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taria, Caber a pusaria, C. exanthemata, Panagra petraria, Niimeria pul- 

 veraria, Kmaturga atomaria, Minoa murhiata {euphorhiata), Abraxas 

 f/rossulariata (larvaB), A. si/lvatn, Ligdia adustnta, Hybernia dcfoliaria 

 (larvae), Cheimatohia bnimata (larvce), Kmmelesia alfinitata. E. albulata, 

 E. decolorata, Eupithecia castigata, Melanippe hastata, M. montanata, 

 Coremia designata, C. ferrugata, Cidaria corglata, C. sufi'iuitata, Anaitis 

 plagiata, Herminia grisealis, Aglussa^ pinguinalis, Botys ritralis (larvae), 

 Scoparia ambigualis, Crambus pratellits, Tortrix viinistrana, Penthina 

 sororcidana [prcelongana), EphippijiJtora pfitigiana, Xeinophora swammer- 

 daimnella, N. schwarziella, Gelechia ericetella, Harpella geolf'rella, Glyplii- 

 pteryx fmcoviridella. — Philip J. Barraud ; Bushey Heath, Herts. 



SOCIETIES. 



Birmingham Entomological Society. — May 21st, 1906. — Mr. G. T. 

 Bethime-Baker, President, in the chau'. — Mr. C. J. Wainwright, 

 referring to Mr. Bradley's exhibit of Cheilosia velutina, Loew, at the 

 last meeting said that on reference he found that he had four males 

 and three females, taken at West Rimton at the same time Mr. Bradley 

 took his. He said the insects did not tally exactly with Becker's own 

 description of velutina. — Mr. W. E. Collinge showed Coleoptera from 

 an old beech at Erdiugton. — Mr. Wainwright, various Lepidoj)tera. — 

 Mr. J. Simkins, fine forms of Ticniocdmpa incerta, Hufn, and other 

 TfeniocampidfB, &c., from Solihull. — Mr. Gr. T. Bethune-Baker, various 

 new species of Lycseiiidae from Africa, New Guinea, Szc, and commu- 

 nicated a paper in which they were described. — Colbran J. Wain- 

 wright, Hon. Sec. 



RECENT LITEEATURE. 



1. A Text-book of Botany. By J. M. Coulter, A.M., Ph.D. 320 figs. 



Sidney Appletou. " 1906. 



2. British Flmi-ering Plants. By W. F. Kirby, F.L.S., F.E.S. 



120 coloured plates. Sidney Appleton. 1906. 

 So much do the vegetable and insect worlds interact the one on the 

 other that no entomologist can afford to be altogether ignorant of 

 botany. In No. 1 he will find an excellent up-to-date book, which 

 will give him a real insight into the subject. Besides being treated in 

 a way that anyone may understand, the subject is elucidated by very 

 many illustrations, many being photographic. The entomologist may 

 perhaps like best the chapters on " Flowers and Insects " and " Plant 

 Associations." No. 2 does not profess to teach botany, but is intended 

 to assist in the identification of, and to provide information about 

 certain British flowers. Written by so well-known an entomologist as 

 W. F. Kirby, we are not surprised to find many insects referred to. 

 The notices of the plants are concise and interesting, and should serve 

 their purpose well. The pictures are often rather crude, both in draw- 



