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broad bordered primaries, male approaching ab. fowleri, another 

 with orange on secondaries, and a female with right primary cream 

 coloured and left secondary cream streaked with brown. Mr. T. H. 

 Grosvenor. 



October 3rd, 1911. — Galamia phragmitidis, ab. Mr. G. Brooke 

 exhibited a specimen from Wicken with a small striate black spot 

 just below centre of costal streak. — Melanargia galatea. Mr. C. P. 

 Pickett a series reared in a greenhouse from Folkstone larvae ; the 

 most noteworthy specimens were : upper sides, males with black 

 markings much increased, males with central area of primaries almost 

 devoid of black ; under sides, males with black markings much re- 

 duced, two males with black markings much enlarged, and ground 

 colour suffused with blue-black tinge. — Pier is rapce, third brood ; 

 from Ley ton stone a spotless male, and female with spots coalescent ; 

 on the under side the whole brood showed a yellowish ground colour 

 thickly powdered with black scales. Ibid. — Polyommatus phlceas, 

 abs. Mr. A. J. Willsdon a number of specimens from Deal district, 

 1911, including two with copper marginal band on inferiors almost 

 obsolete, one with left superior pale straw colour, and a very large 

 specimen with abnormal development of blue spots on inferiors. — 

 Agrotis ripcB ; early pupation. Mr. F. B. Cross reported that larvse 

 taken nearly full-fed in August had completed the change to pupse 

 during September.— Mr. J. E. Gardner recorded having observed an 

 extraordinary number of Lepidoptera attracted to the electric lamps 

 at Amherst Park in July, sixty species being counted round one lamp. 

 — S. J. Bell, Hon. Sec. 



OBITUARY. 



In the death of Dr. Samuel Hubbard ScuDDER(May 17th, 1911) 

 America has lost one of her greatest entomologists, and the science 

 a distinguished votary. Among his greater achievements was that 

 indispensable volume 'Nomenclator Zoologicus,' in which were listed 

 all the generic and family names applying to animals. Publication 

 of this important work was commenced in 1882 and completed in 

 1884. In 1889 Dr. Scudder published ' Butterflies of the Eastern 

 United States and Canada,' a beautifully illustrated work (three 4to 

 volumes), in which the subject was treated in a novel way, and many 

 changes in generic nomenclature introduced. As Professor Cockerell 

 remarks (' Science,' n. s. vol. xxxiv. p. 338) : " Scudder was both 

 architect and builder of his great works, responsible for everything, 

 very rarely seeking collaboration, except for the purpose of gathering 

 materials." As an orthopterist. Dr. Scudder ranked very high ; he 

 was also a leading authority on fossil insects. 



From 1883-1885 he edited ' Science,' and was editor of ' Psyche' 

 for many years. In 1895 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the 

 Entomological Society of London. 



