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chiefly exhibited by Messrs. Barlow, Harper, Mardle, Southey, 
Pratt, Clark, Jobson, Meecham, Eedle (sen. and jun.), Raine, 
Huckett, Franklin, Meek, Smith, Lovell, Booth, Simmons, 
Trew, Downes, Rose, Pearson,*and Gates. The following 
exhibits may be mentioned as being of exceptional interest :—By 
Mr. Jobson, a very light variety of Satyrus Janira; My. Lovell, 
Acronycta alni and Stauropus fagi; My. E. G. Meek, long series 
of Dianthecia Barrettii, two Platypteryx sicula and larvee, larve 
and five specimens of Agrotis Ashworthii, Acronycta strigosa, 
and Boletobia fuliginaria ; Mr. Southey, several varieties of Cidaria 
russata, &c.; Mr. E. Franklin, variety of Scotosia certata; Mr. 
Simmons, Aglossa dimidialis (imported, taken at the East India 
Docks) and Tinea orientalis (also imported); Mr. Rose, hermaphro- 
dite specimen of Lycena alexis; Mr. Purdy, Diasemia ramburialis, 
Argyrolepia Mussehliana, &c.; Mr. Bryant, black variety of 
Biston hirtaria and Bombyx quercus var. callune; Mr J. A. 
Clark, a fine variety of Pyrameis cardu.; Myr. T. EKedle, sen., 
exhibited a large and greatly-admired case of preserved larve, 
representing four families of Lepidoptera, Diurni, Geometre, 
Nocturni and Noctue, and numerous other cases and drawers; 
Messrs. Huckett, Hillman, Raine and Franklin, also exhibited 
largely in this branch. The Coleoptera were represented by 
Messrs. H. Hillman, G. Pearson, and W. J. Vandenburgh. 
Messrs. Pearson and Vandenburgh also exhibited small collections 
of Neuroptera. Mr. H. Hillman, F.Z.8., also exhibited two cases 
containing coloured plaster-casts of fruit, &c., showing the way in 
which apples, pears, and various vegetables are attacked by 
insects. “This exhibit was coloured to nature, and had been 
prepared with great skill. Mr. Hillman also exhibited a case 
of Hemiptera taken at Epping Forest. Mr. White showed a 
miniature fern-case, in which had been confined, for upwards of 
eight months, a common house spider, being fed during the time 
by hand. It looked very tame and fat, and had spun an immense 
quantity of white silken web.—W. J. VanpENBURGH, Hon. Sec. 
OBITUARY. 
THomas CHapmMaNn.—Thomas Chapman, so well known as an 
eminent Glasgow Entomologist, died, at the residence of his son, 
Dr. T. Algernon Chapman, of Burghill, Herefordshire, on 
August 27th last. Although born in 1816, in Nottingham, he had 
