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making a will because of her love for entomological pursuits. 

 All these objectors have been full}' answered by those renowned 

 entomologists Messrs. Kirby and Spence, and I would refer all in 

 doubt about the utility of the study of insects to that able and 

 instructive work the ' Introduction to Entomology.' And, by 

 the way, could not some entomologist undertake the compilation 

 of an index to the work, with a view to a new edition, thereby 

 enhancing the value of an almost invaluable book ten-fold ? — 

 Joseph Anderson, Jun. ; Chichester. 



Nightjar following Moths into House. — While taking 

 moths by the light of the gas in my room on the 2nd of August 

 last, I received a visit from a nightjar, via the open window. 

 The bird was so frightened at falling into the hands of such an 

 enemy as an entomologist, that he would scarcely believe his 

 good luck when I let him fly the next morning, and took ten 

 minutes to consider whether or not he had forgotten how to do 

 so. — (Miss) K. Dingwall; Knollys Croft, Leigham Court Road, 

 Streathain, S.W. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — November 2ncl, 1887. 

 Dr. David Sharp, F.Z.S., President in the chair. Mr. Stevens 

 exhibited a specimen of Acidalia immorata, L., purchased by him 

 some years ago at the sale of the collection of the late Mr. Des- 

 vignes. Mr. Stevens remarked that specimens of the insect lately 

 captured near Lewes had been described last month by Mr. J. H. 

 A. Jenner as a species new to Britain. Mr. Adkin exhibited, and 

 made remarks on, a series of male and female specimens of 

 Arctia mendica from Co. Cork ; he also exhibited for comparison 

 two specimens of A. mendica from Antrim, and a series of bred 

 specimens from the London district. Some of the males from 

 Cork were as white as the typical English females, but tlie 

 majority of them were intermediate between the form last men- 

 tioned and the typical English form of the male. Mr. Enock 

 exhibited a specimen of Calocoris hipmictatus containing an 

 internal parasitic larva. Dr. Sharp exhibited three species 

 of Coleoptera new to the British list, viz. : (1) Octhehius auricu- 

 latus, Bey, found by Messrs. Champion and Walker some years 



