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will be best known probably by his " Catalogue of the European 

 Lepidoptera," of which the first edition was published in 1861, the 

 second in 1871, whilst the third edition was at the time of his decease 

 almost ready for press, and we understand that it is sufficiently forward 

 for Dr. Eebel, who is responsible for the Micro-Lepidoptera, to publish 

 without unnecessary delay. Dr. Staudinger was one of the pioneer 

 lepidopterists who first worked little knoAvn districts of Europe and 

 later sent collectors to those parts of Asia included in the Palaaarctic 

 area, and thus did much towards giving us a fairly complete knowledge 

 of the fauna of outlying districts of the Palaearctic region. His descrip- 

 tions of these collections, scattered through the Romanoff Me moires, the 

 Stett. Ent. Zcitiin;i, the Hor. Soc. Ent. Bossicac, &c., are of the utmost 

 importance, and his careful work and wide knowledge give them a special 

 value, rarely obtained by others who have followed in his footsteps. 

 From 1884-1888 he was largely occupied in the publication of his 

 E.votischc Ta{ifaltcr in Systematischer Reihenfolyer, &c. During the 

 latter part of his life, however, he has been an invalid, and his large 

 business at Blasewitz has for some time been under the direction of 

 his son-in-law, Herr Bang-Haas. We suspect no lepidopterist was so 

 widely known or had so large a circle of correspondents. 



The Yorkshire Naturalists' Union held its 39th annual meeting at 

 Middlesborough, October 27th, the representatives of the Union being 

 cordially welcomed to the town by Colonel Sadler, M.P., whilst the 

 local arrangements under Mr. T. A. Lofthouse Avere everything that 

 could be desired. The President, Mr. G. T. Porritt, F.L.S., F.E.S., 

 occupied the chair. The officers for the ensuing year were elected, the 

 Eev. W. Fowler, M.A., of Liversedge, being chosen President. Mr. 

 Porritt then delivered an interesting address on the work of the Union, 

 and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the President for his address. 

 The retiring President is to be heartily congratulated on such a 

 successful year of office. 



A most enjoyable meeting of the Entomological Club was held on 

 October 31st, at Stanhope, The Crescent, Croydon, when Mr. T, W. Hall, 

 F.E.S., was the host. Of the members. Dr. Mason and Mr. South were 

 unable to be present, and Mr. Lowne appears never to accept now the 

 invitations of his fellow-members. The members who sat down to 

 supper with the host included Mr. G. T. Verrall, F.E.S., the genial 

 President of the Entomological Society of London, Messrs. Porritt, 

 F.L.S., F.E.S., and E. Adkin, F.E.S., and Mr. Smith, one of the 

 honorary members, whilst among the guests were Dr. T. A. Chapman, 

 Dr. Fremlin, Messrs. S. Edwards, A. Harrison, W. J. Kaye, W. J. 

 Lucas, and J. W. Tutt. The meeting was of the usual informal 

 character, and was largely devoted to gossip of current entomo- 

 logical subjects and to the examination of Mr. Hall's collection of 

 lepidoptera. 



We understand that by the time the December number of this 

 magazine is published, Mr. Verrall's long expected work on the Britifth 

 Diptera will be obtainable from the publishers. A glance at occasional 

 sections as the work has gone through press leads us to predict a great 

 measure of success for this much-needed work. 



Other examples of Ei/ranessa antiopa recorded are as follows : Hat- 

 field, October 10th, Huntingdon, August 19th, Beddington, August 

 81st [teste Frohawk), Holt, August 3rd (Woodhall), Beckenham, August 



