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Hon. Walter Rothschild, the Hon. N. C. Rothschild, H. Rowland- 

 Brown, W. Schaus, Professor F. V. Theobald, R. Trimen, and 

 C. J. Wainwright ; while to these may be added the names of 

 Dr. G. H. Carpenter, Dr. R. S. MacDougall, Sir Daniel Morris, 

 Mr. W. B. Sturgess, and Mr. R. Vaiighan-Williams ; and of the 

 following ladies : — Mrs. Malcolm Burr, Mrs. Donisthorpe, Mrs. 

 LongstalT, Mrs. Morris, Miss Merrifield, Mrs. and Miss Poulton, 

 Miss Rowland-Brown, and Miss Trimen. 



Proceedings opened on the evening of July 31st, with an 

 informal gathering at the Taverne Royale, where Professor 

 Lameere, Rector of the Free University of Brussels and Presi- 

 dent of the Entomological Society of Belgium, and Madame 

 Lameere, received such members as had already arrived, with 

 the charming grace which is characteristic of Belgian hospi- 

 tality. Meanwhile, M. Severin, in whose hands the arrange- 

 ments for the Congress had been largely confided, assisted by 

 Madame and Mademoiselle Severin, handed to each of us the 

 " orders of the day," and the prettily designed silver badges to 

 be worn by those assisting, together with several invitation 

 cards for reunions and receptions at the Museums, &c., with 

 which Brussels is particularly well equipped. 



At half-past ten next morning, August 1st, Professor 

 Lameere, in a pleasant speech of welcome, declared the Congress 

 open. M. Severin, the General Secretary, read his report, and 

 M. Y. Sjostedt, the famous Swedish explorer and orthopterist, 

 speaking in German, explained the entomological work done by 

 the Swedish Kilimanjaro Expedition, of which he was the 

 leader, illustrating his remarks with many extremely interesting 

 lantern pictures. Over eleven hundred new species of insects, 

 he said, had been added to our knowledge of the insect fauna of 

 Africa, as a result of the exploration of the great mountain and 

 its surrounding districts. 



In the afternoon, in the Economic Section, among other 

 papers. Professor F. V. Theobald discoursed on the "Artificial 

 Distribution of Insect Pests " ; Dr. R. S. MacDougall read a 

 paper on " Galerucella lifieola," explaining the damage done to 

 osiers by this particular beetle, and suggesting measures for 

 prevention and cure ; and Sir Daniel Morris detailed the excellent 

 work done by his department in the West Indies to control the 

 introduction of insect pests by means of insecticides, and pre- 

 caution of quarantine and inspection after the admission of seeds 

 and plants ; paying a high tribute to the discoveries made by 

 Mr. H. Maxwell-Lefroy, F.E.S., at present Entomologist to the 

 Government of India. Meanwhile, Sections ii. and iii. were busy 

 discussing Systematics and Nomenclature respectively. 



On Tuesday the General Meeting listened with rapt attention 

 to the oratory of Dr. R. Blanchard, of Paris, who spoke at great 

 length, and with admirable clearness and force, upon the 



