CUKRENT NOTES. 



Adkin, F.E.S. Vice-Presidents: W. J. Kaye, F.E.S. ; H. Mam, 

 BSc F.E.S. Treasurer: T. W. Hall, F.E.S. Librarian : A. W. 

 Dods' Curator: W. West (Greenwich). Hon. Secretaries: Stanley 

 Edwards, F.L.S., etc. (Corresponding); H. J; Turner F.E.S. (Eeport). 

 Council: F. B. Carr; T. A. Chapman, M.R, F Z.S F-E-S. ; F. 

 Noad Clark; A. Harrison, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., etc.; A. Sich, 

 F.E.S. ; E. Step, F.L.S. ; W. West (Ashtead). 



At the annual meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire J^ntomo- 

 logical Society, held December 18th, 1905, on the motion of Mr. Tait, 

 seconded by Dr. Edwards and supported by Messrs. Webster, btott, 

 Cotton and the Chairman, a vote of thanks was accorded the retiring 

 secretary, Mr. Sopp, for his services to the society during the tour 

 years he had held office. It was further resolved that the motion be 

 specially recorded in the Transactions of the Society. We heartily 

 endorse this, and have no hesitation in asserting that Mr. bopp s 

 untiring energy and industry has done more to lift again this Society 

 into the first rank of our provincial societies, a position from which, a 

 few years ago, it was slowly but surely slipping for want of some such 

 initiative as Mr. Sopp has put into it. We understand, too, that Mr. 

 Tomlin will soon leave the district, and observe that he also ceases to 

 be a Secretary of the Society but has been appointed Editor. May we 

 hope that we shall soon have some original papers m the Transactions 

 and that this active Society may give us a small volume on the lines ot 

 those of the smaller London Societies ? n- v, ^ 



Part ni of A Natural History of British Butterflies, etc., published 

 on December 15th contains, in the section on the general subject, the 

 completion of the chapter " Photographing Butterfly Eggs," and part 

 of another " Obtaining Eggs of Butterflies." In the systematic section 

 the study of Thymelicus acteon is concluded, and deals with the "Pupa,^^ 

 " Time of Appearance," " Habits," " Habitat," " British Localities, 

 and " Distribution." This is followed by a consideration of the sub- 

 family Urhicolinae, the tribe Urbicolidi, the genus Augiades, Hb., with 

 detailed "Synonymy," etc., and then a study of the ^^qg\q^ Augiades 

 sylvanus, Esp., under the headings "Synonymy," " Original De- 

 scription," " Imago," " Sexual Dimorphism," " Variation ' (with 

 tabulated account of the various forms presented and including five 

 new aberrations, one new and five already described races, as well as 

 a consideration of Turati's faunus described quite recently as a new 

 European butterfly), " Egglaying," "Ovum," "Habits of Larva,' 

 "Larva" (comprising studies made in 1905 by Chapman, bich and 

 Tutt), "Foodplants," "Puparium" and "Pupa." The rest of the 

 study of this species with that of Vrbicola comma will come into Part 

 IV. The plate with Part III contains that of the rest of the Urbi- 

 colid and three species of Chrysophanid eggs (for comparison with 

 that of C. phlaeas). 



Will entomologists interested in British butterflies please send us 

 all details, that they consider worthy of publication or notice in the 

 above work, relating to Coppers, Blues and Hairstreaks, m short sum- 

 marised form, but including all important facts relating to the matter 



forwarded ? -,-> ,or7 tj t a 



The last meeting of the Entomological Club was held at 27, Hereford 



Square, S.W., on the evening of December 15th, 1905, when Mr. and 



Mrs. A. J. Chitty were the host and hostess. The members a«id guests, 



