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the nests of the sand-martin, and that some stragglers might be found on the ground 
below the entrances of the burrows of the birds, in the same way that examples of 
Haploglossa nidicola and the fleas which inhabit sand-martins' nests are detected 
in such situations. 
While I am on the subject of true bugs, I may also say that two other allied 
species were described by Mr. Jenyns — Cimex columharius found in pigeon-houses, 
and C. pipistrelli found attached to a bat. The former is pi-obably common enough, 
and may be the same as, I am informed, occurs in fowl-houses ; but the latter will 
doubtless be difficult to obtain, as bats usually have their breeding-places in 
inaccessible situations. But as both are unknown to me (except by description), 
and one or other of them may by chance come into the possession of a naturaUst 
who would not value it, I beg him to remember the service examples would render ; 
among others, to J. W. Douglas, 7, Kingswood Place, Lee. 
^^lunil Information. 
[In accordance with a wish expressed by several of our provincial subscribers, we 
propose to give, each month, items of general information concerning Ento- 
mologists and their doings, &c., &c. — Eds.] 
The Linnean Society' s soirde. — At this reunion of Naturalists, held at Burlington 
House on the 1st May, there were two Entomological exhibitions which caused 
considerable attraction ; firstly, a cas^ of the remarkable North Indian Butterfly, 
KalUma Inachis, which, when closed, exactly resembles a dead leaf ; sent by Mr. A. 
R. Wallace ; secondly, a living example of the pupa of Empusa pawperata, from the 
south of France, one of the few European representatives of the family Mantidce ; 
exhibited by Mr. Stainton. 
Preservation of Insects. — -The last part of the French Annals contains a long 
paper by Dr. Laboulbene on this subject : he gives the preference to a solution 
consisting of equal parts of phenic acid and pm-e benzine dropped on a small piece 
of sponge, and placed in corner of the box. Phenic acid possesses the valuable 
property of arresting the development of fungoid growths, and insects treated 
with a weak solution of the acid in alcohol or pure naphtha, are ever afterwards 
free from the attacks both of mould and mites ; like all other liquid preparations, 
it is somewhat difficult of direct application to Lepidopterous insects. 
Lepidopterous inquilines in galls. — The last part of the Proceedings of the 
Ent. Soc. of Philadelphia contains a paper of Mr. Walsh, in which he enumerates 
ten species of American Lepidoptera as feeding on galls, viz., ^geriidce 1, NoctucB 1, 
Tortricidce 4, and Tinece 4. 
Death of Dr. BrecTcenridge Clemens. — We regret to have to announce the decease 
of this distinguished American Micro-Lepidopterist, which occurred on the 11th 
January last. In Dr. Clemens, America has lost almost its only Entomologist who 
attended to this branch of the science. 
Advices have been received from Mr. Goring, lately a companion of Dr. 
Burmeister in his travels in the Argentine Eepublic, now exploring that part of 
Venezuela east of Caraccas. A collection formed by this gentleman is believed to 
be en route for England. 
From private sources we learn that Dr. Leconte, the celebrated American 
Coleopterist, may shortly be expected in England. 
