224 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



In this connection, I may mention that during a flying visit to 

 Helpston Heath on February 24th, 1896, I noticed many empty 

 cocoons, and obtained one containing a larva of Sesia apiformis in 

 aspens at Marholm ; and among Coleoptera were : — Leistis spinibarbis, 

 hibernating in an old stump ; Oxytelus rugosus, and Choleva nigricans, 

 in stercore ; Priobium castaneum, unusually common in a dead haw- 

 thorn stump ; and Erirrhinus vorax, not rare, beneath aspeu bark. 

 The only Diptera seen were (Ecothea fenestralis, sitting commonly on 

 the walls of a cave in a stone quarry with a blue Tachinidae, which 

 Dr. Meade fails to recognise. 



Ipswich ; August, 1899. 



THE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB. 



(Concluded from id. 164.) 



August 15th, 1844. — Trustees' letter of thanks to Club for 

 "interesting and valuable present of insects." Mr. Doubleday 

 instructed to obtain from Mr. Newman and other quarters the 

 remainder of the property of the Club, that it might be brought 

 together under his care: "Resolved, that it was expedient that 

 steps be taken for obtaining from the British Museum those 

 specimens of British and reputed British insects which it has 

 been understood would be given to the Club from among the 

 duplicates there." 



September 19th, 1844. — Mr. Doubleday authorised to purchase 

 four to six specimens of Hipparchia melampus (Ercbia epiphron 

 var.), then just recently discovered in Scotland by Mr. Weaver. 



October 11th, 1844. — Purchase of an additional cabinet dis- 

 cussed and adjourned to next meeting. (November 21st, 1844. — 

 Cabinet question again adjourned.) 



December 19th, 1844. — Unanimously resolved that a new 

 cabinet of twenty drawers be made to match the two at present 

 belonging to the Club. 



October 16th, 1845. — New cabinet reported to be nearly com- 

 pleted, and Treasurer authorised to pay for it when received by 

 the Curator. (Paid 1845, see account-book.) 



February 19th, 1846. — Plan of arranging the insects belonging 

 to Club discussed. It was finally decided to commence with the 

 Coleoptera, and "to confine them as closely as possible to twenty 

 drawers, and that the arrangement be continued on the same 

 scale, leaving it to be ascertained hereafter whether, at that rate, 

 the whole collection may be arranged in the hundred drawers 

 at present belonging to the Club, or whether more may be 

 required." 



May 2,1st, 1846. — Cabinets, collections, &c, reported to have 

 been removed to the Curator's new residence — 8, Spencer Place, 

 Brixton Road. 



