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Henry Herbert Lyman, M.A. — This Canadian Lepidopterist and his wife 

 lost their lives in the appalling disaster that befell the steamer " Empress of 

 Ireland " in the Eiver St. Lawrence on May 29th last. He was born at Montreal 

 on December 21st, 1854, and received his early education at the High School 

 there, taking his B.A. degree at the McGrill University in 1876, and that of M.A. 

 in 1880. "When he was only eight years of age he is said to have commenced to 

 observe insects and their ways, and at the time of his death he appears to have 

 formed one of the finest collections of Lepidoptera in Canada. The North 

 American species of the genera Colias, Argynnis, Grapta, Chionobas, Haploa, 

 Hyphantria, Papaipema, Xylina, and Hepialus were especially studied by him. 

 The first paper from his pen, on the larva and pupa of Grapta interrogationis. 

 was read at the Meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario on Oct. 8th, 

 1875, and altogether 60 papers have been contributed by him to the " Canadian 

 Entomologist," running over 26 years. In 1895 he was elected Vice-President of 

 the Ontario Society, and from 1897-1899 served as President. Notwithstanding 

 his increasing deafness he attended the International Congresses at Brussels 

 and Oxford, though he could not hear a word of the papers and discussions ! 

 Lyman also occasionally visited the British Museum to compare specimens. 

 He was elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of London in 1901. The 

 above particulars are taken from the account of his life given in the July 

 number of the " Canadian Entomologist," in which a portrait is also given. 



Noddies. 



The South London Entomological and Natural Histoky Society .- 

 Thursday, July 23rd, 1914.— Mr. B. H. Smith, B.A., F.E.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. Newman exhibited larvae of DeilepMla galii reared from ova and a 

 larva of Acronycta alni. Mr. West, a weevil found in papers from South 

 Africa. Mr. Curwen, a dwarf Polyommatus iearus measuring 20 mm. in expanse 

 from Piggott's Hole. Mr. Morford, a bred series of Syntomis %)hegea from ova 

 laid by a female taken at Isella. Mr. Main, small Psychid larvae in their little 

 cases which had emerged from a large case (cocoon) from Lugano, with some 

 larvae of the fire-fly, Luciola italica. Mr. Blair, bred specimens of the beetles, 

 Crioceris lilii (merdigera, Z.), and of C. merdigera (brunnea, Z.), the larvae of 

 the former on lilies, of the later on black bryony. Mr. Priske, living larvae and 

 pupae of the beetle, Melasoma populi. Mr. Morford, the large Saturniids, 

 Philosamia cynthia and Antherwa pernyi. Mr. Step, on behalf of Mr. West 

 (Greenwich), a large mass of aberrant growth of twigs of willow, apparently 

 caused by a species of gall. 



August 12th. — The President in the Chair. 



Mr. Edwards, the large Saturniids, Anthersea paphia, Automeris illustris, 

 Citheronia magnifica, Samia angulifera, S. promethea, the Sphingids Oxyambulyx 



