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remainder to egg, laryse, and pupa. Argynnis coronis, Bohr, with four exquisite 

 figures for both sexes. A note concerning A. Callippe, Boisd. Finally, Neo- 

 vympha gemma, Hiib., and N. HensJiaioi, Edw., the plate containing 25 figures, 

 ■with full biological details for N. gemma. As heretofore, both text and plates bear 

 eridence of the most scrupulous accuracy. 



lituarg. 



W. C. Unwin. — " We regret to announce the death, on April 23rd, of Mr. W. C. 

 Unwin, of Lewes, at the advanced age of 76. Mr. Unwin was very widely known 

 as an enthusiastic Naturalist. Without aspiring to the rank of a specialist, he 

 possessed a knowledge of nearly every branch of Natural History, such as is seldom 

 attained by the Naturalists of the present day, and he was especially an observer 

 and student of our local Fauna and Flora. In his earliest years (more than fifty 

 years ago) he devoted himself principally to ornithology, both shooting birds and 

 stufiing them. He afterwards turned his attention to botany, and thoroughly in- 

 vestigated our local plants. Subsequently he collected nearly all orders of insects, 

 and in his declining years he took up the study of mosses, in which he did good 

 work. A glance through the list of papers which he read before the Lewes and 

 East Sussex Natural History Society, of which he was at one time a prominent 

 member, will show his versatility — " Summer Birds of Passage," " Humble Bees," 

 " Land and Freshwater Shells," " Eaphides," " Hymenoptera," " Collecting Mosses," 

 were among the numerous subjects of which he treated. His published papers were 

 somewhat numerous. In the " Naturalist " of 1853 — 54 he published a series of 

 papers on the Natural History of Sussex. The lists of insects and plants in Mrs. 

 Merrifield's " Natural History of Brighton " were chiefly compiled by him, and he 

 also contributed several papers at various times to the " Zoologist " and other scien- 

 tific periodicals. His principal work, however, was "Illustrations and Dissections 

 of the Genera of British Mosses," published in 1878, and illustrated by his own 

 beautifully-executed drawings. He was a skilled microscopist and draughtsman. 

 His studies brought him at various times into communication with most of the 

 principal Naturalists of the day. Of a kind and generous disposition, he was always 

 willing to impart his knowledge to others, and many Naturalists remember with 

 gratitude his ready help. The love of Nature he retained to the last, and he passed 

 peacefully away after protracted suffering." 



We take the above from the East Sussex News of April 29th, 1887. We are 

 sorry to learn, from private sources, that for several years Mr. Unwin had been unable 

 to follow his avocations, with the result that his widow is in very straightened cir- 

 cumstances. Her case has been taken up by the Bev. W. E. Richardson, of Lewes, 

 who will be happy to give further information. 



Entomological Society of Lo>'don : June 1st, 1887. — Dr. David Sharp, 

 F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Philip Crowley exhibited the following specimens of Diurni, from the 



