264 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
coryli and P. avellane from Westerham; and the curious-looking 
homopteron, Ledra aurita, from Broadstairs. 
September 16th, 1886. R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in 
the chair. Mr. Cooper exhibited a brilliant series of T'riphena 
fmbria, bred from North Devon pupe; and a long series of 
Zygena filipendule, showing marked variations of the border of 
the posterior wings. Mr. Adkin exhibited Lophopteryx cuculla. 
Mr. HK. Joy, a remarkable variety of Hpinephele ianira. Mr. 
Wellman showed a series of Acidalia bisetata from Raindean 
Wood, Folkestone; a long and varied series of Bryophila muralis 
from southern localities; also B. par for comparison; likewise 
Dianthecia irregularis. Mr. W. G. Sheldon brought Triphosa 
dubitata and Agrotis agathina from Shirley Heath; some 
discussion ensued upon rearing the larve of the latter species. 
My. J. Jenner Weir brought a specimen of an Agrotis taken some 
forty years since, which has not yet been identified; also a 
specimen showing the characters of Agrotis segetwm and Agrotis 
suffusa. Mr. West (Greenwich) exhibited a long and variable 
series of Cryptocephalus pusillus from West Wickham. During 
the evening donations were made to the Library, Collection and 
Herbarium. It was announced that, as the Society's rooms 
had proved quite inadequate on the last occasion, the usual 
Annual Exhibition of Specimens of Natural History generally 
would take place at the ‘ Bridge House Hotel” Assembly 
Rooms, on Thursday, the 25th of November next.—H. W. 
Barker, W. A. Pearce, Hon. Secs. 
OBITUARY. 
Henry Wiirrs.— Many of our readers will be sorry to 
learn that Henry Willitts died during the past month, at his 
residence in Sheffield. During the season of 1885 he collected 
in the West of Ireland, but a full list of his captures does not 
seem to have been published. Mr. Willitts will be much missed 
by the Sheffield entomologists, who are sadly few and far 
between, as he was one of the best-informed among them, and 
always willing to assist those to whom he could impart local or 
general information. 
