184 THt ENTOMOLOCJISt's RECORD. 



Hall, Porritt, Vei-rall and Professor Poulton. The only absentee was 

 Mr. Lowne, who has long since ceased to be present at these pleasant 

 social gatherings. The number of full members is limited to eight, 

 and the Club is to be congratulated on its strength and activity, and 

 deserves the thanks of all entomologists in promoting, by means of 

 these social meetings, a cordial feeling between the representatives of 

 all branches of entomology, whose lines of thought are frequently most 

 diverse, and who, the best of friends personally, often appear on paper 

 to be at loggerheads, owing to their adoption of diametrically opposed 

 views in the consideration of critical questions of opinion growing out 

 of their work. 



The next few weeks will determine whether, during the current 

 year, the knowledge of the life-histories of our British plume moths is 

 to receive a push forward. The eggs and young larvae of most species 

 ai-e unknown, and of the structure of many of the mature larvae we are 

 supremely ignorant. Eggs of Ptemphorus mnnudactyla, Atnblyptilia 

 pmicti(lacti/la,ar\d A.acmithodactyla have not yet been obtained, although 

 the hyberuators should now be on the wing. In six weeks' time ova 

 of Leioptilu>^ micnxlacti/la should be available, whilst all the spring- 

 feeding larviE should be obtainable. All help will be gratefully 

 acknowledged. 



Another meeting of the Entomological Club was held on March 

 23rd, 1904, at 68, Kensington Mansions, Earl's Court, at 6.30 p.m., 

 when the menabers and friends were received by Mr. and Mrs. Donis- 

 thorpe, the host and hostess on this occasion. After tea had been 

 served, an adjournment was made to Mr. Donisthorpe's museum, where 

 a considerable time was spent, a return being made at 8,15 p.m., an 

 excellent supper being served at 8.30 p.m. An innovation at the last 

 two meetings has been the introduction of a dainty menu card, showing 

 considerable taste. Among the members and friends present on this occa- 

 sion were Messrs. R. Adkin, J. Collin, Chitty, Druce, Ellis, Hall, Kaye. 

 South, Tutt, Verrall, AVaterhouse, J. Walker, Colonel Swinhoe and the 

 Rev. Theodore Wood. A most enjoyable evening was spent. Rarely, one 

 suspects, have entomologists had such a chance of knowing each other 

 personally as of late ; the many socinl gatherings, due to the initiative 

 of the Entomological Club, bringing into close contact many who 

 would otherwise remain comparative strangers. 



The Rev. C. R. X. Pjurrows (The Vicarage, Mucking, Essex) will 

 be very thankful for eggs of Lieotiietra vernaria, Nenwria virUlata, lodis 

 lactearia, Pseudoterpna pniinata, and any of their near neighbours, 

 especially Apla.sta unonaria. Also for details and notes concerning the 

 varieties and aberrations of Unnithea fttru/ata. 



We are in receipt of Mr. G. T. Porritt's Supplement to the List of 

 Yorkshire Lejucinpterar' His original list was published some 20 years 

 ago, and was, in a way, the model on which many of the best local 

 lists have since been planned. This addition is continued on the same 

 lines. A large number of species have since been added to the list, 

 some of which, however, are included on the strength of single speci- 

 mens, and can hardly, in the strict sense, be considered as belonging 

 to the county fauna. A few included in the former list are dropped 

 as having been originally added in error, whilst the long list of addi- 



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