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could be given for this as a British species was Hartlepool. But 

 Stephens had long ago recorded it from Eipley and Cobham 

 in Surrey as well as from Scotland. It was evidently most at 

 home in the north, but seemed to be pretty widely distributed 

 wherever pines have been introduced, for Mr. Gillanders had 

 taken it not only in Northumberland but near Bath, and 

 isolated specimens had occurred to Mr. C. Morley in Suffolk, 

 and Mr. Harwood near Colchester. 



Further observations from Dr. G. D. H. CARrENTER.— 

 Prof. PouLTON said that, since the June meeting of the Society, 

 he had received several interesting letters and boxes of speci- 

 mens from Dr. Carpenter, who had remained until August in 

 the same locality, Kakindu, about 30 miles west of the Victoria 

 Nyanza, in lat. 1° 10' S., long. 31° 30' E. The last letter, 

 dated Aug. 9, stated that he had just received orders to move 

 further west to a place which was unfortunately less favour- 

 able for the observation of insects. In addition to the facts 

 which he brought before the meeting. Prof. Poulton hoped to 

 give an account of many observations and show many speci- 

 mens at a later date, when all the material had been studied. 

 The following extract from a letter of May 21st, although not 

 precisely entomological, would be of interest to the Fellows. 

 At any rate it served to show the spirit in which the writer 

 approached the study of animals, including, of course, insects. 



" We had a visit from an enemy patrol a few nights ago : 

 one bold man stole up and shot the sentry of a picket through 

 the leg. They deserved a better success, as they must have 

 had an awful time coming through the tussocks of grass and 

 water in the dark; for the whole of the flat plain is so water- 

 logged that it is practically flooded. From the hill you don't 

 see the water, except where it lies on a trodden bare track; 

 but it's there right enough : the natives go about and spear 

 fish ! The fish (I expect a Silurid) is one of the type with flat 

 bony head and barbels, and rather cylindrical body : how 

 they suddenly appear I know not. The natives say they 

 bury in the mud during the drier times. I saw one about 

 1^ feet long in a tiny temporary stream in the forest, only just 

 covered by the muddy water. 



'' T had a great experience the other day. I had hardly got 



