96 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Nephopteryx genistella (coloured), cases of Coleophora ahenella, 
and imago and cases of C. conyze. 
The other paper of interest to lepidopterists is one by the 
Rev. O. P. Cambridge, illustrated by a coloured plate containing 
three varieties of Hypena obsitalis. There are also ten other papers, 
including “‘ New and Rare British Spiders,” by the same author ; 
“ Tand and Fresh Water Mollusca of Dorsetshire,” six plates; &c. 
The County Natural History Field Club of Dorsetshire is 
evidently in a vigorous condition, and deserves the support of others 
than local men by the purchase of these ‘ Proceedings. —J. 'T. C. 
Abstract of Proceedings of the South London Entomological and 
Natural History Society for 1885. London: Secretaries of 
the Society, 1886. 
THE steadily increasing vigour and energy of this Society is 
illustrated by the improved character of their annual “ Abstract 
of Proceedings.” From these we gather that the meetings and 
excursions have been numerously attended, and that the various 
exhibitions brought by members have been something more than 
mere cabinet specimens for show, being in most instances 
accompanied by lengthy notes and observations. The latter 
include several valuable papers, one of which, by the late Presi- 
dent, Mr. R. South, on ‘‘Some Observations on Protective 
Coloration of Lepidoptera,” is printed in full at the end of the 
* Abstract,” and will be found well worth perusal, asa thoroughly- 
prepared digest of the whole subject. Among the other papers 
and observations are extracts from ‘“‘ Do the Lower Forms of 
Animal Life feel Pain,’ by W. H. ‘T’. Dobson, which was illus- 
trated by diagrams of the anatomy of the Invertebrata; Mr. 
Jenner Weir upon some gigantic Arachnida of the order Sol- 
pugide taken by Mr. G. A. Farini in the Kalahari Desert of 
Africa. Mr. T. R. Billups had notes and observations at almost 
every meeting, all of value, upon the orders of Coleoptera and Hy- 
menoptera; Mr. Adkin upon the life-history of certain Geometre 
and other subjects; Mr. Step on the Fresh-Water Mussels, &c. 
This society is well worthy of entomologists and naturalists 
generally now that the council has undertaken the valuable work 
of forming a general list of the fauna of the counties south of 
London, and those who are not already members cannot do 
better than join its ranks. 
