98 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



Lambillion's useful Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium, published 

 nearly twenty years ago. 



Not long ago we heard with much regret of the passing of one who 

 was known to many of us as a quiet, unobtrusive worker, as a corres- 

 pondent, or as a companion in rambles around Strood, Kent, viz., J. 

 Ovenden. From his early days he was a co-worker with our late editor 

 in the field, and did much investigation of life-histories, and got much 

 material for him. Especially useful were Ovenden's observations on 

 the wintering habits of various species of "plumes," and many short 

 notes occur in this magazine ten to fifteen years ago. To him we were 

 personally' indebted for our introduction to Hellensia carphodactylus in 

 nature, and the haunts of several local Coleophora species were visited 

 in his company. He was, however, of a retiring disposition, and 

 latterly it was found impossible to get in personal touch with him. 

 After our late editor's death the stimulus for field work went, he seemed 

 to slip away from our purview. 



The Committee of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific Societies,, 

 has been successful in obtaining a series of new and completely 

 reliable Lantern Slides, many of an unique character, illustrative of 

 the Life Habits, Breeding Places and Characteristics of Anopheles. 

 These slides have already been exhibited several times to Scientific 

 Societies at Lectures given under the auspices of this Committee. As 

 neither this Committee, nor the Union, desires the monopoly of the 

 information thus for the first time available in this best and most 

 direct form, it has been decided to place the slides at the reasonable 

 disposal of Scientific Societies, or lecturers (under certain conditions) 

 by way of loan for the purpose of disseminating further and 

 increasingly necessary information on this most important subject. 

 If, therefore, any lecturer or any Society is interested and would like 

 to consider the matter relative to arranging a lecture, and will 

 communicate with the Rev. T. W. Oswald-Hieks, Hon. Sec.,. 

 " Lesware," Linden Eoad, West Green, London, N. 15, he would be 

 happy to do what is possible to that end. 



Dr. J. McDunnough has been appointed Assistant Entomologist in 

 the Entomological Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, to 

 have charge of the National Collection of Insects. In returning thus 

 to his native country he will be in a position to devote his extensive 

 knowledge of systematic entomology to the care and building up of the 

 National Collection of Canada. 



The Curator of the Entomological Section of the Royal Museum of 

 Natural History of Belgium, M. G. Severin, makes an appeal for 

 further subscribers to the fund for the continuance of the publication 

 of the Catalogue Systematique et Descripitif des Collections Zoologiques du 

 Baron Edm. de Selys Longchawps, which, was commenced in 1906, by a 

 number of specialists under the care of M. Severin, and has been sus- 

 pended owing to the war for nearly five years. It is desired to get 

 others to fill the places of those who have now ceased to support this 

 work, otherwise this monmental memoir will have to remain un- 

 finished. 



SOCIETIES. 



The South London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 December 12?/i, 1918. — Donations to the Collections. — Mr. 



