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had presided over. The number we understand was eighty-four, in- 

 cluding all but one of the eight members of the club. 



In proposing " The prosperity of the Club," the chairman expressed 

 his pleasure at seeing so many entomological friends but, he remarked, 

 although the number present exceeded that at any previous meeting, 

 he should not be quite satisfied until the total reached three figures. 



We believe that the toast just referred to is not proposed at other 

 assemblings of the club, and there seems to be one especially excellent 

 reason that this should be reserved as a feature of the first meeting of 

 the year, practically the "Annual" of the club. At one time this 

 venerable institution, flourishing as it now is, came dangerously near 

 extinction, and there is little doubt that had it not been for Mr. 

 Verrall's strenuous, and eventually successful, efforts in the direction of 

 obtaining a full complement of members, it would have collapsed some 

 years ago. Other associations of a similar character might have 

 arisen (even now the meetings of the Entomological Club are no 

 longer unique), but the long line of these social reunions, connecting 

 the past with the present, would have been severed, and this would 

 have been regrettable from a sentimental point of view if for no other 

 reason. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



LiMENiTis SIBYLLA IN AuGusT ?. — Mr. Gerard H. Gurney (Entom. 

 xxxvii. 324) states that in the middle of August L. sibylla literally 

 swarmed in forests near Boulogne. It would be interesting to hear 

 whether Mr. Gurney can give any reason why this species should be 

 out about two months later there than at the other side of the 

 Channel. In the lower part of the Jura this year L. sybilla was out 

 from June 13th to 23rd, I having a number of specimens taken by 

 friends between those dates, which is about the time the species would 

 probably be out in England. — E. E. Bentall ; The Towers, Heybridge, 

 Essex, Dec. 29th, 1904. 



Late Appearance of Pyrameis atalanta. — Mr. Frohawk (ajite, 

 p. 25) notes the late appearance of P. atalanta. On Dec. 8rd last I 

 saw one basking in the sun (which was very strong), on ivy, in 

 Chiswick Mall, London ; it was very fresh, and had the appearance of 

 having only recently emerged. Being so late I had no box with me, 

 or its capture would have been quite easy. I may here say that I 

 have records of having seen P. atalanta, V. polychloros, and V. urticie 

 in October, November, December, January and February ; of course 

 such cases cover a number of years, and they were hybernated speci- 

 mens, enticed abroad by unusually genial weather. But the one seen 

 last month was without doubt a very recent emergence and in faultless 

 condition. — W. T. Page ; 6, Rylett Crescent, Shepherd's Bush. W., 

 Jan. 6th, 1905. 



PvGiERA pigra IN SuRREY. — In reference to your note on Pygara 

 piyra in Surrey (ante, p. 27), it may be of interest to mention that 

 larvae of this species were taken plentifully near Dormansland, on 



