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NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



The University of Oxford has already conferred academic honours 

 on more than one entomologist. To the ranks of the Masters of Arts 

 must now be added Commander J. J. Walker, E.N., F.L.S., and one 

 of the Secretaries of the Entomological Society of London, upon 

 whom was conferred the degree " honoris causa," at a Convocation 

 held in the Sheldonian Theatre on Thursday, June 29th. Introduced 

 in a Latin speech which did justice to the recipient's world-wide work 

 in the service of entomology, Commander Walker, as he emerged in 

 his crimson hood aud Master's gown, received the congratulations of 

 several members of the Council of the Society who were present for 

 the occasion, including Professor E. Poulton, D.Sc, F.R.S, ; Dr. F. A. 

 Dixey, M.D. ; Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, M.A. ; and Mr. G. C. 

 Champion, F.Z.S. Meanwhile it is pleasant to note the encourage- 

 ment given to entomologists in Oxford just now ; and it is only to be 

 hoped that the sister university will presently develop a similar enthu- 

 siasm. The Entomological Society of Londou, indeed, has found a 

 number of valuable recruits of late years at Oxford, in rather striking 

 contrast to the small number of resident graduates enlisted at Cam- 

 bridge.— H. R. B. 



Phalonia (Argyrolepia) badiana, Hb. — Stainton (1859) says in 

 Manual, "Larva in the stems and roots of burdock." Wilkinson 

 (1859) says, "The larva feeds in the stems and roots of Arctium 

 lappa." Meyrick (1895) says, " Larva in stems aud roots of Arctium 

 lappa. 1 ' Last autumn I brought home a few seed-heads of burdock 

 which had some Tortrix larva? feeding in them. From these I have just 

 bred this species.— T. A. Chapman; " Betula," Reigate, June 26th. 



Ova of British Butterflies Wanted. — Among other ova that I 

 am anxious to obtain figures of are those of Anjijnnis aijlaia, A. 

 adippe, Limenitis sibijUa, Apatura iris, Erebia cithiops, Satyrus semele, 

 Epinephele tithonus, Cyaniris argiolus, Augiades comma, Adopaa thaumas, 

 A. actceon, and Pamphila palmnon. If any one has an egg or two of 

 either of these to spare, and would kindly send them to me, I should be 

 greatly obliged. — R. South; 96. Drakefield Road, Upper Tooting, S.W. 



The National Collection of British Lepidoptera. — Among some 

 useful insects presented by Mr. Eustace Bankes is the type of Noctua 

 subfusca, Haw., which the donor recognizes as a dark form of Agrotis 

 corticea. Mr. Prout has also added some specimens from ancient collec- 

 tions, and of them one is Phytometra lutescens, Haw. (arcuosa, Haw., var.). 



The Entomological Club. — A meeting was held at the ' Hand and 

 Spear ' Hotel, Weybridge, on July 11th, 1905. Mr. G. T. Porritt, of 

 Huddersfield, was the chairman and host of the evening. Of the seven 

 guests Messrs. Adkin and Donisthorpe Were the only other members 

 of the Club present. 



Migration of Lepidoptera. — Living, as I do, on the south-east 

 coast of England, I take an interest in this question and lose no oppor- 

 tunity of watching any fresh species that comes in my way. The 

 wind here is a great drawback to the collector of Lepidoptera, but pos- 

 sibly it is a benefactor as well. For some years past I have watched 



