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hitherto a very scarce insect in this country. The series 

 of Gigantellus, Achalinella, Ophiogranima, Haworthii, and 

 Canella, were magnificent, and fully prove that hard work in 

 this branch of Natural History produces great results. 



Mr. Tugwell sent specimens of the best species he found 

 during the month of July in the New Forest and the Isle of 

 Wight. Entomologists will find an account of Mr. Tugwell's 

 excursion in the ' Entomologist' for September (vi. 476). The 

 new burnet moth, Z. Meliloti, was shown ; also specimens of 

 Emutaria, Lunigera, Viridata, Geminipuncta, Roboraria, Orion, 

 and many others. 



Dr. Horley exhibited a beautiful series of Tryphaena 

 Orbona lar. Curtisii, bred from the egg, the larvae having 

 been carefully tended through last winter. 



Mr, Champion brought a collection of Coleoptera from 

 Braemar, containing nearly the whole of the species to be 

 found in that northern locality in July, — the time of his visit. 

 In addition to this large collection he was able to exhibit two 

 rare beetles from Esher, called Nanophyes gracilis and Sil- 

 vanus similis. 



Mr. Boden's cases contained a few of his captures in the 

 New Forest, and a series of Palealis from Folkestone ; also 

 curious varieties of Crambus and Agrolis. 



Mr. West exhibited more than twenty species of Tortrices 

 from his own neighbourhood, the series of Fceneana, bred 

 from the roots of the mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), being 

 especially fine. 



Mr. Allin, who accompanied Mr. Champion to Braemar, 

 had, during his Coleopterous excursion, picked up a few 

 pupae of Lepidoptera under moss at a great elevation : one 

 of the pupae produced a beautiful specimen of Pachnobia 

 Alpina. This is the fourth specimen that has been recorded 

 as taken in Britain. 



It will be readily seen from the foregoing list that no part 

 of the British Isles has been entirely neglected by the 

 members of the South London Entomological Society, with 

 the exception of Wales. Many insects contained in the 

 British lists are very local, — confined to an extremely limited 

 area; and these can only be obtained by paying a visit to the 

 particular locality. Hence the necessity lor combined action 

 on the part of entomologists. — J. P. B. 



