

 anything of the kind so well done. It is much more than a Catalogue, as it is an 

 attempt to give, as the preface states, " an exact record of the Collection as it now 

 is, showing when, where, and by whom, the specimens in it were obtained, 

 describing briefly the varietal and aberrational forms of eacli species, &c." As the 

 Collection " consists of a magnificent series of specimens from almost every district 

 of the entire Palsearctic Region," and tlie history of practically every specimen 

 (denoted by number corresponding with the number of the specimen in the cabinet) 

 is given, some notion may be formed of the amount of labour which has been 

 bestowed upon it Undoubtedly some of the localities given for the British 

 specimens are incorrect, Mr. Dobree having evidently entered in his diary the names 

 of the places from which he received the specimens as the localities, his corres- 

 pondents having neglected to inform him otherwise. But these errors will deceive 

 no one who thoroughly understands the distribution of our Lepidoptera, and the 

 usefulness of the Catalogue should be incalculable. We can indeed conceive of no 

 more delightful occupation to an intei'ested Lepidopterist, than to go over the 

 Collection with this book in his hand. It is beautifully printed on capital paper, 

 and as it contains nearly 170 pages, we need scarcely say that only a Municipal 

 Authority could have issued it at a shilling ! The Frontispiece consists of a very 

 good and characteristic portrait of the late Mr. Dobi'ee. — Gr. T. P. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society : 

 October \.Uh, 1909.— Mr. A. Sich, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. F. Noad Clark exhibited various species of " Ticks " in illustration of his 

 paper. Air. Moore, exotic species of Ticks. Mr. West (Ashtead), a Vanessa io with 

 right side wings noticeably smaller than those on the left. Mr. Tonge, a fine series 

 of Sexia apiformis. Dr. Hodgson, varied series of Cyclop ides palsemon and 

 Urbicola comma. Mr. Newman, long series of Aglais urticse and Fapilio machaon, 

 showing variation in size and intensity of markings. Mr. R. Adkin, ova of Agriades 



