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spiracular region, but this stripe is interrupted at the segmental 

 divisions, and has also running through it a waved line of the 

 ground colour. The purple stripes form the prevailing colour of 

 the dorsal area, and might almost be taken as the ground colour ; 

 spiracles black ; ventral surface dingy greenish yellow, variegated 

 with purple marks, the legs barred with black. I bred no 

 imagos the following year, but specimens of a pretty chalcid, 

 Monodontomerus cereus, two species of Diptera, Trypeta serratidce 

 and T. solstitialis, and about a dozen specimens of a small 

 hemipteron emerged from the thistle-heads. — G. T. Porritt ; 

 Huddersfield, May 12, 1884. 



The Death Watch. — Are there not two insects, producing 

 very different sounds, commonly known by superstitious people 

 under the above name ? I have very frequently heard the watch- 

 like " tick, tick " of one of them, but a few days ago my attention 

 was called to another " death watch," which made a quick succession 

 of raps, reminding one of the woodpeckers. In this part of the 

 country the natives are pretty unanimous in attributing all these 

 sounds to a spider. Of course this is only folk-lore. — W. Mac- 

 millan ; Castle Cary. 



The Birmingham Naturalists' Field Club. — This Club, 

 which was formed in 1882, is composed chiefly of entomologists. 

 It has been arranged to read the following papers relating to 

 . Entomology during the summer session: — April 23rd, "British 

 Butterflies," by W. Whitehouse, Solio Branch; June 11th, "The 

 Geometrse," by A. B. Pimm, Central Branch ; July 16th, "Ants," 

 by F. Spearman, Soho Branch ; July 23rd, " The Motions of 

 Insects," by A. K Pimm, Central Branch ; August 13th, " Some 

 Species of Lepidoptera injurious to Agriculture," by W. Harcourt 

 Bath, Central Branch. The General Secretary is Mr. A. R. 

 Pimm, 60 Lionel Street, Birmingham. 



Local List of Lepidoptera. — It is pleasing to find that 

 Mr. John W. Ellis, the Hon. Sec. of the Lancashire and 

 Cheshire Entomological Society, has undertaken, at the request 

 of that Society, the compilation of a list of the Lepidoptera 

 known to occur in those counties. He has appealed for the 

 assistance of those who have collected over the locality, and will 

 furnish them with printed lists to fill in. His address is 

 101 Everton Boad, Liverpool.— John T. Carrington ; Savage 

 Club, Savoy, London, May, 1884. 



