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Mr. Joshua Brown. ‘They proved to belong to a Dipterous 
insect (Macherium maritimum), one of the Dolichopide. 
They were found lying on the wet, salt sand or mud, and 
mostly fell to pieces when touched. [See p.207.— HL. Newman.] 
Agrotera nemoralis.—Mr. 8. Stevens exhibited specimens 
‘of Agrotera nemoralis and other Lepidopterous insects from 
Abbot’s Wood, Lewes. 
Death of Mr. Alfred Owen.—It is with the deepest regret 
I announce to the readers of the ‘ Entomologist’ the death of 
my much-loved and valued friend, Alfred Owen. He died at 
Llanfairfechan, North Wales, on the 81st of July last, aged 
forty-two, after a few days illness, brought on through taking 
cold, which ended in an attack of congestion of the lungs. 
My acquaintance with him commenced about eight years ago, 
through our mutual liking for Lepidoptera; and since then 
we have passed weeks together at a time in the New Forest, 
Hampshire, and other localities, in pursuit of this study. 
Mr. Owen was in every sense of the word a thorough gentle- 
man, an ardent lover of Natural History, and a most interesting 
and well-informed companion. He leaves behind him a most 
valuable collection of Lepidoptera, rich in varieties, in which 
he took peculiar delight. The last month of his life was 
passed at Llanfairfechan, with myself and family. He was 
anxious that I should record the capture of Acidalia conti- 
guaria, at Penmaenmawr, by my son Henry, and afterwards 
both by himself and myself on the rocks between Penmaen- 
mawr and Llanfairfechan. The locality of this insect I under- 
stand has not been before discovered, and those who possess 
specimens are indebted for them to my friend, Mr. Greening, 
of Warrington, who was fortunate in rearing and keeping up 
a breed from the eggs laid by a moth taken some years ago 
at Bangor, which moth is in the cabinet of my late friend. 
We also captured A. Ashwortbii at the same spot, and 
Cucullia Absinthii in the garden of the house where we 
resided. ‘The intelligence of the death of Mr. Owen will, I 
am sure, cause deep sorrow to many of your readers. As 
regards myself, in him I have lost a friend and companion 
such as can never be replaced.—Samuel James Capper; 
Huyton Park, Huyton, August 6, 1874. 
