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example under notice agrees very closely with this figure. — Egbert 

 Adkin ; Lewisham, February, 1895. 



Variation of Vanessa urtic^ in Ireland. — A variety of V. urtica 

 intermediate between var. connexa, Butl., and the type seems to occur 

 in many localities in Ireland. In 1893, when the species was unusually 

 abundant, I observed specimens of this variety at Westport (Co. Mayo), 

 at Howth, and near Belfast. The two specimens taken at Howth are 

 of a peculiar dull-red colour, with the wings thinly scaled, and so 

 partially translucent. — C. W. Watts ; 40, Goldhurst Terrace, N.W. 



The Entomological Club. — A meeting of this Club was held at the 

 Holborn Restaurant on Tuesday, Jan. 15th, when members and friends 

 to the number of upwards of forty assembled at the invitation of 

 Mr. G. H. Verrall, who presided. In the course of a short address, in 

 which he referred to the antiquity of the Club, it being the oldest 

 association of entomologists in the kingdom, Mr. Verrall announced 

 the resignation of Mr. South as honorary secretary, on account of his 

 removal from London, and expressed a hope that by the next meeting 

 one of the members would offer his services for the vacant post ; he 

 dwelt upon the benefits of social intercourse among entomologists 

 afforded by the Club, and which were offered by no other institution, 

 and suggested that it would be for the consideration of the members 

 whether the time had not arrived when it would be well to fill the 

 tbree vacancies which at present 'existed in the membership, having 

 regard to candidates that would worthily uphold the traditions of 

 the Club. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Notes on the Season 1894. — On comparing the past season with that 

 of 1893, it certainly does not show up well, but on the whole I have not 

 found it so bad as many of your correspondents seem to have done. The 

 early spring months, with Nyssia hispidaria so common in Epping Forest 

 and the sallows so productive, certainly gave rise to greater expectations 

 than the next few months realised, but July again was better, and so was 

 the autumn. 



The sallows at Epping and Theydon turned up the usual species, with 

 plenty of Taniocampa munda and a fair sprinkling of T. populeti ova 

 being obtained from each ; but up to the end of May, when I spent a week 

 at Brockenhurst, little success was met with, except with larvae. Of these 

 the principal were a lot of Callimorpha dominula and Bombyx quercus, 

 from Deal on Easter Monday; a very few Trochilnim apiformis and T. 

 bembiciformis, near Wood bridge; a dozen Apamea ophiogramma, from 

 ribbon-grass in my garden ; and the following beaten out during two 

 evenings in Epping Forest, viz., Pcecilocampa populi (3), Nola cucullatella 

 (abundant), Phigalia pilosaria and Nyssia hispidaria (both very common), 

 Scotosia rhamnata, Petasia cassinea (2), and Amphipyra j)yranddea. Other 

 larvae taken at Brockenhurst between May 20th and June 2nd, were 

 Argynnis paphia, Vanessa polychJoros (two nests of about 30 each), Thecla 

 quercus (common), Halias quercana (7, two of which were devoured by 

 Cosmia trapezina accidentally introduced into the chip-box coming home), 



