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you to know that there exists in the Institute, at Crevvkerne, 

 a specimen of Sphinx Pinastri, taken (I think about the year 

 1863) by Miss Bicknell, of Hinton St. George, Somerset, at 

 rest on a tree trunk. I had the pleasure of seeing this speci- 

 men both in 1868 and 1869, whilst visiting at Crewkerne. 

 For my own part I have no doubt that the insect is purely 

 British. — A. J. Spiller ; Wimborne, Dorset. 



Dasycampa rubiginea at Cobliam. — Last night I was 

 fortunate enough to take a fairly good specimen of Dasy- 

 campa rubiginea (of course hybernated, I suppose) on the 

 blossoms of a greengage tree ; the wind was north-west, with 

 a cold rain, and there were scarcely any moths out. T took 

 a very good specimen of D. rubiginea here, in October, 1870, 

 on blackberry. — Waldegrave ; Bookham Lodge, Cobham, 

 Surrey. 



South London Entomological Society, 26 & 28, Newington 

 Causeway, S.E. — This Society, which meets every Wednes- 

 day at 8 P.M., has twenty-three members on the books. 

 Papers upon Entomological subjects will be read on 

 Wednesday, May 1st. New members and visitors (to be 

 introduced by members) are invited. — /. P. Barrett; 33, 

 Radnor Street, Peckham, S.E. 



Death of Mr. Home. — Mr. Charles Home, a well-known 

 and much-respected zoologist and entomologist, whose 

 friendship I have enjoyed almost continuously from his boy- 

 hood, died on March 28th, at his residence, Innisfail, Beulah 

 Hill, Norwood, after a few days illness, at the age of forty- 

 eight. He was taken ill at the meeting of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, held on the 20th March, and never 

 rallied. He was a member of the Scientific Committee of 

 that Society, and also of the Asiatic and other Societies. 

 During the early part of his residence in India, in the 

 Bengal Civil Service, he made large collections in Natural 

 History ; but these were unfortunately destroyed during the 

 mutiny. Undaunted by this calamity he began again at its 

 close, and succeeded in forming a valuable uuiseum, espe- 

 cially of Entomology. He was a frequent contributor to the 

 ' Zoologist,' more particularly on the poisonous snakes of 

 India, which he studied very successfully, and published 

 many valuable remedies for their bites. — Edward Newman. 



