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L. W. Sehaitfuss, Ph.D. — This very industrious Coleopterist died at Meissen, 

 Saxony, on July 17th. He was for many years a Natural History Dealer in Dresden, 

 and his first scientific publication appears to have occurred in a price catalogue in 

 1858. From that time until recently his activity was very great, and included two 

 important Monographs on ScydmcBnidcB and Pselaphida respectively. For a few 

 years he edited a serial under the fancy title, " Nunquam Otiosus," occupied almost 

 entirely by his own writings. 



Birmingham Entomological Society: July 21st, 1890.— Mr. W. G. Blatch, 

 President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. Harrison, of Harborne, was elected a Member. 



Mr. Q-. W. Wynn showed Choerocam2}a 2}orcellus, taken at Sutton CoLlCeld last 

 June. Mr. G. H. Kenrick showed pupse of Satyrus Semele, and larvae of Eriogaster 

 lanestris. Mr. R. C. Bradley showed a short series of bred Sesia crahroniformis. 

 Rev. C. F. Thornewill showed a series of Thecla ruli from Cannock Chase, two 

 specimens of which possessed a light brown spot on each of the fore-wings. Mr. W. 

 G. Blatch showed Sesia culiciformis from Wyre Forest. Mr. P. W. Abbott sliowed 

 unusually large Larentia ccesiata, taken at Exmoor. Messrs. G. W. Wynn and E- 

 C. Tye gave an account of a short holiday spent collecting Lepidoptera in Wyre 

 Forest this June ; among other interesting species taken being Melanippe hadata, 

 Euj)isteria heparata, Tephrosia extersaria, Agrotis porphyrea, &c. — Colbuan J. 

 Wainweight, Hon. Sec. 



The South London Entomological and Natueal History Society : 

 July 24-th, 1890.— J. T. Caeeington, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. R. Augustine Clark, M.A., A. Hewk, and W. G. Bryant were elected 

 Members. 



Mr. Turner exhibited Noctita festiva, Hb., from Hampstead, and a variety of 

 the larvro of Biston hirtaria, Leach., the usual brown pigment not having developed. 

 Mr. Joy, Collix sparsata, Hb., from Wicken Fen, and larvae of the same species, 

 which he had fed on knot-grass. Mr. Wellman, a short series of Calymnia afflnis, 

 L., bred from larvae taken at Chattenden, also living larvae of Dianthoecia nana, 

 Rott., D. cucuhali, Fues., and D. carpophaga, Bork., from Caterham. Mr. R. Adkin, 

 a bred series of 3Ioma Orion, Esp., from the New Forest. Mr. Moore, a dark 

 variety of Arctia Caia, L., the larva from which it was bred having been taken at 

 Rotherhithe. Mr. West, Apamea ophiogramma, Esp., and remarked that he had 

 found the larvae of this species feeding in his garden at Streatham on ribbon grass. 



Augtist lUh, 1890.— W. H. Tugwell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. H. W. Street was elected a Member. 



Mr. Wellman exhibited Emmelesia unifasciata, Haw., bred from larvae obtained 



