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observed to be present were — Prof. Meldola, Prof. Poulton, Eev. E. 

 A. Eaton, Rev. F. Morice, Eev. F. Tkornewill, Drs. T. A. Cbapman, 

 Dixey, Joy, Lieut. -Col. Bingham, Colonel Yerbury, Payniaster-in- 

 Chief G. F. Mathew, Commander Walker, Messrs. Adams, R. Adkin, 

 Andrews, Bliss, F. Bouskell, Cant, J. Carpenter, Carr, G. C. Champion, 



A. J. Chitty, F. Noad Clark, J. E. Collin, W. Distant, H. St. J. K. 

 Donisthorpe, Hamilton Druce, S. Edwards, Enoch, Fenn, W. H. B. 

 Fletcher, Frohawk, Godman, T. W. Hall, A. Harrison, F. J. Hanbury, 

 Heron, Jacoby senr., Jacoby junr., Janson, Jennings, A. H. Jones, Keys, 

 W. F. Kirby, Lloyd, Lucas, Main, Martineau (2), F. Merrifield, Morley, 



B. G. Nevinson, VV. Nicholson, G. T. Porritt, W. Sharp, Shelford, A. 

 Sich, Skinner, Smith, South, Step, H. J. Turner, J. W. Tutt, J. H. 

 Tutt, C. 0. Waterhouse, E. A. Waterhouse, F. H. Waterhouse, W. 

 West, etc. After supper the host proposed " The King," reminding 

 the visitors of the fact that this was the anniversary of the King's 

 accession. In further moving the toast of "The Entomological 

 Club," Mr. Verrall briefly noted that this was the 31st occasion on 

 which it had been his privilege and pleasure to meet them. He 

 pointed out that there was some misconception as to the membership 

 of the club which, limited to eight full members, had, however, power 

 to elect a limited number of suitable honorary members, who should 

 be ready to fill the place of any vacancy which might occur in the 

 roll of full members, and that there was now room for the election of 

 a few hon. members " of the right sort." He had, he said, recently 

 seen the old Entomological Club cabinet and the curator, Mr. Lowne, 

 and he reported that the collection seemed to be in good order, and 

 that Mr. Lowne, after being custodian so long, desired still to retain 

 the care of the cabinet during his lifetime. Mr. Verrall pointed out 

 that he himself had borrowed some of the diptera, and that there were 

 many very important and useful insects still contained in it. At the 

 close of a very happy speech, Mr. F. du Cane Godman briefly proposed 

 " Our Host — Mr. Verrall," to which the latter humorously replied. 

 A few splendid selections on the violin by Mr. Jacoby, accompanied 

 by his son on the piano, were very much appreciated. Those who had 

 long distances to traval began to leave soon after 10 p.m., but a large 

 contingent of those living or staying in town, enjoyed themselves till 

 well towards midnight. 



At the meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological 

 Society, held on January 21st, a paper was read by Mr. F. N. Pierce, 

 F.E.S., entitled "Notes on the structure of Malacosoma hybr. schau- 

 fussi (M. castrensis x M. neustria)." The paper was admirably 

 illustrated by microscopic preparations of the insects named, as well as 

 of iii. franconica, shown upon the screen by the aid of the micro- 

 lantern. The author pointed out that, unlike the usual mixture of 

 male and female genitalia obtaining in the case of hybrids, the sexes 

 of schaufussi possessed unmixed organs proper to the respective sexes. 

 From a consideration of the details of the structure of the hybrid 

 moths, they are seen to combine the distinguishing features of each of 

 the parent species, though perhaps leaning more toward neustria. 

 The scales also showed modification, being intermediate in form and 

 size between those of the parents from the same part of the wing. 

 [For details of this hybrid, and the allied hybrids caradjae and penzigi, 

 see The Natural History of British Lepidoptera, ii., pp. 524-526.] 



