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trees, strange to say, had very few moths upon them; among them was 
another X. socia. I took four more of the last-named species in the best 
condition on succeeding nights. I believe sugaring has again been bad in 
the New Forest.—J. M. Apyre; Christchurch, Nov. 21, 1891. 
LEUCANIA EXTRANEA AND DasYCAMPA RUBIGINEA IN THE ISLE OF 
Purspecx.—On the evening of October 12th I had the good fortune to take 
a beautiful specimen of the very rare Leucania eatranea at sugar in our 
shrubbery; and by working ivy bloom in the same place I met with and 
secured four fine Dasycampa rubiginea on November 13th, and another on 
the following night. The latter species is decidedly rare here, as, in spite 
of the fact that I have worked for it pretty regularly, I can only boast of 
having taken one specimen previously, and that one occurred eight years 
ago.—Hustace R. Bankes; The Rectory, Corfe Castle, Dec. 15, 1891. 
Macroetossa vox, Newman.—Under the name Macroylossa splendens, 
many years since, I labelled a Macroglossa, in the National Collection, from 
Australia ; but, so far as I can discover, I have hitherto not published the 
fact that it is the insect described by myself, in P. Z. 8. 1875, p. 5, n. 7, 
pl. 1, fig. 6, as M. vor, Newman. The true Macroglossa vox of Newman, 
as Miskin has recently pointed out, is evidently Walker’s M. micacea.— 
A. G. Butter; British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, 
London, 8.W., Nov. 18, 1891. 
BreEepina Notoponta DicT£o1DEs.—I have been rather successful in 
obtaining this season a number of larvee of the above species, but owing to 
my inability to rear them I have been much disappointed. I do not know 
if this insect is generally considered difficult to breed, but I found that 
when the larve were about half-grown they became very restless, leaving 
the birch stems and roaming about the cage. I had a large flower-pot, also 
a glass cylinder, whilst allowing plenty of space and air. Notwithstanding 
these precautions they nearly all developed a form of diarrhoea, after which 
the food was refused. Three reached the final stage, but only one pupated. 
I had one larva which lived nearly a week without food, and then it was 
killed for preserving. If the larva of this species is not delicate I cannot 
account for my failure, for they were not in any way neglected.—ALFrED 
T. MircHEt.; 5, Clayton Terrace, Gunnersbury, W., Nov. 10, 1891. 
SOCIETIES. 
EntTomoLoaicaL Society or Lonpon.—December 2nd, 1891.—The 
Rt. Hon. Lord Walsingham, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the 
chair. Mr. Henry A. Hill, of 182, Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, N.W. ; 
Mr. Frank Nelson Pierce, of 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool; and 
Mr. Carleton F. Tufnell, of Greenlands, Border Crescent, Sydenham, S.E., 
were elected Fellows of the Society; and Mr. Martin Stanger Higgs was 
admitted into the Society. Dr. D. Sharp exhibited and commented on a 
number of photographs of various species of Lucanide belonging to 
Mons. René Oberthir. Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited specimens of local 
forms and varieties of Lepidoptera, taken by Mr. Percy Russ near 
Sligo, including Pieris napi, var. near bryonia ; Anthocharis cardamines 
