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Woodbury in the same journal, but as a further communica- 

 tion from that gentlemen had been refused insertion in that 

 nevvs]^aper, Mr. Tegetmeier thouglit it right to give the 

 Members of the Society an opportunity of ))lacing on record 

 their opinions on the matters in question, lest Entomologists 

 abroad should imagine that the letters of the '" Times' Bee- 

 master" represented the amount of practical and scientific 

 knowledge current in tiiis country on the subject under dis- 

 cussion. Lieut. R. C. Beavan, Bengal Revenue Snrvev, com- 

 municated " Remarks on the Tusseh Silkworm of Bengal." 

 Prof Westsvood read a paper intituled " Descriptions of new 

 Species of S;igrides and Megalojiides from the Old World 

 and Australia," and the Rev. Hamlet Clark a paper intituled 

 " Description of Species composing the Genus Schema- 

 tiza." 



5*2. Df/plicfites. — Zygcena Minos, Nyssia zonaria, Clostera 

 anachoreta, Bankia argentula, Agrotis lucernea, A. valligera, 

 A. Tritici, Aspilates strigillaria, Apamea connexa, Pyiophila 

 pyramidea (unset), Miselia Oxyacanthae, &c., &c., may be 

 had on aj^plication at 9, Devonshire Street, between the 

 hours of 1 and 4 p.m. I repeat that 1 cannot post the dupli- 

 cates thus offered. — Edward Newman. 



At Home. — I shall have pleasure in receiving the visits of 

 Entomologists, as usual, from 6 to 9 o'clock on Friday, 

 October 21st, at No. 7, York Grove, Queen's Road, Peck- 

 ham. — Edward Newman. 



The Cabinets of British Lepidoptera of the late TV. J. 

 Russell, Esq., of Ringwood, and the late Mr. H. Reid, of Don- 

 caster. — I am requested to announce that Mr. J. C. Stevens will 

 sell by auction, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Coveut 

 Garden, about the third week in October, the Collections of 

 British Insects formed by the above-named gentlemen. Ca- 

 talogues are preparing, and will be ready a week before 

 the sale. 



^g° No. 8 of the 'Entomologist' will be published on 

 the 1st of November. 



