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a pale variety (nearly white), which was captured by Mr. Nussey. 

 J. Knight's exhibit included upwards of 350 species, the majority 

 being taken from the immediate neighbourhood. H. Webb, 

 vars. of Argynnis eiqjhrosyne, Zygcsna filipendulce with confluent 

 spots, Lyccena corydon from Plumstead marshes, Sphinx convol- 

 vuU, Ichneumonidse, Coleoptera, &c. Messrs. Knight and Allbuary, 

 chiefly coast species, and a fine variety of Arctia villica. 

 H.J. Sargeant, Sphinx convolvuli, CucuUia chamoinilla, Amphipyra 

 pyramidea, &c. Mr. Holmes, some very good vars. of Arctia 

 caia. W. Webb, Lepidoptera from South America, Noctuse, &c., 

 and a locust taken in Plumstead marslies in August. J. Eace, 

 Trochilium crahronifoi'mis, Macroglossa stellatarum, Geometra 

 papilionaria. Mr. Nussey, autumn species, and a brilliant 

 collection of Lepidoptera from South America. — H. J. Webb, 

 Secretary ; 5, Downes Place, Plumstead. 



KEVIEW. 



Rhopcdocera Nihonica : a Description of the Butterflies of Japan. 

 By H. Pryer, Yokohama: Published by the Author. 

 Part I. 



The author states that Mr. Distant's excellent * Rhopalocera 

 Malayana' suggested to him to attempt a similar illustrated book 

 on the Butterflies of Japan. 



The first part contains three plates, drawn and lithographed 

 by native artists, and the belief of the author that they will be 

 found to compare most favourably with those of foreign publica- 

 tions is fully justified. Mr. Pryer modestly admits that he 

 could not hope to produce as complete a work as Mr. Distant's ; 

 but when the disadvantages under which he labours are fully 

 considered he may be congratulated, so far as the issue of the 

 first part enables one to judge, in having produced a well illus- 

 trated work, accompanied with most interesting letterpress, 

 valuable both to the systematic and biological entomologist ; this 

 is executed in both languages, English and Japanese, and in this 

 respect is a literary curiosity. 



One of the most interesting subjects dealt with is what 

 Mr. Pryer terms " temperature forms :" these he considers due to 



