104 THE entomologist's record. 



grand form having the strongest bars I have ever seen in this species. 

 In the morning I found that I had fifteen Hibernia defoliaria, all small, 

 well-marked forms, but differing from the former species, in that six 

 were more or less crippled and two slightly cut, no doubt evidence of 

 a less hardy type. The surprise to me was that on such a bitterly cold 

 night, they were not all cripples. — J. T. Fountain, 109, Darwin Street, 

 Birmingham. Fehruanj, 1912. 



Thk Eiffelalp and Chamonix in .July, 1911. — The following is a 

 record of some of my captures of butterflies around the Riffelalp 

 during the week beginning on July 15th. The best ground was above 

 the path leading to the Findelen Glacier, and the walk from the 

 Riffelalp to the fSchwartzee was also good. The weather was gloriously 

 fine. Species: — Pieris napi var. bnjoniae, Pontia callidice, Polyoniniatns 

 eros, Latiurina orbitulus, ]'acciniino optilete, Aricia eumedon, Plebeius 

 argyrognomon, Melitaea aurinia var. vierope, M. cijntliia, Colias 

 phicomone, C. palaeno, Erebia lappnna ab. st/iennyo, fC. tyndarun, E. 

 innestra, E. uielampits, E. prono'e, Coenonympha satyrion, Painphila 

 coiinna, and Hrenthis pales and var. napaea. 



On July 22nd I started a week's collecting at Chamonix. The 

 best results were obtained up the Brevent. The following are the 

 Erebias caught : — Erebia uielainpns, E. gorge. E. stygne, E. goante, E. 

 enryale and ab. euryaloides, and fJ. epiphron. — E. E. Bentall, F.E.S., 

 The Towers, Heybridge, Essex. 



CURRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 



Another portion of the Collections of the late Mr. J. W. Tutt will 

 be sold at Stevens' Auction Rooms on Tuesday, April 23rd. The first 

 cabinet contains the remaining species of the Geometers, including 

 long and varied series of the genus Cidaria, the genus Perunea, and 

 several drawers of the British Plumes. A second cabinet contains the 

 whole of the Tortrices and Tineina, many of the sets being in capital 

 condition, having been carefully gone over and added to quite recently. 

 A series of Tortri.v teucriana (see Ent. Itccurd, L, 31) is included. 

 The British Crambi, Phycids, etc., are in the same cabinet and are 

 also in excellent condition. Another cabinet contains sets of captures 

 from particular localities in the Alps, etc., selected from the various 

 collecting boxes of the late Mr. Tutt, each containing many useful 

 series of butterflies, with several drawers of Geometers, etc. 



The Entomological Club held another of its pleasant meetings, at 

 " Wellfield," Lingard's Road, Lewisham, on March 12th, with Mr. R. 

 Adkin, F.E.S., as host. After the kindly welcome from Mrs. and Miss 

 Adkin, tea was taken, and subsequently a considerable time was spent 

 in our genial host's study enjoying his very complete and beautifully 

 arranged collections, turning over the leaves of bis valuable entomo- 

 logical books, and discussing varied and knotty points which have 

 recentl}' cropped up in our cult. Later on the guests partook of 

 supper. Among those present were Messrs. R. Adkin, G. C. Cham- 

 pion, J. E. Collin, H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, A. E. Gibbs, A.H.Jones, 

 Rev. P. D. Morice, A. Sich, R. South, W. E. Sharp, J. R. le B. 

 Tomlin, Hy. J. Turner, and Rev. G. Wheeler. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society.— Janwarj/ 11th, 1912. — Messrs. C. J. Gahan, M.A., F.E.S., 



