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the whole of his attention to the investigation of the Coleopterous fauna of Mexico. 

 To liim we are larjjcly indebted for so connplete a knowledge of the CoJeoptera of 

 that prolific region. He was always ready to assist any of the contributors to the 

 Biologin Centrali-Aniericana in working up neglected groups, and the pages of that 

 work bear alinndant testiniony to his labours. From time to time he visited 

 England, and made the acquaintance of Bates and many of the other leading ento- 

 mologists. One or two papers on Mexican Coleoptera have been contributed by him 

 to the German periodicals. For some years past, owing to failing health, he has 

 had to vary his place of residence, and for that reason, no doubt, he shifted from 

 the city of Mexico to Vera Cruz. As an old correspondent and personal friend he 

 will be greatly missed by myself and others. — Or. C. C. 



^oi|ii[tii!S. 



Birmingham Entomological Society: Fehruary llth, 18P6. — Mr. A. H. 

 I\[artineau in the Chair. 



Mr. G. T. Betlume-Baker was elected President of the Society in place of Mr. 

 G. H. Kenrick, who found it necessary to decline the office again for this year ; Mr. 

 P. W. Abbott was elected Vice-President. 



Mr. R. C. Bradley showed a specimen of the rare Xanthogramma vitro fasciatum 

 from near Droitwitch. Mr. J. T. Fountain, nice variable series of Bombt/x quercus, 

 Odouestis potatoria,&n& Abraxas grossulariata ; the potaioria were from Droitwitch, 

 and the males showed a decided tendency to paleness, one approaching closely to 

 the females in colour ; one grossulariata had lost almost all the black markings on 

 the hind edge of the hind-wings, it was one of a brood reared on Fyrus japonica, all 

 of wliich came pale, another brood reared on hazel came dark. Mr. W. Bowater, 

 Sesia scoliceformis from Killarney ; also a pupa case of Zeuzera asculi, of which he 

 had found a number projecting from holes in a sallow tree in a garden at Edgbaston. 

 Mr. Wainwright, a box containing Diptera, including rare and interesting CheilosicB, 

 Flatycheiri, &c. — Colbran J. Wainwright, Hon. Secretary. 



jN'.B. — The following correction is necessary in the Report of the Meeting 

 on December 16th {ante p. 67) :— for " Leucania albipuncta," read " Nonagria 

 brevilinea." — C. J. W. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society: 

 February 13th, 1896.— R. South, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Tolhurst, of Beckenham ; Mr. E. Montgomery and Mr. A. Montgomery, 

 of Ealing, were elected Members. 



Mr. McArthur exhibited a very long series of TriphcBna comes, Hb., from Hoy, 

 all of them being intermediate between the type and var. Curtisii, Newm., and 

 ■without black suffusion of hind-wings ; also a number of extinct, rare and unique 

 species and specimens of Ze/;irfo/)/era, including a series of Chrysophanus dispar, 

 Haw., a pair of Lasiocampa ilidfolia, L., two completely banded and one -with 



