84 THE entomologist's record. 



from which they could be dissected, Avould be most acceptable. Do (? s of 

 this species go over the winter '? Similarly eggs of Aiiibbjptilia acanthor 

 (lactt/la and A. jjunctidarti/la are required, and, if Minutescnptiliis zopho- 

 ilartijlus does hybernate, any scrap of information would be welcome, 

 and eggs a gift from the gods. I have no doubt that, with their usua.1 

 generosity and kindness, our lepidopterists will get us lots of material 

 as soon as the plants are on the move. We want the tiniest possible 

 larvfE, for it is the earliest larval stages that are practically unknown. 

 One of our correspondents tells us that Mvnaescoptiliis ptemdactyliis 

 {fuscHs) hybernates as an egg — a most remarkable fact. Still, we do 

 not know where the larvte of Flatyptilia ochrodactijla {Tanact'tuui 

 species), /'. bertrmni [Achillea s'pec\eH),F.iionudactyla [Tiii<sila(io species), 

 F. rhododactj/la (Uosa STpecies), P. isodacti/la (iS>»mo species), P. tessera- 

 dactifla (0)ia]dialiiiin species), Alucita niegadacti/la (spilodactyla) 

 [Marrnbiiiiii species), A. pcntadactyla [Convolvulus species), etc., hyber- 

 nate, nor have we the remotest knowledge of any of the Leioptilid or 

 MiiUieseoptilid species, except Lcioptilus lieniyianus, and L. iiiirro- 

 dactifla, whilst our knowledge of Plattiptilia zetterstedtii (the Lynmouth 

 and Folkestone species) is practically a blank. It is marvellous, when 

 one comes to think of it, that not one of our keenest micro-lepidop- 

 terists has any knowledge whatever of the autumnal, winter, and early 

 spring habits of more than two or three species of our plumes, and 

 that the Continental lepidopterists possibly know less. The earliest 

 and latest dates of capture — larvfe or imagines — should be carefully 

 noted, and every locality chronicled. We may then, by our co- 

 operative method, get the material for a book on ]>ritish plumes before 

 the end of the year, that shall be worthy of British entomology. 

 Material should be sent to Mr. A. W. Bacot, 154, Lower Clapton Road, 

 N.E., as Dr. Chapman expects to be abroad from mid-^larch to the 

 end of May. — J. W. Tutt. 



(grU RR E N T NOTES. 



The January meeting of the Entomological Club was held in The 

 Entomological Salon of the Holborn Restaurant on Tuesday, January 

 19th, at 6.30 p.m., when Mr. G. H. Verrall was the host. Supper was 

 served at 8.80 p.m., when a large number of guests sat down. Among 

 others we noticed: Professors R. Meldola, E. B. Poulton (elected club 

 member), Colonel C. T. Bingham, Colonel Yerbury, Rev. Canon W. 

 W. Fowler, Revs. E. N. Bloonitield, F. D. Morice, and C. F. Thornewill. 

 Drs. T. A. Chapman, F. A. Dixey, and J.Tathom,Messrs. F.C.Adams, R. 

 Adkin (club member), H. W. Andrews, H. W. Barker, F. Bouskell, 

 W. C. Boyd, H. Rowland-Brown, H. A. Bryden, M. Burr, A. Cant, J. 

 T. Carrington, A. E. J. Carter, G. C. Champion. A. J. Chitty (elected 

 club member), F. Noad Clark, J. E. Collin, H. Donisthorpe (club 

 member), Stanley Edwards, C. Fenn, F. C. Frohawk, C. J. Gahan, H. 

 (toss. T. W. Hall (club member), A. Harrison, M. Jacoby, 0. E. Jan- 

 son, F. Jenkinson, J. W. A. Jenner, F. B. Jennings, A. H. Jones, W. 

 J. Kaye, 0. H. Latter, R. W. Lloyd, W. J. Lucas, H. Main, Claude 

 Morley, B. G. Nevinson, G. T. Porritt (club member), E. A. Smith. 

 H. J. Turner, J. W. Tutt, W. A. Vice, C. J. Wainwright, E. A. Water- 

 house. A most enjoyable evening was spent. Two charming violin 

 solos were given by Mr. Jacoby, and a recitation by Professor Poulton. 

 The toasts proposed were " The Entomological Club," by ^Ir. Verrall,. 

 and '• Our host," by Professor E. B. Poulton. 



