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Delamere. — Mr. L. Nathan, C. typJion, L. agon, D. sanio, B. jnniaria, 

 E. atomaria, Delamere, June 26th, 1915 ; series of D. mendica from 

 ova from North Wales ; S. carpina bred from larvae from Delamere ; 

 S. ocellatus bred from larvae from Southport, September, 1914. — Mr. 

 J. H. Shorrocks, specimens of large cochroach, probably P. americana. 

 —Mr. B. H. Crabtree, series of L. csgon from Witherslack; A. aclippe 

 and rniscellaneous moths taken in the lake district. — Mr. C. F. John- 

 son, series of C. tiphon from Delamere, with under sides heavily 

 spotted, two specimens bearing the spots lanceolate instead of round; 

 blue females of L. cegon from Witherslack ; long series of X. fulvago 

 showing a wide variation, bred from sallow catkins collected near 

 Chalford ; series of H. elutata of the small dark form, taken on the 

 moors near Whaley Bridge. — Mr. J. B. Cope, exotic Lucanidas from 

 Australia, India, &c., including Lucanus inclinatus, Leptenopterus 

 ibex, Lampirima anea, Dorcus unicolor, Odontolabris delesserti, &c. 



Noveinber 3rd, 1915. — Mr. E. Tate, Junr., gave a very interesting 

 account of an entomological holiday spent in June this year at 

 Burntwood, about four miles from Market Drayton. He exhibited 

 a large number of specimens captured, remarking that the majority 

 were Geometrae, and that the other groups were but poorly repre- 

 sented at Burntwood. Butterflies, too, were scarce. The exhibits 

 included series of M. notata, M. hastata, E. piunctaria, and D. falca- 

 taria, also E. dolobraria, A. leporina, including black vars., 

 C. fluctuosa, M. albicilliata, E. hej^erata, L. hexapterata, Z. pendu- 

 Laria, var. suhroseata. — Mr. Crabtree showed B. repandata, var. 

 conversaria, light forms from Monkswood and dark forms from the 

 Wye Valley. — Mr. Buckley, D. capsincola taken in Anglesea, and 

 G. davus from Delamere. — J. B. Cope, Hon. Sec. pro. tern. 



OBITUARY. 



With much regret we have to record the death of our esteemed 

 publisher, Thomas Peichard Newman, in his seventieth year. 

 As many of our older readers will be aware, the ' Entomologist ' 

 was founded by his father, the late Edward Newman, in 1840. 

 Although Thomas Newman hardly inherited a keen interest 

 in, and talent for, natural history, he nevertheless continued 

 to publish our magazine and also the ' Zoologist.' The latter 

 journal was his property at the time of his very sudden decease, 

 although its scientific value, and its association with his father's 

 name, were the only inducements to carry it on. Tliomas Newman 

 was a keen and very successful amateur gardener, and his large garden 

 at Haslemere was a most attractive spot at almost all times of the year. 

 He was a member of the Society of Friends and devoted much of his 

 time to furthering the ends of Peace and International Arbitration. 

 The outbreak of the war was a very great grief to him, though he 

 still remained convinced of the ultimate triumph of Peace on Earth, 

 and that his labours were not in vain. He was apparently in the 

 best of health when seized with heart failure on November 10th at 

 Haslemere Station. 



