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A.Chapman, Messrs. Gahan, Kirby, Waterhouse, Champion, Jacoby, and 
amone the dipterists, Messrs. Adams, Bradley, Brunetti, Collin, Morley, 
and Vice; Messrs. Burr and Donisthorpe who had just arrived, fresh 
from the convivialities of Leicester; Messrs. Boyd, Edwards, Jones, Fenn, 
Lloyd, Rowland-Brown, Barrett, and so one might continue through | 
the names best known in entomological circles in Britain. The 
Chairman in a brief speech proposed ‘‘ The Entomological Club,” and 
referred to the serious loss the body had sustained by the death of 
their oldest member Mr. 8. Stevens (whose nephew we were pleased to 
see present). He pointed out, that he believed he was now the oldest 
member of the Club, excepting Mr. Lowne who had not attended for 
several years, and hoped he might long remain so (the meeting being 
in evident sympathy with this devout wish). He expressed his pleasure 
at being able to welcome them in his double-barrelled capacity of host 
of the Entomological Club and President of the Ent. Soc. of 
London, and suggested that candidates for the latter honour had 
better seriously consider before accepting office what the writing of a 
Presidential address entailed. He felt that he ought to have invited 
the whole of the Fellows of the Entom. Soc. of London, but its size 
unfortunately compelled him to draw the line somewhere. Professor 
Poulton afterwards proposed the health of the host, and expressed the 
gratification of the guests in taking part in these interestine and 
pleasant gatherings, and their full appreciation of the generosity that 
first tempted Mr. Verrall to inaugurate them in his own liberal 
manner. Mr. Jacoby again delighted his brother entomologists with 
his charming violin playing, and there can be no doubt that London 
and Oxford entomologists in particular are very proud of this excellent 
master of his art. Mr. Brunetti also gave considerable pleasure with 
an excellent performance on the pianoforte, but no one plucked up 
sufficient courage to follow out the suggestion of the host for a song or 
recitation, in the fashion of the good old times. Evidently entomolo- 
gists have not yet quite grasped that they should treat the Entomo- 
logical Salon as Mr. Verrall’s smoking-room at home for the time 
being. At any rate no one came up to the necessary point to ensure 
performance. We may add that this was the fourteenth time of 
meeting Mr. Verrall as host at the Holborn Restaurant. 
Phibalapteryx aquata a British species. 
By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S. 
For many years I have meant to write a short note about this 
insect and somehow or other have delayed doing so, but a recent talk 
with my friend Mr. Bower determined me to do so. Some eighteen years 
ago, in the days when everything was valuable, and I was eager to fill 
up my series, I made an exchange with a Mr. Bankhardt, I believe 
of Bradford, and in return for some common southern insect, P. 
astrarche, if | remember rightly, he sent me some examples of P. vital- 
bata that he had obtained from the Lake district—I believe, he said, in 
Cumberland, in 1882. One of these was a remarkably pale specimen 
with white ground colour, and I wrote and told him that I was much 
interested in the specimen and asked if he had sufficient to give me 
more. Another exchange was arranged and he sent me four pale and 
three normal P. vitalbata, the pale ones being I believe all he had. 
