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almost to take the place of those of N. lenticularis ; and in 

 the other localities I have named, the common oak-spangle 

 gall has also been unusually absent. The fact of the oak 

 leaves not being, as in some recent seasons, so overloaded 

 with the common spangles as to leave little chance of growth 

 to the more delicate species, is enough to account for a 

 larger number of those, both of iV. laviusculus and N. fumi- 

 penriis, being observable this year; but in itself the small 

 number of N. lenticularis which has been observable this 

 autumn in some of its favourite haunts, whilst at the same 

 time it has been remarkably plentiful in others, is of some 

 degree of interest. — E. A. Ormerod ; Dunster Lodge, near 

 Isleworth, November 12, 1878. 



Haggerston Entomological Socikty, Annual Exhibi- 

 tion. — The annual exhibition of insects took place on the 21st 

 and 22nd of November, as usual, in the rooms of the Society, 

 Brcwnlow Street. Although not so large as some of the 

 former Exhibitions there were many interesting insects there. 

 Amongst them was a series of the Lepidopteron recently added 

 to the British list, Tinea Or i en talis {Std'inton), bred from horns 

 by Mr. Simmons, who had also in the same case many 

 beautiful Cucullia gnaphalii. Mr. Meek showed eight cases 

 of Lepidoptera from Rannoch, the North and South-west of 

 Ireland, Howth, and the fens of Norfolk and Cambridge, all 

 in beautiful condition. Mr. Weston, a case of Lepidoptera, 

 including Hydrilla palustris, Leucania exlranea, and a 

 curious Lyccena Adonis. Mr. Eedle had several educational 

 cases of a highly interesjing character, showing the meta- 

 morphoses of insects ; also a box of fine varieties of well- 

 known Lepidoptera. Mr. Sidney Webb showed a remarkable 

 box of white and silvery forms o( British butterflies and 

 moths.* Amongst other varieties were a beautifully-marked 

 pale form of Abraxas grossulariata, taken by Mr. Priest in 

 Kent (this specimen was the admired above all others in the 

 Exl)ibition) ; two Vanessa cardni, exhibited by Mr. J. A. 

 Clark; a pair of odd-sided Smerintlius tilia, by Mr. 

 Pratt; and a curious series of Abraxas cjrossulariata fiom a 

 second brood, reared by Mr. H. Bartlelt. Lepidoptera, as 

 usual, was by far the best represented order; but other 

 orders were exhibited by Messrs. Eedle, Hillman, and 

 Vanderburgh. A large number of visitors were present on 

 each evening. — Ed. 



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