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March Srd. — Mr. S. J. Bell, Gnophos obscurata from various 

 localities, including examples from North Cornwall (near Bude), as 

 dark as the New Forest form. — Dr. T. A. Chapman, microscope 

 slides of ova of lodis vernaria, showing that the surface consisted of 

 a collection of hexagonal cells each with a central knoh. A proi^os of 

 this exhibit Mr. L. W. Newman stated that he had frequently noticed 

 a sweet scent when opening boxes containing ova of this species. — 

 Mr. A. W. Mera, G. obscurata, a pale speckled form from Fresh- 

 water. — Mr. V. E. Shaw, G. obscurata from many localities, including 

 sandy-coloured specimens from Babbicombe. 



March 17th. — Dr. H. C. Phillips, a specimen of Acronycta aceris, 

 darker than the London form of ^.^^st, from Kensington Gardens ; 

 also from same locality a series of Ennomos angularia, including 

 female with the two lines on fore wings accentuated and close 

 together ; long series of Cidaria imvianata and C. russata were shown 

 by many members, these species being the subject of the paper to be 

 read by Mr. L. B. Prout ; the latter's series included melanic G. russata, 

 from Wolverhampton, and specimens from America attributed to this 

 species but proved by the genitalia to be distinct. — Hydracianictitans 

 and imludis. Eev. C. R. N. Burrows exhibited drawings of the 

 genitalia of nictitans and of paludis, generally known as the marsh 

 form of nictitans. The exhibitor claimed that these showed differ- 

 ences in structure which entitled paludis to specific rank. — S. J. 

 Bell, Ho7i. Sec. 



The Entomological Club. — A meeting was held at Wellfield, 

 Lingards Road, Lewisham, on March 19th, 1908, Mr. Robert Adkin 

 in the chair. Other members present were Messrs. H. St. J. K. 

 Donisthorpe, T. W. Hall, and G. T. Porritt. There were also eleven 

 other guests, among whom were 'three hon. members ^ — ^ Messrs. H. 

 Rowland-Brown, A. Sich, and E. A. Smith. The chairman announced 

 that, in consequence of the regrettable death of Mr. A. Chitty, a 

 vacancy occurred in the membership, and that this should be filled 

 up at the next meeting. Mr. Donisthorpe proposed Mr. Rowland- 

 Brown as a member of the Club, and this was seconded by Mr. Porritt. 

 The nomination to be brought forward at the next meeting. — Richard 

 South, Hon. Sec. 



RECENT LITERATURE. 



Additions to the Wild Fauna and Flora of the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Kew : VI. (Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 

 No. 10, 1907). 

 The present short list comprises the Orthoptera and Neuroptera, 

 and a few Hymenoptera and Coleoptera, submitted to Mr. W. J. 

 Lucas, B.A., since the publication of ' Bulletin, Additional Series V.' 

 The list is illustrated by a plate of cockroaches — Nauphoeta brazzce, 

 N. cinera, Blatta orientalis, and Leucophcsa surinamensis. The list 

 is followed by a note by Mr. Watson on the harm done by cock- 

 roaches at Kew. 



