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being enabled to view the different objects of interest collected 

 together, no doubt attracted by the accounts given of our 

 Exhibition in the daily papers. I think it will be a question 

 for our Council to take into consideration whether it would 

 not be advisable to keep future Exhibitions open for a 

 longer term, say, three or four days. It is to be hoped that 

 our Annual Exhibition has now become a permanent insti- 

 tution in the Society. 



During the year 1888 our Insect Fauna has again been in- 

 creased by many interesting species. I purpose calling your 

 attention to a few, and, where possible, referring you to the 

 published records in hope that those who wish to have full 

 particulars of their capture, etc., may be benefited thereby. 



Lepidoptera. 



Retinia posticafia, Zett., according to Mr. Warren, the Retina 

 known to British Lepidopterists as R. diiplana, and considered by 

 Mr. Barrett, to be a dwarf dark form of R. turionella, L., is identical 

 with R. posticafia {Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv. p. 146). 



Epischnia bankesiella, Richardson, a Phycid new to science, two 

 specimens, a ,^ and ? , were taken at Portland, about the middle of 

 July, 1887 {Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv. p. 63). 



Butalis laininella, H.-S. This species, which is new to Britain, 

 was taken in Arundel Park by sweeping ; two larvre were subsequently 

 found on Helianthemum vulgare in the same park {Ent. Mo. Mag., 

 xxv. p. 15). 



Nepticula fiilgejis, Stainton, this pretty little species of Nepticula 

 was bred by Mr. Threlfall, from beech leaves and is new to science 

 {Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv. p. 12). 



Nepticula serella, Stainton, another species new to science. A 

 specimen bred July, i860, from a larva found on Birnam Hill, near 

 Dunkeld, September nth, 1859, existed in the possession of Mr. 

 Stainton, without a name until the beginning of this year, when other 

 specimens bred in 1887, by Mr. Threlfall, from larvse found feeding 

 on Potentilla tornientilla on the Westmoreland Moors were submitted 

 to Mr. Stainton, who then described and named the species {Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., xxiv. p. 260). 



These are all the lepidopterous novelties of the year, so far as 

 we know ; but many other interesting captures and observations 



