24 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Platypteryx sicula and its preserved larve from Bristol; 
Boletobia fuliginaria, captured in the Old Kent Road, by Mr. 
Upton, on August 3rd last; also series of Hupecilia gilvicomana 
added to British list this season, and series of Phlewodes crenana 
from Scotland. Mr. Boden exhibited a beautiful case of varieties 
of his own capture, including Colias Edusa, Thecla rubi, Angerona 
prunaria, Hibernia leucophearia; also specimens of Phoxopteryx 
upupana, Penthina fuligana, Coccyx pygmeana. The Secretary 
sent a very interesting case of the life history of Argyrolepia 
@neana, showing the way the larva feeds in the stems of 
Senecio Jacobea; Mr. Simmons a case containing Deilephila 
galu, Cucullia gnaphalu, Plusia orichalcea; also examples of 
foreign Lepidoptera captured about the London Docks. Amongst 
the other orders of insects were Coleoptera, several drawers shown 
by Mr. Bull. Insect anatomy was shown through microscopes by 
Mr. Chas. Wyatt. The room was tastefully decorated with cases 
of natural-history subjects, contributed by Messrs. Meek, Dow, 
Beven, Anson, &c. The Society is to be congratulated upon 
filling a large room with so many valuable specimens and beautiful 
objects. The promoters of the exhibition must have been 
gratified with the evident appreciation of the large numbers who 
attended on the two evenings it was open.—J. T. C. 
OBITUARY. 
Tuomas Arxin.—Thomas Atkin was born at Stapleford, 
May 5th, 1813, and died November 8th, 1879, at Nottingham. 
He was brought up as a warper of laces, but changed this 
occupation to that of a machine fitter. For the last thirty years 
of his life he took an active interest in Natural History, especially 
Entomology. This taste gained for him many friends amongst 
the naturalists of the Midland Counties. One of the founders of 
the Nottingham Working Men’s Naturalist Society, he from time 
to time filled the offices of President and Vice-President, and 
served on the Committee, of that Society. He was otherwise 
useful in reading papers, demonstrating the microscope, &e. 
In such high respect was he held by the members that four of 
them carried him to his last resting-place.—J. T. C. 
