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attractivp flovecrs, and for j'cara together spread sugar on liis apple trees, night after 

 night, in winter as well as summer, until at last his acre and a-half of garden ground, 

 though from its situation devoid of unusual advantages, seemed to become a very 

 rendezvous of moths, especially among the NoctucB, and if there were any unusual 

 species about, they generally paid him a visit. During the last year of his life he 

 had commenced to draw up an analyzed list of the species he had thus captured or 

 observed, but, unfortunately, he was not able to complete it ; this is to be 

 regretted, as such a list, compiled from nearly twenty years steady, continuous 

 observation in one spot, would have been valuable in throwing light on the periodical 

 abundance and scarcity of species, and the influence of successive seasons of varied 

 character. 



To Mr. Dorville's active and temperate habits it must be ascribed, that though 

 never free from severe pain for many days together, liis sight was so clear, and his 

 hand so steady, that he could pin and set out a Micro almost to the last ; and to the 

 very last his mind retained all the freshness of youth, and he felt and showed a keen 

 interest in all the questions of the day. Those who knew him at all, whether from 

 personal intercoiu'se or only from correspondence, were struck not only by the perfect 

 straightforwardness and sincerity of his character, and his detestation of everything 

 false and mean, but also with his kindliness and liberality, and, in the best sense of 

 the word, could heartily endorse Lord Byron's eulogy of him, " Dorville is " (alas ! 

 now, wasj " a good fellow." 



His collection of British Lepidoptera has been given to the Albert Museum at 

 Exeter, and to the Linnean Society some unpublished MSS. of Col. Montagu, 

 which were in his possession, with the original drawings, from which the illustrations 

 of the ' Ornithological Dictionary,' and the ' Tcstacea Britanuica,' were made. He 

 was a member of the Entomological Society of London since 1865. — J. H. 



Entomological Society of London : Novemher 2nd, 1874. — Sir S. S. Saundees^ 

 C.M.G., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited three specimens of Deiopeia pulchella from Arundel 

 and Deal, and a Noctua from Dover that he had not been able to identify. 



Prof. Westwood remarked that Brigadier-General Ilearsey used to find the larva) 

 of -D. pulchella destructive to his gardens in various parts of India. He also stated 

 thai from the pupe of Pronuha yiiccasella, sent to him by Mr. Riley, the moths had 

 continued to enuTge for three months. He furtlier remarked that he had lately 

 seen the collection of the late Dr. Herrich-Scliiiffer, whioli was not in good order, 

 tliough the Micro- Lepidoptera formerly belonging to Fischer von Roslerstamm were 

 in good condition. At Geneva he had visited the New Museum built in the old moat 

 of the city, and it suffered in consequence from damp, but the Coleojjtera formerly 

 forming the collection of M. Melly were upstaii-s and in good order. 



Mr. Bird exhibited several rare species of British Lepidoptera, including Sesia 

 ctdiciformi.^ with wiiite Itaiuls, Limacodes nsellux, Sola albidalis, Nonayria brevilinea 

 from Horning, and I'lerophorus rhododacfylits, bred. 



Mr. Weir cxhiljited Mantis relirfiosa and egg-cases found hy him at Meran in 

 the TjTol. 



Mr. McLachlan exliibitcd a printer's block (such as is used for printing posters) 

 attacked by Anohlum, and ho was informed that the attacks of the insect were 

 causing serious damage to the stock of similar blocks. The wood was believed to bo 

 p?ar-tree. He had recommeiuled soaking them in a solution of carbolic acid in water. 



