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In the Ent. Mo. Ma;/, for December Mr. Harold Bailey records the 

 capture of Anitys rubens and Dorcatonia chri/sowelina, at Manchester, in 

 a rotten oak. It is curious that these two species often occur together. 

 Mr. W. H. Bennett has twice taken then, together in Eichmond Park, 

 as also in the Hastings district. Mr. J. H. Keys records the capture 

 of a pair of the rare and local Carabiin intricatus, in 1898, from its old 

 locality near Plymouth. Mr. E. A. Newbery considers that Lcjiiidia 

 brcvipennis should have a place in the British list, having as much 

 right to one as such things as Ii/dzojx'rtha 2^u.<<iUa, Laaiodi'nita scrricorney 

 &c. In this we quite agree with him. In mentioning the different 

 records he omits the one referred to in the " Notes on the British 

 Longicornes " (vol. x., p. 246). The specimens here recorded occurred, 

 in plenty, in company with Gracillia minuta, in a basket-work hamper, 

 which Mr. Bennett had for packing purposes. Mr. Bennett was only 

 able to trace the hamper as far as Ore, where it belonged to a green- 

 grocer. 



Entomologists will hear with regret that Mr. J. J. Walker, one of 

 the popular secretaries of the Entomological Society, has been ordered 

 abroad. His address for the time being is H.M.S. Katoomba,. 

 New South Wales. Capt. E. W. Brown, too, has gone with his regi- 

 ment to Malta. We may be quite certain that entomology will not be 

 neglected by either if opportunity should occur. 



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Transactions of the City of London Entomological and- 

 Natural History Society, 1898. — [Published by The City of London 

 Entomological Society, the London Institution, Finsbury Circus, E.C^ 

 Price 2s.] . — This is certainly one of the most important volumes yet 

 issued by The City of London Entomological Society. Besides the 

 many interesting notes in the reports of the ordinary meetings there 

 are several papers which are of great importance to entomologists. Of 

 these " Some heredity experiments Avith Coremia fcrnKjata, Linn.," by 

 Mr. Prout, and "Beetle coloration," by Mr. H. Heasler, take the first- 

 place. The latter is of especial importance as suggesting that there 

 are coleopterists in this country who understand that there is some 

 science, apart from systematic work, to be got out of " beetles," whilst 

 ^' Cicadides," by Mr. Quail, "Notes on the Broads," by Mr. H.. 

 Fuller, and " Chrysanthemums," by Mr. Eiches, are also interesting. 

 The best thing in the volume will possibly, by many, be con- 

 sidered to be the first instalment of " The Fauna of the London 

 District," compiled by Dr. F. J. J3uckell, and brought up-to-date by 

 Mr. Prout. That Mr. Prout has seen it through press is a sufficient, 

 guarantee of its accuracy, and the combined names of the authors a- 

 sufficient guarantee of its general excellence. The " Entomologist 

 Synonymic List," is followed and the species to Kona(/ria (joinnipuncta 

 have been dealt with. We have no doubt that many records for the 

 remaining Noctuids, the Geometrids, Pyralids, &c., will be sent to Mr. 

 Prout now that the list is actually in hand and partly printed. London 

 lepidopterists should remember that every little helps in the compilation 

 of any faunistic work, and that the importance of this and similar lists 

 depends on the accumulation of the little scraps that each individual 

 can add. 



