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with the facts that “ the belief of the natives in the dangerous 
character of the fly is universal,” and that “he never heard 
any doubt expressed about it among the white hunters.” 
This surely is no proof of the existence of such a formidable 
insect as the Tsetse is represented to be. All that Mr. 
Buxton’s note proves is that “clegs” in South Africa are 
numerous, and that their bite is innocuous to human beings. 
Benzole for destroying mites.—Mr. C. E. Holford inquires 
whether chloroform is the best remedy for mites in insect 
cabinets. I think not: I much prefer benzole. 
Eastern Entomological Society of London.—This Society, 
established in 1862, held a conversazione at its rooms, 
333, Mile End Road, E., on the 19th and 20th of the present 
month; the company, consisting of the members and their 
friends, exceeded four hundred in number; and many objects 
of great interest were exhibited, including seventy boxes of 
British insects, illustrating all the families of our native 
Lepidoptera, and a considerable number of Coleoptera, Dip- 
tera, Orthoptera and Hymenoptera, among which were many 
rare and some unique specimens. Mr. Machin exhibited two 
well-filled boxes of European Lepidoptera; and Mr. Chitty 
a specimen of Cabera pusaria suffused with lead-colour. 
Upwards of one hundred and fifty volumes on insects were on 
the table, and among them Curtis’s ‘ British Entomology,’ 
Stephens’s ‘ Illustrations of British Entomology,’ Drury’s 
‘Exotic Insects, Wilkes’ ‘ British Insects,’ and Humphrey’s 
‘British Butterflies and their Transformations.’ There were 
a great many novelties for capturing insects shown, such as 
nets, sugaring-apparatus, larva-tins, laurel-boxes, setting- 
boards, drying-houses, collecting-boxes, and every improve- 
ment known up to the present time; also several most 
ingenious contrivances for preserving larve, which were 
exhibited by Mr. Dugwell. 
Nyssia lapponica in Scotland.—Mr. Bond informs me that 
the Rev. Mr. Curzon possesses a specimen of Nyssia lappo- 
nica, taken by a collector of the name of Warrington, whom 
he employed this spring to search the Rannoch district, 
especially with the view of obtaining Petasia nubeculosa. 
Prizes for Collections of Economic Entomology.—The fol- 
lowing prizes have been offered by the Royal Horticultural 
Society :—1. A prize of £10 for the best collection of British 
