PSITCHEL. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL ITEMS. 
THE WELL-KNOWN John 
Blackwall died, 11 May 1881, at the age of y2 
years. — Zool. Anz., 27 June 1881, jahrg 4, p. 
340. 
Pror. Dr. ERNST GusTAV ZADDACH, 
Director of the Zoological Museum of Ko- 
nigsberg, died 5 June 1881, in Konigsberg, 
arachnologist 
Prussia. 
Dr. CHRISTOFFER AURIVILLIUS has been 
appointed director of the entomological di- 
vision of the royal museum in Stockholm.— 
Zool. Anzeiger, 10 Jan. 1881, jahrg. 4, no. 73, 
pees 
Miss Emiry A. SMITH, state 
entomologist of Illinois, was elected a foreign 
member of the Entomological society of Lon- 
‘don, 1 Sep. 1880.— Extom. mo. mag., Oct. 
TSGO; V. 07, p= 120. 
assistant 
WALTER PHILIP WESTON, a zealous and 
extremely able entomologist, died in Putnam, 
London, England, 20 Feb. 1881, in his 29th 
year.— Zoologischer Anzeiger, 28 March 1881, 
jahrg. 4, no. 79, p. 168. 
Dr. O. KRANCHER, of the Zoologisches In- 
stitut, Leipzig, Germany, wishes to exchange 
lepidoptera (including inflated larvae) and 
coleoptera of Germany (especially of Saxony) 
for those of other lands. 
ARTHUR GARDINER BUTLER has been ap- 
pointed assistant keeper at the British Mu- 
seum, as the succsssor of Frederick Smith, 
deceased.—Zoologischer Anzeiger, 25 April 
1881, jahrg. 4, no. 81, p. 216. 
GABRIEL Kocn, an esteemed entomologist» 
well known by numerous works, especially 
upon the geographical distribution of lepi- 
doptera, died in Frankfort-on-Main, 22 Jan. 
1881, in his 74th year. — Zool. Anzeiger, 28 
March 1881, jahrg. 4, no. 79, p. 168. 
ON THE 25TH of April- 1881, an “ insec- 
tarium” was opened in the gardens of the 
Zoological Society of London, for the rearing 
and exhibition of insects, under the charge of 
Mr. W. Watkins, Superintending Entomolo- 
gist.— Zool. Anz., 11 July 1881, jahrg. 4, no. 
87, p- 362. 
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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
THE REGULAR Meetings of the Cambridge 
Entomological Club will be held at 7.45 p.m., 
on the days following :— 
14 Oct. 1881. 10 Mar. 1882. 
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B: PickKMAN MANN, Secretary. 
THE REGULAR meetings of the Entomologi- 
cal Section of the Boston Society of Natural 
History will be held at N. W. corner of Berke- 
ley and Boylston Sts., Boston, Mass., at 7.45 
p-m., on the days following : — 
26 Oct. 1881. 22 Feb. 1882. 
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B: PicKMAN MANN, Secretary. 
THE REGULAR meetings of the Entomolog- 
ical Section of the Academy of Natural Sci- 
ences, of Philadelphia, Pa., will be held at 
S. W. corner of 19th and Race Sts., on the 
days following :— 
14 Oct. 1881. 10 Mar. 1882. 
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James H. RipinGs, /eecorder. 
THE SEMI-ANNUAL meetings of the Amer- 
ican Entomological Society will be held at 
S. W. corner of 19th and Race Sts., Philadel- 
phia, Pa., on the days following :— 
12 Dec. 1881. 12 June 1882. 
James H. RipinGs, Pec. Sec’y. 
THE REGULAR monthly meetings of the 
Montreal Branch of the Entomological So- 
ciety of Ontario, will be held at Montreal, 
Que., Canada, on the days following :— 
6 Sept. 1881. 3 Jan. 1882. 
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6 Dee 9 ££ 4 Apr. 
G: H. Bow.es, Secretary. 
PRIZE ESSAYS. 
Due 15 Oct. 1882.—Life-histories of Sc/e- 
rostoma syngamus and of Strongilus pergra- 
cilis. See: PSYCHE, Vv. 3, p- 59- 
