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still requiring elucidation, even of the common species, and I think 

 it would be interesting and profitable if correspondents would give 

 their experiences on some of these, perhaps, less important con- 

 siderations. — C. Bingham Newland, Wishanger, Farnham. March 

 25t/i, 1905. ' 



®^UR RENT NOTES. 



The last monthly meeting of the Entomological Club was held at 

 58, Kensington Mansions, South Kensington, on Tuesday, March 21st, 

 at 6.30 p.m., when Mr. Horace St. -T. K. Donisthorpe was the host. 

 Tea having been served by Mrs. Donisthorpe, the early arrivals 

 accompanied Mr. Donisthorpe to his museum, where many interesting 

 things were inspected. A return was made about 8 p.m., and an 

 excellent supper was served at 8.30 p.m. The menu was exceptionally 

 attractive. Among the members and visitors present were — Messrs. 

 R. Adkin, F. Bouskell, H. Rowland-Brown, J. ColUn, A. J. Chitty, 

 A. H. Jones, W. .J. Kaye, R. S. Mitford, C.B., F. Merrifield, W. E. 

 Sharp, R. South, J. W. Tutt, G. Verrall, E. A. Waterhouse, Colonel 

 Swinhoe and Colonel Yerbury. 



Orthopterists should be very grateful to Mr. W. F. Kirby for the 

 first volume of his " Catalogue of the Orthoptera," which has recently 

 been published by the trustees of the British Museum. Although the 

 saltatorial Orthoptera are not included, this forms a thick volume of 

 over five hundred pages, including a complete index, which is not the 

 least useful part of the work. Mr. Kirby returns to the old names 

 of the groups ; the title-page states that the volume includes the 

 " Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria," and the old family 

 names Forficnlidae, etc., are given in brackets beneath. The conscien- 

 tiousness of the author is noticeable in several instances where names 

 that are usually regarded as accepted synonyms are given as distinct 

 species, ej/., Spowiiphora parallela, Westwood, .S'. herminieri, Serv., H. 

 dijsoni, Kirb., and <S'. crnceipennis, Serv., which are not even placed 

 together. But so complete a catalogue has long been wanting, giving 

 full references and an outline of the geographical distribution. We 

 hope the second volume will appear with no long interval, and await 

 it with a lively sense of favours to come. 



The Entomological Society of Leicester, after an unexpected period 

 ■of aestivation, following its brilliant spring-like entry into existence a 

 few years ago, has reawakened once more into active existence. The 

 members thereof, under the chairmanship of Mr. G. B. Dixoii, and 

 the vice-chairmanship of Mr. F. Bouskell, met at a most successful 

 social function, to wit, dinner, at the Royal Hotel, Leicester, on 

 February 2-4th last. The guests comprised Messrs. H. St. J. K. Donis- 

 thorpe, H. W. Ellis, and W. J. Kaye. Among others present were 

 the Revs. A. R. Birkenhead and G. W. Wittingham ; Drs. W. H. 

 Barrow and Dodd ; Messrs. Holyoak, A. Cholerton, W. Pearson, Pier- 

 point, W. Reddish, Taylor, Hawthorne, Raven, T. Walker, W. A. 

 Vice, M.B. Letters of regret at not being able to be present were 

 read from Professor T. H. Beare, Mr. A. J. Chitty, and Mr. J. W. 

 Tutt. There was, as usual, an excellent " Entomological " menu, 

 and nearly every one present had brought interesting entomological 

 specimens to exhibit at the informal meeting held before the dinner. 



Mr. Austen adds [Knt. Mu. Ma;/.) two diptera — Krujone pecti- 



