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the specimens appeared to be specifically identical with this Indian species, as they 

 appeared to agree in all essential points with an example in the British Museum 

 from Aden, named by Mr. Janson. The distribution of the species, therefore, 

 appeared to be India, Aden, and Syria. Mr. Cockerell also exhibited two examples 

 of Tn'chodes from Syria, one of which he stated apparently agreed with T. syriacus, 

 Dej., as described in Spinola's Monograph, but was considerably larger, the other 

 seemed to be a variety of T.favaritis, Hb. Mr. Oldham exhibited a specimen of 

 Sirex gigas, taken in the High Eoad at Woodford. Mr. T. R. Billups asked whether 

 the large number of Vespa vulgaris had been noticed by members : when sweeping 

 at Shirley Heath for Hymenvptera, he had obtained eight to a dozen at every sweep 

 of the net. Mr. Rice remarked that near Ockley, within an area of 200 yards, he 

 had counted thirty nests. Mr. South said that in 1879, which was a similar year 

 to the present one, wasps were plentiful all over the country. — H. W. Barker, 

 Hon. Sec. 



Entomological Society of London: Sept.^rd,\S90. — Henry T. Stainton, 

 Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair. 



Mr. C. Fenn exhibited and remarked on specimens of Eupithecia satyrata, 

 Eudorea ambigualis, and Tortrix viburnana from Darlington. 



Mr. H. Goss exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Martin Stanger Higgs, a remarkable 

 variety of Melitcea Aurinia {Artemis), taken a few years ago in Gloucestershire, by 

 Mr. Joseph Merrin. 



The Rev. Dr. Walker communicated ' some observations on the Entomology of 

 Iceland, and gave an account of his recent ti-avels in that island. He stated that 

 he had taken Bomhus terrestris this year, for the first time, in the north-west of 

 Iceland, from which quarter of the island it had not been recorded by Dr. Staudinger ; 

 he also referred to the large numbers of IchneumonidcB and Diptera which he had 

 noticed in the island. He further stated that in 1889, in the months of June and 

 July, Noctua conflua was the most abundant species of Lepidoptera in Iceland ; 

 but that this year, in July and August, Crymodes exulis was the prevailing species, 

 and that Charceas graminis and Coremia miinitata also occurred in great numbers. 

 In reply to a question by Mr. Stainton, Dr. Walker said that the flowers chiefly 

 frequented by the humble-bees were those of a small species of white Oalium 

 (probably, Oalium saxatile ?) and Viola tricolor. Dr. Walker also read " Notes ou 

 Calathus melanocephalus collected in Iceland, the Westmanno Isles, and the Faroe 

 Isles, in June and July, 1890." Messrs. McLachlan, Stainton, Jenner Weir, Stevens, 

 Jacoby, Lewis, and others took part in the discussion which ensued. 



Mr. Arthur G. Butler communicated a paper, entitled, " Further Notes on the 

 Synonymy of the genera of Noctuites." — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



The City of London Entomological and Natural History Society, 

 Albion Hall, London Wall. — Meetings: Thursdays, October 2nd and 16th, 1890, at 

 8 p.m. ; tlie meeting on the 16th inst. will be devoted to a discussion on the family 

 TcBiiiocampidce, and exhibition of species of this group. Mr. Tutt will give an out- 

 line of tlie genus, its phases of variation, &c., and exhibit his series of the group. 

 Non-Members are cordially invited to attend this meeting. — G. A. Lewcock, Hon. 

 Sec, 73, Oxford Road, Islington, N. 



