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" The Lepidopterist's Eegister," by T. J. Carrington. London : John Van Voorst. 

 This volume will be welcomed by all Lepidopterists who like to keep methodical 

 memoranda of the histories connected with each species in their cabinets. It is 

 compiled on the principle of " a place for everything, and everything in its place." 



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Mr. Abraham Edmunds died at the Cemetery House, Astwood Eoad, Worcester, 

 on the 3rd inst., at the age of 65. He was so well and so long known to all lovers 

 of Lepidoptera, that his death will be felt by very many of the brotherhood as a 

 blow and a warning. A man of a very strong constitution, he perhaps tried it 

 too severely in the enthusiastic and unremitting pursuit of his favourite science. 

 He leaves a widow, but no children. Fond as he was of Entomology, he never 

 allowed his pleasure to interfere with his duty, for the conscientious discharge of 

 which he was always much respected among his fellow citizens. 



Entomological Society of London, 7th June, 1869. H. W. Bates, Esq., 

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



Mr. Stainton exhibited a Micro-Lepidopteron, the larva of which had been dis- 

 covered by M. Milliere, feeding upon Osyris alba at Cannes. For this insect, M. 

 Milliere proposed the name of Paradoxus osyridellus ; it bore some resemblance 

 to Zelleria, but with long tufted palpi, and, in repose, rested with its head ap- 

 plied to the surface, with the body elevated somewhat as in Argyresthia. He also 

 exhibited drawings of the larva of Gelechia atrella, which inhabits the stems of 

 Hypericum, and uses a piece of the stem as a case wherein to change to pupa. 



Mr. Druce exhibited a collection of butterflies from Borneo, in which there was 

 a fine new Omithoptera, &c. 



Mr. Smith exhibited a luminous larva, which he supposed to be that of a 

 Pyrophila, from Uruguay ; it exhibited ten bright green spots, and the head was 

 intensely red, so that the luminous properties of the creature might be compared 

 to railway signals. Also living examples of a brilliant species of Cassididce 

 (Physonota gigantea), brought to Liverpool in log-wood from Central America. 



Mr. Pascoe exhibited a remarkable beetle from Champion Bay, intermediate 

 between Hister and Claviger. 



Professor Westwood exhibited drawings of two new species of Ectrephes, which 

 genus he referred to the Ptinidw ; and also new forms of Paussus, Articerus, &c. 



Mr. Smith exhibited a bee (Melecta) captured the day previously at Southend, 

 completely covered with the larvae of Meloe, so that probably 300 or more of the 

 parasites existed upon it. 



Mr. Wallace read " Notes on Eastern Butterflies " (continuation). 



Major Parry communicated " Observations on Lucanoid Coleoptera with a 

 revised catalogue of the species." 



Mr. Walker communicated " Notes on Chalcididce, with description of a new 

 species of Megastigmus." 



Mr. Smith read " Descriptions of new species of the genus Pison, with a list of 

 those previously described;" and "Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic 

 Hymenoptera." 



