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larv?e included that of Acosmetia caliginosa, reared from eggs, and 

 we believe identified for the first time. It was impossible not to 

 observe the remarkable improvement upon the last Exhibition in 

 the preservation of larvae. Mr. Boden showed a series of Peronea 

 caledoniana, taken in Kent ; Mr. Meek a series of Eupcecilia 

 thuleana, Vaughan, recently added to the British fauna. Mr. 

 Mardle brought a fine melanic variety of Hemcrophila ahruptaria, 

 and Mr. Eedle a dark form of Botijs urticalis ; Mr. W. J. Harper 

 a fine series of rare moths, including Plusia hractca from Lan- 

 cashire, P. orichalcea, Dasycampa riihic/inea, Acronycta strigosa, 

 Cijmaiopliora fluctuosa ; Mr. Southey two drawers of Lepidoptera, 

 chiefly from Highgate, in which we noticed some fine Eiipitliecia 

 dodoncata. Mr. J. A. Clark showed the specimen of Chijcrocainpa 

 celerio taken in Hackney, which was recorded in error at p. 241, 

 vol. xiii., of Entom., as Dcikphila livornka; also some fine varieties 

 of Boarmia rcpandata from Highgate. Mr. Ernest Anderson 

 showed a portfolio of very beautiful paintings from China of all 

 orders of insects, executed on rice paper by Chinese artists. A 

 large number of persons interested in Entomology attended the 

 Exhibition.— J. T. C. 



West London Entomological Society. — The Annual Exhibi- 

 tion of this Society recently took place in the Society's rooms. 

 The following members exhibited drawers or boxes of insects : — 

 Messrs. Goodwin, Longley, Meek, Dow, Gates, Pieynolds, Eussell, 

 Phipps, Hanson, Silcox, and others. The exhibit of the evening^ 

 was a very fine series of several hundreds of varieties of Abraxas 

 grossulariata, lent by Dr. Harper through Mr. Meek. This was 

 probably the finest lot of varieties ever gathered into one exhibit. 

 Another striking case was of wild plants and flowers, preserved 

 by a new process by Mr. J. English, of Epping. Mr. Boden 

 showed a handsome box of Lepidoptera, and Mr. Meek an interest- 

 ing and instructive series of British and German Tortrices. The 

 meeting was well attended, and the exhibits generally good. — Id. 



The ' American Entobiologist ' has been incorporated with 

 the ' American Naturalist.' — Ed. 



Errata. — In Dr. White's article on Or^/icw<, Entom. vol. xiii., 

 p. 304, read " 1784 and 1785 " for " 1874 and 1875 " ; and at 

 p. 305, line 13, for "there is many" read "this is merely." 



