24 THE ENTOBIOLOGIST. 



cocoon low down towards the roots of the grass, just at the period when 

 it is most rapidly growing — you should begin mowing two days before 

 iajiini emerges — hence it must be very liable to injury and pressure 

 by stems of plants rapidly growing, or, more probably, bent down by 

 wind or other accident. I suppose it is agreed that these bleachings 

 are pathological, and probably due to pupal injury. This note is to 

 suggest the nature of the injury. — T. A. Chapman ; Firbank, Hereford. 



A New Local Entomological Society. — A number of entomolo- 

 gists met at the house of Mr. Eales on November 30th, and formed a 

 Society called " The Carlisle Entomological Society." Twelve mem- 

 bers were enrolled, officers were chosen, and a number of rules were 

 made. Mr. Christopher Eales was elected President ; and Mr, John 

 Buckle, Secretary and Treasurer. The meetings are being held at the 

 house of Mr. Eales for the present. We will forward the reports of 

 the meetings each month. — John Buckle, Secretary. [We have very 

 great pleasure in publishing the above announcement, and wish the 

 newly-formed Society every success. — Ed.] 



Proposed List of Entomological Societies, &c., in Gkeat Britain. 

 — We believe that the time has arrived when a list of Entomological 

 Societies, and of Natural History Societies and Field Clubs, of whose 

 members a greater or lesser number are interested in Entomology, 

 would be botli interesting and valuable. We therefore ask Secretaries 

 of all such associations to be good enough to forward us particulars of 

 their respective Societies or Clubs. Information under the following 

 heads is all that is really necessary, but any other items of general 

 interest might be added: — 1. Name. 2. (a) Date of meetings; 

 {b) where held. 3. Date of foundation. 4. Number of members. 

 5. Annual subscription. 6. Officers and Council for 1894. 



The Burney Collection (Heterocera). — Particulars of the prices 

 realised for the butterflies were given in a former note (Entom. xxvi. 

 359) ; the present account deals with the Sphinges and Bombyces. 

 Two examples of SpJtinx 2>i}i((^t>'i and seven of Acherontia atrojws 

 sold for 24/- ; whilst one specimen of the former and six of the 

 latter, comprising another lot, realised 22/-. There were ten speci- 

 mens of (Jliccrocumpa celerio, and seven of these were disposed of at 

 about 10/- each ; one, with two examples of Deilephilu galii, for 24/- ; 

 another, also with two D. galii, for 22/- ; and one, with three D. [/alii, 

 for 30/-. Two of the original specimens of D. euphorbia;, bred by 

 Mr. Raddon from Devonshire larvfe, commanded £6 6s. and £6 16s. 6d. 

 each; whilst a third example, " taken in the Isle of Man by Clias. S. 

 Dewhirst, July 15th, 1868, teste G. B. Hodgkinson," only brought in 

 £3 13s. 6d. Six D. galii produced 32/6. Of the eleven specimens of 

 D. livornica {lineata), one was knocked down for 26/-, and another for 

 35/- ; two were sold for 30/-, and the other seven hardly averaged 8/^ 

 each. Two lots of Sesia, each including one example of andreniformis 

 and two of scoliiformis, went for 32/6 a lot ; two other lots of Sesia, 

 comprising among other species scolii/ormis (4), each fetched 20/-. 

 Four S. s] I h eg if or mis and two S. asili/ormis were sold for 42/-, and a 

 similar lot for 35/- ; whilst three S. sphegi/onnis and one S. asili/ormis, 

 ex. coll. Standish, fetched two guineas. Zygcena exulans and Z. niibi- 



