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raeohanically and not by poison. After describing in detail the hairs 

 of the larva of Porthesla s'unllis, and referring to the hairs of Attacus 

 cecropia and Pterophoridoe, he said that careful examination of all these had 

 led him to conclude that the hairs which caused the irritation were not true 

 hairs, but degenerate weapons of offence and defence. A discussion 

 followed, in which Messrs. Thornewill, Pope, Harrison and C. J. Wain- 

 wright joined. — Colbran J. Wainwuight, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological SociKTr. — May l]th. 

 The President, S. J. Capper, F.L.S., F.E.S., in the chair. Reports were 

 read by the Secretaries of the District Records Committee, which showed 

 that the lists of the various orders were progressing, but the Secretaries 

 hoped, in order to make them as complete as possible, that they would 

 obtain the assistance and co-operation of all entomologists who had done 

 work in either of the two counties. A paper " On the habits of some 

 species of the Hymenoptera-Aculeata," by Robert Newstead, F.E.S., was 

 read, the author exhibiting several cases of Hymeuoptera and two species of 

 Bombus, in situ, stuck on thorns, said to be done by the butcher-bird. 

 The President exhibited Cicada anglica from the New Forest. Mr. Stett, 

 varieties of several species of Noctua. Mr. Day exhibited and explained a 

 new setting board (Day and Newstead's patent), which, by the use of glass 

 slips, it is claimed, enables the wings to be set accurately and without dis- 

 turbing the scales. The next meeting of the Society will be on Monday, 

 September 14th. — F. N. Pierce, Hon. Sec. 



REVIEW. 



Abstract of Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural 

 History Society for the years 1888 and 1889. 210 pp. 1 plate. 

 liOndon : The Society's Rooms, Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge. 



The present ' Abstract ' forms a very respectable volume as regards 

 bulk, and its contents are instructive, interesting, and comprehensive. In 

 the Presidential Addresses will be found an exhaustive summary of the 

 entomological events of the years 1888 and 1889, together with some 

 observations on the additions to literature during those years. Among 

 many notes and papers of greater or lesser importance are the following : — 

 " Remarks on Acidalia marginejmnctata," by R. Ad kin ; " Speculations on 

 the probable origin of the genus Anthocharis," by T. D. A. Cockerell ; " On 

 the apparent thickening of veins in Argynnis paphia," by J. J. Weir; " On 

 the probable origin of Gonopteryx rhamni," by J. J. Weir and T. D. A. 

 Cockerell; " Pupation of Chcerocavipa porcellus, by R. Adkin ; " Colour of 

 Pieris napi chrysaHds affected by surroundings," by J. J. Weir; " Remarks 

 on breeding Fietinea resinella" by R. Adkin ; " Practical Hints on breed- 

 ing Macro-Lepidoptera," by W. H. Tugwell ; " Ichneumonidse bred during 

 the years 1887 and 1888, by members of the Society," by T. R. Billups ; 

 " Nature's Sanitary and Anti-Sanitary Services," by J. W. Slater. 



Space will not permit further reference to the contents of this volume, 

 but the items we have noticed are a fair sample, and afford evidence of the 

 valuable work the Society is doing. 



Although styled tlie South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, we note that many of its members reside in the provinces. 

 Probably advantages<: might accrue if the Society adopted a shorter title, and 

 one more in accord with its widely distributed membership. 



