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Makl.) to the British Hst, on the strength of a specimen taken at 

 Mickleham, on September 5th, 1875. 



Mr. Bagnall describes the yellow orchid thrips {Enf. Mo. Maf/.), 

 under the name of Anapothrips orchidacciis, noting that it is injurious 

 to various hothouse orchids. 



The Transactions of the Xat. Hint, of Xort/inniberland, Durhavi, etc., 

 vol. iii., pt. 1, contains an important ilhistrated paper by Mr. Bagnall, 

 " On some new genera and species of Thj/sanoptera,'' whilst Lieut. -Col. 

 C. H. E. Adamson, gives the completion of an annotated " Catalogue 

 of Butterflies collected in Burmah up to the end of 1895." In the 

 light of recent discoveries concerning the species of L'elastrina and 

 Everea occurring in these districts, it would be well if the specimens 

 referred to in these groups were re-examined, and their exact species 

 determined. 



Having completed (and published in parts i., ii., and iii., of our 

 new series of British B utter fiies) a review of the Everid section of 

 butterflies, and the detailed life-history and distribution of Everes 

 ari/iades, and further completed, as far as poasible, our account of 

 Capido )iiiniii)as, we find ourselves absolutely wanting a "pupa" (dead) 

 or "pupal shell" of this last-named species. Has anyone one that can 

 be loaned to us for detailed description ? If so, we shall be very 

 grateful. 



Has anyone any really good photographs of aberrations of ("upido 

 iiiiniiintH and Plebeiits aeyon worth publishing, and that might be loaned 

 to us for the purpose ? 



The collection of Mr. Schill was sold at Stevens' Auction Booms on 

 January 26th. Prices ruled rather low but for a few exceptionally 

 rare specimens. A suffused specimen of /»%/?»«"<•/« ///iZrteo.s produced 10s., 

 an example of what is erroneously termed ab. Rchmidtii 17s., and six 

 other aberrations, 22s. A large 3- Chrysophanus dispar produced 

 £1 15s., another ^ £1 2s., a 2 £4, and a ^ , reputed to have been 

 captured at " Seal Park," from the " Tugwell Coll.," and the British 

 origin of which must be open to the gravest doubt, produced £2, whilst 

 a pair of Ci/aniris soniarijiis from the "Briggs' Coll." fetched 10s. Of 

 Arctia caia, a pair described as having golden hindwings produced 13s., 

 whilst the difi'erence in condition of the two pairs of Laelia coenom, 

 made their prices 30s. and 14s. respectively. A fme^^ Afirotis siibrosea 

 produced £5, whilst two poor J s went for 22s. With the exception 

 of two fine aberrations of Dri/an paphia, bred by Mr. Newman in 1908, 

 and both slightly deformed, which produced £2 and £5 respectively, 

 nothing else appears to call for comment. 



A most interesting paper on the "Ants found in Great Britain," 

 by Mr. H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, has just been placed in our hands. It 

 is largely concerned with the habits of these insects, and is a most 

 instructive and thoroughly useful summary. It was read before 

 section F of the Leicester Literary Society in June last, and is pub- 

 lished in the Transactions of this Society. 



At the meetmg of the South London Entom. Society held on 

 January 14th, 1909, Prof. W. Bateson, F.R.S., gave an illustrated 

 lantern lecture on " Mendelism." 



At the meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entom. .Society, 

 held on January 18th, 1909, Mr, Mansbridge exhibited examples of 

 I'aedisca naecana and P. (jeminana, bred last season from holly and 



