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Haggerstone Entomological Society.—This Society held its fourth Annual 
Exhibition on the 23rd and 24th November last, at the rooms, Brownlow Street, 
Dalston. The Exhibition was largely patronised on both evenings, the rooms at 
times being inconveniently crowded. Amongst the exhibitions were the follow- 
ing: Mr. Dow—Nola albula. Dr. Gill—N. strigula, Zygena ewulans, &o. Dr. 
Knaggs—A. helvetina of Boisduval, a species new to Britain. Mr. Bond—an 
extraordinary var. of B. trifolii. Mr. J. Moore—A. alni and C. erythrocephala. 
Mr. T. Cooke—D. pulchella; also some rare exotic Lepidoptera. Mr. Davis— 
Pempelia albariella of Zeller (“ Phycis Davisellus” of Newman) and 8. sacraria. 
Mr. Clarke—a single example of each species of the British butterflies. Mr. 
Healy—“ life-histories” of several species of saw-flies. Mr. H. G. Meek—D. pul- 
chella, M. ostrina, X. conformis, and N. centonalis. Mr. A. Harper—H. armigera, 
H. dipsacea, A. melanopa, D. rubiginea, &c. Mr. Bartlett—JL. quadra, C. ocularis, 
D. roboraria, and “‘ Agrotis comes” (var. Curtisii). Mr. D. Pratt—L. Boscana, E. 
hybridellana, E.venustula, H. auroraria, &c. Mr. Gates—A. flerula, H. Christiernana, 
P. ornatella, &. Mr. J. W. Rupell—C. ocularis, X. aurago, and 8. chrysidiformis. 
Mr. Bush—N. hispidaria, and fine var. of (C. bilineata. Mr. Lormier—black L. 
Sibylia, S. sacraria, &. Mr. J. Bryant—Z. evulans, A. myrice, &c. Messrs. C. 
Williams, Raine and Hoey exhibited cases containing preserved larve; also 
“ life-histories ” of several species of Lepidoptera. Mr. H. Moore—some handsome 
cases of ornamental entomology. 
The following gentlemen also exhibited—Messrs. Barlow, J. Meek, Munday, 
Boulden, Gibson, Lepelley, Franklin, Reynolds, Bramley, Glover, Harrison, Hillman, 
Oldham, and Chitty. 
Altogether, the Meetings were completely successful. 
Entomonoeican Society or Lonpon, Ist January, 1872.—A. R. Wa.nace, 
Hsq., F.Z.S., President, in the chair, 
The Secretary read a communication from Mr. Gould respecting birds as 
enemies of dragon-flies. Mr. Gould had no doubt that the Hobby and Kestrel 
attacked the larger kinds; and he had observed sparrows, &c., preying upon 
Agrionide, the wings of which they carefully detached. 
Mr. Miiller called attention to a paper by Dr. Emilo Joly, in which the author 
associated the so-called crustaceous genus Prosopistoma with the Ephemeride as 
immature conditions. 
Mr. Mo Lachlan made some further remarks on certain Linnean species of 
Myrmeleon. 
Mr. F. Smith communicated notes by Mr. J. T. Moggridge respecting the 
winter habits of ants of the genus Aphenogaster, as observed by him at Mentone. 
These notes revived the question as to whether any ants store up seeds for winter 
provision; and Mr. Mogegridge’s observations tended to prove that such is 
the case. ‘These ants excavated galleries, and in the chamber at the end of the 
galleries there was always to be found a stock of the seeds of late-fruiting 
plants, which he had seen the ants conveying into their runs. Outside the 
galleries there was generally a heap of empty husks, the farinaceous contents having 
been extracted through a hole on one side. Seeds which commenced to germinate 
were brought out, and the radicle having been bitten off, they were again trans- 
ported into the interior. Myrmecophilous beetles were not present in the perfect 
state; but there was a Lepisma, and also Coleopterous larva. Mr. Moggridge 
promised to communicate to the Society the result of continued observations. 
Mr. Butler read a paper on Pericopides in the collection of Mr. W. Wilson 
Saunders. 
