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four in number, emerged to-day. (About forty were bred alto- 

 gether, the last appearing on October 17th. None of the larvae 

 attempted to hibernate.) Larvse of Eupithecia assimilata were 

 now numerous on wild hop, also a few small P. chrysitis. I tried 

 sugar in lanes and marshes, and obtained several A. pistacina, 

 A. lunosa, A. litura, Calocampa exoleta, also seven Calamia lutosa 

 at rest on reeds, but the rain drove me home. 



The 25th was fine, bright, and warmer. A good many 

 Pararge megcera, C. phlceas, and L. icarus were still about. The 

 two latter were most abundant this autumn. I went to the 

 woods in the evening. A good many moths visited my sugar — 

 A. rujlna, fine and very fresh, A. pistacina, A. lunosa, L. pallens, 

 X. cerago, T. oj'bona, A. suffusa, &c. 



The 27th was a warm dark night, with moderate westerly 

 wind. I sugared in lanes and marshes. Moths were rather 

 plentiful. C. lutosa were swaying to and fro on the reed-blossom 

 in some numbers, but were mostly worn. On the sugar, in 

 addition to plenty of A. pistacina, A. piita, &c., were four worn 

 C. nupta, and one each of B. rhomhoidaria and H. proboscidalis. 

 It was rather late in the year for these. 



(To be continued.) 



THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF 

 ENTOMOLOGY, OXFORD, AUGUST, 1912.* 



By H. Rowland-Brown, M.A., F.E.S. 



The Second International Congress of Entomology follows 

 the inaugural Congress held two years since at Brussels. In 

 the ordinary course of events, it was intended to make the reunion 

 triennial. In 1910, however, it was expected that the British 

 Association would proceed to Australia in 1913, and as many 

 entomologists had announced their intention of going with them, 

 it was decided to anticipate events. Yet, although no more than 

 two years have passed since the last meeting, the attendance at 

 Oxford is striking proof of the keen interest taken by scientists 

 in entomology, though the actual number of members subscribing 

 is lower than it was on the previous occasion. 



Not far short of two hundred took part in the session, which 

 lasted from Monday, August 5th, to Friday, the 9th, for the list 

 published at the beginning of the week was supplemented by 

 many who found it convenient to attend only on certain days. 

 It is, however, a matter for regret that the British Field Natural- 



* A part of this notice appeared in the ' Times ' of Monday, August 12th, 

 under the heading " Congress of Entomology — a Eetrospect." — H. R.-B. 



