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the same order on their food -plants. Mr. Huckett, another 

 collection ; he had also lent many cases of ornithological subjects 

 for the decoration of the room. Mr. Chas. M. Allen sent a case 

 illustrating all orders of insects. Messrs. Yandenburgh, a small 

 collection of Coleoptera, Neuroptera, &c. ; and Mr. Leucock, 

 some generic types of Coleoptera, especially wood-borers, and a 

 series of species which he had taken from a single dead duck. 

 Messrs. Harper, sen., and Mr. Clark made a good exhibition with 

 portions of their general collections of Lepidoptera, including 

 many rare species and fine varieties. The visitors included many 

 well-known entomologists, and not a few ladies.— J. T. C. 



Entomological Evening, Royal Aquarium. — Among many 

 other interesting species exhibited at the meeting of October 18th 

 Mr. Wailly showed living larvae of Sam'm Promethea, S. cecrojna, 

 &,nd Satitrnia (Hijperchiria) lo, from North America; also some 

 cocoons, sent from Queensland, which were supposed to be those 

 of a silk-producing Bombyx. These wonderfully-worked cocoons 

 were produced by a spider; one was opened, and the young 

 spiders were seen hatching. The nest has the shape of the 

 cocoon of Attacus Cynthia, but is longer and wider. The tough 

 papery envelope is whity brown in colour, and is filled with a mass 

 of soft silky cotton-like material, in the centre of which is placed 

 the batch of eggs and from which young spiders were seen 

 emerging at the time of exhibiting. Mr. Olliff, Hemerophila 

 ahruidtaria, a fine variety, and a rare beetle, Homal'mm rugulipenne, 

 Rye, taken in Caithness. Mr. Eedle, Peronea C7'istana vars. Mr. 

 Cooke, two fine Nascia cilialis. Mr. Meek and Mr. Machin, 

 Geometra smaragdaria ; those exhibited by the former gentleman 

 were reared from larvae, by Mr. David Pratt, of Mile End ; the 

 latter gentleman also exhibited Ennomos autumnaria (alniaria). 

 Mr. J. A. Clark, four varieties of Polyommatus Phlaas, one very 

 black, the others more or less light-coloured ; also a white variety 

 of Dianthoscia carpophaga. Mr. C. A. Cooper, fine varieties of 

 Argynnis aglala, and an example of Spliinx convolvnli taken in 

 August. Mr. H. Bartlett^ Phycis hetidella, Tetliea retusa, &c. 

 Mr. Tugwell, Mccynct polygonalis, Ennomos autumnaria {alniaria) , 

 and a fine series of Nola centonalis showing much variation of 

 marking ; also some living specimens of this species, the pupa- 

 cases, and a beautiful drawing of the larva by Mr. Buckler. About 

 forty-five gentlemen interested in Entomology attended. — J. T. C. 



