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wall at the back of the kitchen range, so that the heat coming through the 

 wall, kept up a warm temperature. The imagines commenced to emerge 

 at the time they usually do in the natural state. — T. B. Jefferys ; Bland- 

 ford, January 6, 1890. 



Sphinx convolvuli in 1889: additional record, Sussex. — A 

 specimen was taken at the head of the old pier here in September, 

 apparently attracted by a gas-light. The length of the pier is 1130 

 feet, and surely an exceptional place to find this insect? — Louis Meaden ; 

 15, Elm Grove, Brighton. 



Entomology of Holland and Belgium. — I should be glad if any 

 readers of the ' Entomologist ' could give me the names of publications 

 containing information respecting the above, especially relating to the 

 Forest of Ardennes ; also where I may obtain a list of the butterflies of 

 the above-mentioned countries. — W. H. Bath; Ladywood, Birmingham. 



Erratum. — In ray "Notes on Agrotis ashworthii," in January number, 

 the bottom line on page 6 should read " the back of each segment two 

 oblong marks of intense," &c. — Willoughby Gardner. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — January 15, 1890, the 57th 

 Annual Meeting. — The Eight Honble. Lord Walsingham, M.A., F.E.S., 

 President, in the chair. An abstract of the Treasurer's accounts, showing 

 that the finances of the Society were in a thoroughly satisfactory con- 

 dition, was read by Dr. Sharp, one of the Auditors. The Secretary 

 then read the Report of the Council, from which it appeared 

 that the Society had lost during the year several Fellows by death 

 and had elected 24 new Fellows ; that the volume of Transactions 

 for the year extended to nearly 600 pages, and comprised 23 memoirs, 

 contributed by 20 authors and illustrated by 17 plates ; and that, 

 the sale of the Society's Transactions and other publications is 

 on the increase. It was then announced that the following gentle- 

 men had been elected as Officers and Council for 1890 : — President, 

 The Eight Honble. Lord Walsingham, MA., F.E.S. ; Treasurer, Mr. 

 Edward Saunders, F.L.S. ; Secretaries, Mr. Herbert Goss, F.L.S., 

 and the Eev. Canon Fowler, M.A., F.L.S. ; Librarian, Mr. Ferdinand 

 Grut, F.L.S. ; and as other Members of Council, Mr. J. W. Dunning, 

 M.A., F.L.S., Captain H. J. Elwes, F.L.S., Mr. F. DuCane Godman, 

 M.A., F.R.S., Dr. P. B. Mason, F.L.S., Prof. E. Meldola, F.E.S., 

 Mr. E. South, Mr. Henry T. Stainton, F.R.S., and Mr. Eoland 

 Trimen, F.E.S. Lord Walsingham nominated Mr. J. W. Dunning, 

 Captain Elwes and Mr. F. DuCane Godman, Vice-Presidents for the 

 Session 1890 — 1891, and he then delivered an Address. After 

 remarking on the attractive beauty of some of the larger diurnal 

 Lepidoptera, and the brilliant metallic colouring of certain species of 

 Coleo|)tera, the influence that such magnificent examples of the 

 wealth of design in Nature might have upon artistic taste, and the 

 consequent refinement and increased enjoyment of life, Lord Walsing- 



