254 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Liparis auriflua; the dark form of Miselia Oxyacanthe ; a 
very pretty and curious Polia Chi(?); and an Agrotis aquilina, 
with the stigmata joined by a distinct brown line. 
Plusia Interrogationis in Sussex.—Mr. Verrall exhibited 
a specimen of Plusia Interrogationis, captured by Mr. Jenner 
at Battle, Sussex,—a new locality for the insect. 
Anthrax parasitic on Agrotis.—Prof. Westwood called 
attention to the fact, that in the continuation of Sepp’s 
Nederlandsche Insecten (Ser. 2, vol. ii. pl. xlii.), Dr. Snellen 
van Vollenhoven has recently figured an Agrotis with a 
Dipterous parasitic of the genus Anthrax. Though familiar 
as a parasite on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera, Anthrax had 
not hitherto been known to attack Lepidoptera. 
Newcastle-on-Tyne Entomological Society. — The first 
Exhibition was held on the 17th inst., in the Curator’s room 
of the Natural History Society’s Museum, which has been 
kindly lent to the Society to hold its meetings in. Amongst 
the exhibitors were Messrs. Hedworth, Crossling and W. M. 
Hamilton, who showed cases representing the British butter- 
flies; Messrs. D. P. Morrison and F. Barkas, several cabinet 
drawers of butterflies and moths; Messrs. Hedworth, 
Richardson and Bulman, several cases of butterflies and 
moths; Messrs. Johnston and J. Hamilton, two cases of 
large silk-moths, many of which had been réared by them- 
selves; Mr. Maling, a case containing Swiss butterflies and 
moths; Mr. Johnston, a case of continental types of rare 
and reputed British Lepidoptera, also several fine varieties of 
Betularia and A. caja; Messrs. Johnston and Henderson, 
cases of Coleoptera and Diptera; Mr. C. Eales, a very 
fine case of Tineina, amongst which were several new 
species discovered by him during the past year; Messrs. 
the Rev. W. L. Kay, Skelton and Hamilton, cases of Orna- 
mental Entomology. ‘This is the first exhibition the Society 
has held, and it was quite a success, being largely patronized 
by visitors, although the meeting had not been publicly 
announced. During the course of the evening the Rev. 
W. L, Kay delivered a very interesting address. 
