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It is with the greatest regret that we record the death, on October i8th, 

 of Mr. Howard W, J. Vaughan, at the age of 46. He was well-known 

 as an active collector, and his collection, sold in May, 1890, realized 



Dr. Wood describes another rush-feeding species of Coleophora, 

 which he names agram/neila^ and states that its favourite food is 

 Jancus conglomeraius, but that it also occurs on J. effusiis and 

 lamprocarpus. 



Mr. McLachlan states that the large collection of Neuroptera formed 

 by Mr. H. Albarda, has been given to the Leyden Museum, on 

 condition that it be kept separate and not incorporated in the general 

 collection. It would have been an excellent thing if such collections 

 as the Zeller and Grote collections, in our own museum, had been placed 

 under similar restrictions. Nothing is more unsatisfactory than the 

 breaking up of these historical collections, and the obliteration of the 

 individual value which such collections ought to possess. 



We have also to record, with regret, the death of Mr. J. T. Harris, 

 of Burton-on-Trent, on October 3rd, at the age of 62. He was a 

 keen Coleopterist, but was always ready to support the production of 

 works in other branches of Natural History. 



Is it not nearly time that the South London Entomological Society 

 began to waken up ? At the last it'f^ meetings, members have not been 

 so numerous as was their wont. No scientific papers have, as yet, 

 been read this autumn, and the meetings are likely to degenerate into 

 gossiping half-hours over the exhibits which come to hand. 



It has come to Mr. Clark's knowledge that he was deceived in the 

 origin of the Liparis inonacha figured last month. He wishes us to 

 state that he received them from Mr. Salvage, who supposed they were 

 taken at Scarborough. Mr. Salvage received them from Mr. Head, 

 supposing they were British. Mr. Head now states that they were 

 " obtained originally from a cross between New Forest and Continental 

 parents." He also states that he has "told correspondents how they 

 were obtained if they asked if they were British." Surely this is insuf- 

 ficient ! When buying from a British dealer, we generally assume the 

 British authenticity of our purchases unless we are told the contrary. 

 This, it would appear, is directly contrary to Mr. Head's practice. No 

 one regrets more than Mr. Clark this unfortunate incident, and the 

 British entomological public will perfectly understand the bonCi fides of 

 that gentleman by his having had some of the specimens figured, and 

 he wishes to take the earliest opportunity of explaining the matter. 



Attention is drawn to the fact that the City of London Entomo- 

 logical Society has altered its meeting nights to the first and third 

 Tuesdays in the month. 



^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Notes of the Season. — Aberdeenshire. — Punctually at 8 p.m. on 

 August 3rd, the Flying Scotchman steamed forth from King's Cross 

 station, bearing, with many others, my wife, self and family, to the 

 happy " land o' cakes ; " and well does this train deserve its title, 

 for at 7.45 a.m. (ii| hours), we reached Aberdeen, a distance of 

 540 miles. Doubtless, the objects of paramount interest, en route, 



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