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culture of the large eastern Bilk-producing Bombyces became one of his chief objects. 

 Natural History owes much to him with respect to its periodical literature. So long 

 since as the year 1831, he identified himself with this subject by establishing 

 the ' Magasin de Zoologie," and he continued uninterruptedly to occupy an editorial 

 position almost to the day of his death, for the " Revue et Magasin de Zoologie ' 

 (into whicli was merged the original journal) was edited nominally by him from its 

 establishment, and actually so up to a very recent date, when it passed into the 

 hands of M. E. Deyrolle, who continues it. His services, both practical and scien- 

 tific, met due appreciation in his native land, and amongst the other recognitions of 

 them by foreigners, lie was long since elected an Honoi-ary Member of the Entomo- 

 logical Society of Loudon, his death leaving a vacancy in their limited list. 



Newcastle-on-Tyne Entomological Society. — The Annual Meeting was held 

 on February 3rd, in the Museum of the Natural History Society. Mr. J. Hancock was 

 in the chair, and exliibited two cases of Lepidoptera in fine preservation, collected 

 by himself in Switzerland during the summer of 1844. ; also some fine specimens of 

 beetles and moths from Africa and South America. Mr. E. Raine shewed specimens 

 of Vanessa Antiopa, taken at Durham and Helmsley in 1872, Aiiarfa melanopa, and 

 other species taken at Rannoch in 1873, also several fine varieties, and a good col- 

 lection of preserved larv^. W. Maling, Esq., was re-elected President.— J. Hamilton, 

 Secretary, 13, Union Street, Newcastle : 13^/i February, 1874. 



Entomological Society oe London, 2Qth January, 18?4. Anniversary 

 Meeting. — Prof. Westwood, President, in the Chair. 



The ballot for the Council for 1874 took place, and the following gentlemen 

 were elected :— Sir S. S. Saunders, Messrs. W. C. Boyd, J. W. Dunning, E. Grut, 

 E. McLachlan, E. Meldola, E. Moore, H. T. Stainton, S. Stevens, G. H. Yerrall, 

 C. O. Watcrhouse, J. J. Weir, and Prof. Westwood. 



The followhig ofiicers were elected : — President, Sir S. S. Saunders ; Treasurer, 

 E. McLachlan ; Secretaries, E. Grut and G. H. Verrall ; Librarian, E. W. Janson. 



Prof Westwood read an address on the progress of Entomological science in 

 the past year, which was ordered to be printed. 



The new President, who was absent through severe illness, nominated (by 

 proxy) Messrs. Dunning, Stainton, and Prof Westwood as his Vice-Presidents. 



2nd Fehniary, 1874.— J. W. Dunning, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., Vice-President, in 

 the Chair. 



E. C. Eeed, Esq., of Santiago, Chili, was elected a Member, and Lord Dormer 

 &: Subscriber. 



Mr. Muller stated that he had recently made an excursion in the Jurassian 

 Alps, and had discovered there the existence of a blind cave-fauna in Articulata, 

 specimens of which were exhibited : these consisted of a white myriopod found among 

 rotten wood that had been carried into the cave by floods ; a species of bat-pai-asites 

 belonging to the genus Hamalastor (Roch.), no bats being present, but it was sug- 

 gested by Mr. Jenner Weir that they might have been loft thjre by migratory bats ; 

 and a species of Podurn. 



