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A. Chapman, Messrs. Gahan, Kirby,Waterhouse, Champion, Jacoby, and 

 among the dipterists, Messrs. Adams, Bradley, Brunetti, CoUm, Morley, 

 and Vice ; Messrs. Bmu- and Donisthorpe who had just arrived, fresh 

 from theconviviahties of Leicester ; Messrs. Boyd, Edwards, Jones, Fenn, 

 Lloyd, Eowland-Brown, Barrett, and so one might continue through 

 the names best known in entomological circles in Britain. The 

 Chairman in a brief speech proposed " The Entomological Club," and 

 referred to the serious loss the body had sustained by the death of 

 their oldest member Mr. S. Stevens (whose nephew we were pleased to 

 see present). He pointed out, that he believed he was now the oldest 

 member of the Club, excepting Mr. Lowne who had not attended for 

 several years, and hoped he might long remain so (the meeting being 

 in evident sympathy with this devout wish). He expressed his pleasure 

 at being able to welcome them in his double-barrelled capacity of host 

 of the Entomological Club and President of the Ent. Soc. of 

 London, and suggested that candidates for the latter honour had 

 better seriously consider before accepting office what the writing of a 

 Presidential address entailed. He felt that he ought to have invited 

 the whole of the Fellows of the Entom. Soc. of London, but its size 

 unfortunately compelled him to draw the line somewhere. Professor 

 Poulton afterwards proposed the health of the host, and expressed the 

 gratification of the guests in taking part in these interesting and 

 pleasant gatherings, and their full appreciation of the generosity that 

 first tempted Mr. Verrall to inaugurate them in his own liberal 

 manner. Mr. Jacoby again delighted his brother entomologists with 

 his charming violin playing, and there can be no doubt that London 

 and Oxford entomologists in particular are very proud of this excellent 

 master of his art. Mr. Brunetti also gave considerable pleasure with 

 an excellent performance on the pianoforte, but no one plucked up 

 sufficient courage to follow out the suggestion of the host for a song or 

 recitation, in the fashion of the good old times. Evidently entomolo- 

 gists have not yet quite grasped that they should treat the Entomo- 

 logical Salon as Mr. Verrall's smoking-room at home for the time 

 being. At any rate no one came up to the necessary point to ensure 

 performance. We may add that this was the fourteenth time of 

 meeting Mr. Verrall as host at the Holborn Kestaurant. 



Phibalapteryx aquata a British species. 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S. 



For many years I have meant to write a short note about this 

 insect and somehow or other have delayed doing so, but a recent talk 

 with my friend ]\Ir. Bower determined me to do so. Some eighteen years 

 ago, in the days when everything was valuable, and I was eager to fill 

 up my series, I made an exchange with a Mr. Bankhardt, I believe 

 of Bradford, and in return for some common southern insect, P. 

 astrarcJie, if I remember rightly, he sent me some examples of P. vital- 

 bata that he had obtained from the Lake district — I believe, he said, in 

 Cumberland, in 1882. One of these was a remarkably pale specimen 

 with white ground colour, and I wrote and told him that I was much 

 interested in the specimen and asked if he had sufficient to give me 

 more. Another exchange was arranged and he sent me four pale and 

 three normal P. vitalbata, the pale ones being I believe all he had. 



