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Notes from North Kent. — My cousin, Mr. T. Mitford Cottam, and 

 myself had about five days' collecting in the neighbourhood of Darenth 

 Wood, Farniugham, and Eynsford between June 9th and 14th, 1900. The 

 weather most of the time was fine and hot, but we were let in for one bad 

 storm, accompanied by terrific rain. Butterflies were fairly plentiful ; we 

 observed seventeen species. Pieris hrassiccB, P. ra-pa, P. napi, Euchlo'e 

 cardamines, Ccenonympha pamphiius, and Lycana icarus were all common. 

 We saw a few Gonopteryx rhamni, one Argynnis euphrosyne, one Vanessa 

 io, a few V. urtica, and Polyovimatus phlceas ; and captured a few Thecla 

 rubi, hyccBna aryiolus, L. agestis, and Niso)iiades tages ; two Lycaua alsus, 

 and one Syrichthus inalvcB. The only Bombyces that we saw or captured 

 were Euchella jacobcea (one taken, others seen), Arctia villica (one from 

 palings, another seen flying), Spilosoma menthastri, Hepialus lupulinus 

 (common), H. hectus (few), Bombyx neustria (larvae abundant), and Drepana 

 falcula (few). The following moths were taken over red valerian : — Sphinx 

 ligustri, Chcerocampa porcellus, Leucania comma, Mamestraanceps (common), 

 M. brassiccB, Apamea basilinea, Caradrina morpheus, Agrotis segetuni, A. 

 exclamationis, Noctua c-nigrum, Dianthcecia carpophaga, Hadena trifolii, 

 CuculUa chamomiU(E (one), and Plusia gamma (abundant). We also found 

 another Cucullia chamomilla, and one Miana strigilis at rest ; one more 

 Dianthcecia carpophaga at campion, and a few Eiiclidia mi flying in the 

 sunshine. Our only capture at sugar was one Miana strigilis. Thirty-two 

 different species of Geometrse were captured. The following were obtained 

 by beating : — Piumia cratcegata, Venilia macularia (also seen very commonly 

 flying in sunshine), lodis lactearia, Ephyraporata, E. pimctaria, Asthena 

 candidata (common), Eupisteria obliterata, Acidalia trigeminata, A. ornata, 

 A. marginepunctata, A. remutaria (abundant), Cabera pusaria (common), 

 Bapta temerata, B. taminata, Numeria pulveraria (one), Panagra petraria, 

 Lomaspilis marginata (common), Melanippe sociata (common), M. montanata 

 (abundant in Birch Wood), M. galiata (one), Camptogramma bilineata 

 (common), Phibalapteryx vitalbata, Cidaria corylata (one). On tree-trunks 

 we found Tephrosia biundularia (one), T. extersaria, T. punctularia (com- 

 mon), Eupithecia exiguata (?) ; and two Anaitis plagiata, one at rest and 

 one flying. Dusking produced the following additional species : — Eupithecia 

 oblongata, Hypsipetes impluviata, Ephyra pendularia, and Melanippe fluctu- 

 ata. The Deltoides were represented by Herminia barbalis and H. grisealis. 

 Philip J. Barraud ; Bushey Heath, Herts. 



SOCIETIES. 

 Entomological Society of London. — November 21st, 1900 — Mr. 

 G. H. Verrall, President, iu the chair.— Mr. H. Wood, of the Old 

 Grammar School, Ashford, Kent, and Herr Moser, of 90, Bulow 

 Strasse, Berlin, were elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. H. W. 

 Andrews exhibited Atherix crassipes, Mg., a dipteron new to the British 

 list, taken near Ticehurst, Sussex. Mr. Verrall remarked that the 

 species was but little known on the Continent, and quite unexpected 

 in England. Originally described in 1820, there was no record of its 

 re-occurrence until 1864, and there have been only one or two slight 

 references to it since. He added that it was a most distinct species, 

 and, like Leptis, was addicted to settling upon the leaves of alder. — 

 Col. Yerbury exhibited (a) Anthrax paniscus, bred from a lepidopterous 

 pupa found in sand at St. Helen's, Isle of Wight, by Mr. Holland, 



