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tolerable morning, and we went up the Rilska valley to ‘ butterfly 
corner.”” We did fairly well; I took a perfectly fresh specimen of C. 
myrmidone, many M. trivia (very dark), the first Papilio podalirius of 
the second brood (?), and several A. ino, besides several good moths. 
The next day was too stormy to be of any good for collecting—we 
made the effort and got drenched. 
June 16th I started for Sofia, where I was to meet Mr. Elwes, and 
now I rode eastwards to Samakoy, on the Ister, whence I drove to 
Sofia next day. The pass to Samakov is a smooth grassy notch in 
the chain of granite mountains, about 6000 feet at the highest point, 
and rather boggy. About a mile south of the pass, and very little below 
it, a beautiful little lake lies between steep and high mountains ; this 
must have once been the basin of a glacier, and forms one of the 
sources of the Rilska. The way up to the lake from the south side is 
very steep and beautifully wooded and on the north side of the pass 
another very steep and beautiful valley, the Leva Reka, leads down to 
the Ister. It is a long eight hours’ ride, across excellent ground for 
insects, but it was still too early in the year for this district, and I saw 
nothing but P. hiera in the higher part of the pass. But as I came 
down the Leva Reka valley, at about 4500 feet, I took two fine Erebias, 
which I could not at first make out, but afterwards found to be EF. oeme 
var. spodea, also A. selene, A. pales, and a good variety of Coenonympha 
davus (which has been fully described by Mr. Elwes). Then the rain 
came down, and I rode into Samokov wet and weary. Next day I 
drove to Sofia, met Mr. Hlwes, and made all necessary arrangements 
for camping in the Rilo Dagh. 
(To be continued.) 
The Entomological Club Dinner. 
Another of the successful meetings of the Entomological Club was 
held in the ‘“ Entomological Salon”’ of the Holborn Restaurant on 
January 16th. There was a very full meeting, and the informal-nature 
of it appears to be much appreciated, since it gives full scope for the 
renewal of friendships and for chats on matters entomological, that 
would not otherwise be possible. The host on this occasion was Mr. 
G. H. Verrall, and one need hardly say that one observed a strong 
corner in dipterists that looked from the particular point of view of the 
meeting to threaten that of the lepidopterists which always comes out 
well ahead. Still for the time being students of all orders were keenly 
interested in the advance sheets (excellently illustrated by Mr. Collin) 
of the important work that Mr. Verrall is now bringing out on the 
diptera, and which possibly will do as much for the advance of the 
study of this order as did Stainton’s Manual for the lepidoptera. 
Supper was served at 9.0 p.m., and those who have before partaken of 
Mr. Verrall’s hospitality need no telling of the excellent way in which 
things were done. Some 50 entomologists sat down and among the 
members of the Entomological Club present were Messrs. Adkin, Hall, 
Porritt, South, and one hon. member, Mr. Smith. The absentees were 
Dr. Lowne and Dr. Mason, the latter, one regrets to say, owing to 
continued ill-health. Among the many other well-known entomologists 
who sat down to supper one observed Professors Beare, Meldola and 
Poulton ; Messrs. Bateson, Blandford, Distant, Saunders, Tutt, Dr. T. 
